Browsing: Women farmers

Before the onset of Covid-19, women farmers were already grappling with challenges ranging from access to financing, poor bargaining power as well as the climate crisis.

Women are now bearing the brunt of rising hunger due to Covid-19 as they skip meals so that their children can eat and face rising levels of gender-based violence.  This is according to a report by ActionAid.  

When the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 30th January this year declared Covid-19 a public health emergency of international concern and…