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UN Women Korka Diaw is a Senegalese farmer. She leads REFAN, the Network of Women Farmers in the North of Senegal, which empowers women and fights poverty through agriculture. In this story, she talks about adapting to COVID-19 and climate change.
Korka Diaw is a member of the Malayora Gueye agricultural cooperative in Saint Louis, Senegal, and President of REFAN, the Network of Women Farmers in the North of Senegal. Photo: UN Women/Yulia Panevina
Agriculture accounts for 70 percent of my work. In our cooperative, we work on the rice value chain, from start to finish. This includes production, harvesting, processing and marketing. We cultivate 150 hectares of rice and 20 hectares of vegetables and fruits.