For centuries, women have ensured nourishment for men and children in Africa’s rural communities by choosing nourishing crops, breeding their seeds and farming them. They have played a crucial role in agriculture across the continent, both as a source of workforce and guardians of traditional knowledge.
Yet, women’s presence in agricultural science and technology remains considerably low, as well as their power to influence policy and market trends.
In the past years, this gap has been increasingly acknowledged by the development sector, as women-targeted farming projects proved extremely effective in poverty-stricken regions across the globe, with a particular focus on the African continent.
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Tiziana Cauli
Tiziana has contributed to Devex News since mid-2008, focusing mainly on Africa as well as the European donor landscape, especially those in Brussels, Rome and Barcelona. Tiziana has worked as a journalist for Reuters and the Associated Press in Johannesburg and at Reuters in Milan and Paris. She is fluent in Italian, English, French and Spanish.
