Selected programmes in support of women in agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Policy Planning and Research
The National Project for Extension and Agricultural Training (PNVFA) has developed plans to strengthen the links between agricultural research and extension to enable women food producers to benefit from the research results.
Access to Agricultural Resources and Services
· The Investment Fund for Agricultural and Community Micro-Enterprises (FIMAC) has encouraged women to organize themselves in groups to obtain credit.
· The National Project for Extension and Agricultural Training (PNVFA) is the first to be directed to food production and to address the needs of women farmers, although women still comprise only about 12% of those benefiting from the project.
··A manioc processing project has been instrumental in organizing women into production and processing groups and has improved their income.
· MINASCOF is experimenting with pre-cooperatives for the production and marketing of food products.
