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African Union (AU) |
Africa: We must do more to break barriers for rural women farmers and address the deeply rooted in structural inequalities
Across much of Africa, millions of women toil on farms that yield little financial return, despite their immense contribution to food security
Every planting season, women in our villages wake up before dawn, their hands rough from years of tilling the land. They labour tirelessly under the scorching sun, sowing maize, cassava, pearl millet, sorghum, cowpeas, or peanuts. For decades, they have followed the same routine, hoping that this time, the harvest…
