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More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that this is more than a health crisis â it is also a crisis for small businesses. Before it is over, we will lose thousands of small businesses, especially in retail, hospitality and tourism. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) estimates one in six small businesses is at risk of closing.
These losses are extremely damaging for Canadaâs economy. Small businesses represent 97.9 per cent of all Canadian businesses, contributing almost half of the GDP generated by the private sector. Collectively, small businesses are the countryâs largest employer, putting more than 8.4 million Canadians to work. Every small business we lose means the economy loses jobs, productivity, entrepreneurial talent and investment.
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GrowHer, a gateway to free resources and partnership opportunities, launched in the Philippines this March to narrow the gender gap for women in agriculture.
“We hope to provide women agripreneurs the platform to upskill through useful tools, read stories of other inspiring women in agriculture, and collaborate and attend events across the value chain, [thereby] creating sustainable food systems for generations to come,” said Cherrie D. Atilano, president and chief executive officer of Agrea, a Filipino agri-business that is a founding partner of GrowHer.
Roughly half of the world’s smallholder farmers are women, and yet despite finding increasing representation in agriculture women still face barriers in access to tools, education, and markets. Agriculture faces tough challenges ahead, and efforts by various stakeholders are continuously being done to help address issues on crop resilience, climate change, access to c