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Meet the Next-Gen Female Farmers
Meet the Next-Gen Female Farmers
Finding their own economic independence through coffee
Dorotee Uwimbabazi has spent her whole life on coffee farms, and she is still improving her farming practices. She recently discovered the benefits of planting shade trees in her garden; not only do they protect the coffee trees, but they also provide the perfect compost when they shed their leaves. I think they have made my garden one of the best in my community, she beams.
Dorotee is one of around 3,500 Rwandan women who have benefitted from a program launched by Nestlé in 2016 in collaboration with the Kahawatu Foundation. Its aim is to offer training in good agricultural practices. They are taught about everything from financial literacy to global coffee prices; pruning and weeding to mulching and harvesting. What results is coffee farming that is as profitable as possible. With profit comes socio-economic empowerment and financial freedo ....

Dorotee Uwimbabazi , Kahawatu Foundation , Lake Kivu , East Africa ,