The African Union Commission (AUC) has deemed 2015 as the “Year of Women’s Empowerment and Development towards Africa’s Agenda 2063”. Women in agriculture in Africa, predominantly small-scale farmers form more than 50% of the agricultural activity, producing about 60-70% of the food in the continent. While women provide the majority of the labour in agricultural production, their access and control over productive resources is greatly constrained due to inequalities constructed by patriarchal norms. The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) will be hosting their 11th Partnership Platform (PP) which will focus on addressing these issues, delivering measureable results and impact around areas of commitment and action moving forward.
Today we speak to:
Professor Sihawukele Ngubani, Vice Chairperson for the African Festival (SA)
Geoffrey Raymond, Inventor from the Nelson Mandela Institute of Science and Technology (Tanzania) (Invented a medical machine )
Ernest Boateng: CEO South Africa Entrepreneurship.
Pam Goldstone – Owner of Amdokwe Visions, and represented the youth.
