Fairtrade America highlights initiatives for improving gender equality among cocoa farmers
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In celebration of Women’s Equality Day on Aug. 26, Fairtrade America highlights progress made by its gender equality initiatives across the globe while continuing to strengthen its role as an ally to women in farming communities.
The group says an estimated 60-80 percent of the world’s food is produced by women, yet there is a significant gender gap in agriculture where female farmers have less access than their male counterparts to resources such as land, information, credit, training and supplies.