Mellyne Ongango
Programme Coordinator, Country Support and Delivery, AGRA
Programme Coordinator, Country Support and Delivery, AGRA
Biography
Articles
Bridging information gaps for women agripreneurs
by Hilda Mirembe , Mellyne Ongango and Patience Chindong
The starting point for any meaningful attempt to close the gender divide in agriculture must involve improving women’s access to information. Often, small-scale women agripreneurs in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) have good products, but no markets, and no means of finding the finance to take them to the next level. Information holds the key to unlocking opportunities, but how do rural women know it’s there – and where to look for it?
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