'Women farmers are invisible': A West African project helps them claim their rights -- and land

Mariama Sonko's voice resounded through the circle of 40 women farmers sitting in the shade of a cashew tree. They scribbled notes, brows furrowed in concentration as her lecture was punctuated by the thud of falling fruit.

Related Keywords

Gambia ,Senegal ,Guinea ,Washington ,United States ,Ziguinchor ,Bissau ,Guinea Bissau ,Casamance ,Senegal General ,Senegalese ,Mariama Sonko ,Binta Diatta ,Charles Katy ,Catholic Relief Services ,United Nations ,Un Environment Program ,Agroecology Fund ,Intergovernmental Panel On Climate ,Rural Prospect Initiative ,Washington Times ,Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change ,Agriculture Organization ,West Africa ,Laure Tall ,Intergovernmental Panel ,Climate Change ,Ena Derenoncourt ,