GENDER EQUITY, EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT
For many women in rural Tanzania agriculture is the backbone of their economies. The escalating impacts of climate change are making it increasingly challenging for citizens to produce or afford healthy meals. With each passing year, farmers are finding
it difficult to predict growing seasons, with erratic rainfall threatening crop yields and livestock productivity.
In a gender lens women are currently excluded from participating in and benefitting from agriculture sector due to
bad traditions and beliefs. Women are denied access to own major means of production such as land, being held back
by poor production practices, and lack of access to markets and joining cooperatives.
OBRI Africa partners with food and agriculture organizations and institutions to provide training and access to
resources to increase the production and sale of sunflower seeds and oil and reduce post-harvest losses.
Our farmers are trained on Good Agricultural Practices including conservation, Quality Declared Seed
production and climate-smart agriculture. We buy all produce at fair price. We support farmers on the construction
of a warehouse to improve post-harvest storage. We link cooperatives with reliable seed companies and input suppliers to give women access
to improved seeds, organic fertilisers and pesticides.
To Date OBRI Africa works directly with thousands of smallholder farmers in Tanzania.
