women and girls are still more severely affected by poverty,
hunger and disease. When food is scarce, female family members often get the
smallest portions. On the labour market, women are literally paid starvation
wages. Mothers also suffer most from lack of medical care and balanced diets.
The responsibility for the survival of their children commonly demands
additional sacrifices from them
Regenerative agriculture describes a
broad set of food production methods with two clear and complementary outcomes:
the production of high-quality food and the improvement of the surrounding
natural ecosystem. Regenerative agriculture recognizes that farms are part of a
larger ecosystem, and that agricultural activities must not just make
withdrawals from this larger system, but also pay into it. However, Small
holder farmers, who are women and youth face many challenges land being the
main one. This means food security will be a major challenge if the energetic labor force is not innovatively engaged in farming. This challenge can be
effectively addressed by vertical bag farms that need limited space to set and
operate. These bags can be placed within the homestead at the balcony and can
be irrigated easily with less amount of water. Vertical bag farming is a
high-yielding food security technology that utilizes the vertical space to maximize on land and increase water efficiency. Real IPM uses VERTICAL BAGS to
make vertical farming possible. Real IPM Vertical Bags are durable UV protected
bags pre-punched with holes that increases production of leafy vegetables up to
six times per square meter.
Ensuring that no one is left behind – Women Business Hub is
working closely with indigent women small traders (street vendors) to train
with in financial literacy and investment to foster economic growth,
prosperity, and sustainability of everyone starting at the household level.
In the face of accelerating climate change and growing concerns about animal welfare, grassroots women and youth have emerged as critical pl...
