Let’s Continue to Enhance Women Farmers’ Knowledge on Climate – Resilient Agriculture – SWIDA – Gh Director to Stakeholders

The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – Gh), has been participating in the training and mentoring of women farmers under the Agrihouse Foundation, which seeks to raise the capacity of the farmers to improve their skills and knowledge in agribusiness.

The Women in Food and Agriculture Leadership Training Forum (WOFAGRIC) & Expo. is a series which accords women engaged in agriculture a platform to learn about the best practices in farming value chain, the application of leadership skills and access to land, as well as how they can become successful entrepreneurs as farmers.

The 3rd Women in Food and Agriculture Leadership Training Forum (WOFAGRIC) & Expo. which took place at the Akayet Hotel in Bolgatanga, brought together women farmers and entrepreneurs to share ideas and lessons learnt in handling and overcoming challenges in Agribusiness.

SWIDA – Gh has been instrumental in the training and mentoring, as its Executive Director as a Trainer and Mentor of WOFAGRIC, interacted with the women farmers, where she encouraged them to continue to reflect on all the previous sessions had with them, in which they are encouraged to continue to see farming as a business rather than just an activity.

According to Hajia Alima Sagito – Saeed, it is only when they the women involved in the farming begin to see things that way that more support will come an enabling environment to be created for them to improve.

She however called for continuous enhanced knowledge for women farmers on climate – resilient agriculture, as she recounted some of the challenges many of them face due to their low understanding of the effects of climate change on their activities, as well as they can adapt to it.

SWIDA – Gh had ten of its women farmers from within the Upper East Region participating in the Women in Food and Agriculture Leadership Training Forum (WOFAGRIC) & Expo.

Funded by the Agrihouse Foundation, the Expo. was climaxed with an Awards Ceremony to recognize women in agriculture within the Upper East & West Regions.