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UN Women and Standard Bank Climate Smart Agriculture program has empowered women farmers in South Africa with skills and resources
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In South Africa, the “Contributing to the Economic Empowerment of Women in Africa through Climate Smart Agriculture” project delivered agricultural inputs to 2,753 women farmers in the first half of 2020.
The inputs included drought-resistant seeds of various crops, organic manure, farming equipment, and training on climate-smart agriculture. These interventions enhanced productivity and yields.
A partner on the project, DALRRD, supplied tractors and small loose tools. We also saw an improvement in the access to climate-smart agricultural extension services, and this gave women-owned businesses in the wider value chain better visibility and scope to ramp up production.