Yentyl Williams
Biography
Articles
The potential of digital agriculture in Africa
ICT Update spoke with Ben Addom, Team Leader, ICT for Agriculture at CTA and one of the authors of the recent CTA/Dalberg report on D4Ag in Africa, about the key recommendations of the study and the future of the sector.
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Overcoming the divide on women and digitalisation in agriculture
by Chipo Msengezi and Yentyl Williams
Research and statistics state that women constitute around 40% of the agricultural labour force in the ACP region and while they make essential contributions to rural economies and the growing advancements in digitalisation – the gender gap in access to information communication technologies (ICTs) continue to widen. This means women farmers, particularly in rural areas, experience difficulties accessing information, financial products and services and markets. They also often do not participate in relevant policy-making.
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Publications
events
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Oct 6
Brussels Briefing 43: Emerging donors and rising powers in agriculture in ACP countries
The next Brussels Briefing on the subject of “Emerging donors and rising powers in agriculture in ACP countries” will take place on Tuesday 27 October 2015 from 9:00h to 13:00h at the ACP Secretariat.… -
Oct 6
Brussels Briefing 42: "Women entrepreneurs - key players in ACP agribusiness development"
Research has found strong reasons to emphasise women’s economic empowerment in developing programs: firstly, economic empowerment is one of the most powerful routes for women to achieve their potential and advance their rights; secondly, since women…
