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Rural women from Lebanon and Armenia share experiences in agribusiness
15-7-2019
In partnership with two civil society organizations from Armenia (Green Lane Agricultural Assistance) and Lebanon (Family Planning Association for Development and Family Empowerment), the UN Women- Fund for Gender Equality concluded on July 11 the ‘Rural knowledge and marketing exchange between rural women in rural agribusiness’ seminar in Tyre. Around 18 Lebanese and Armenian rural women participating in the one-week event, shared lessons learned in promoting entrepreneurial skills and access to agricultural markets. On the occasion, UN Women special representative in Lebanon, Rachel Dore-Weeks, stressed that the organization is a staunch advocate and supporter of women’s economic empowerment which paves the way to gender equality, poverty reduction and overall economic growth. Similarly, the Fund’s program director for the Arab countries, Rana Hujeiri, maintained that the implementation of knowledge exchange and the South-South cooperation helps in identifying and promoting transnational strategies and policies. Rural women working with other rural women to overcome broader challenges slowing their economic participation, represent a huge opportunity for investment, she said. (Al Diyar, July 15, 2019)
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