Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Photo of the Day: Empowerment of Women Farmers Reduces Global Poverty

August 06, 2012

Temegnush Dhabi owns a two-hectare farm in central Ethiopia. She’s growing an improved variety of chick peas that brings a lot of benefits for her small farm, and her family, including more income. “I’m no longer seen as a poor widow but a successful farmer.” (Ethiopia, 2012)

Increasing the productivity and empowerment of women farmers reduces global poverty

 
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