The 2019 edition of the Women in Food and Agricultural Leadership Forum & Expo (WOFAGRIC 2019) will be held from 12th -13th June 2019.
WOFAGRIC 2019 and Gold in the soil awards will be held in the Volta Region.
Billed under the theme, “Women! Key Partners in Shaping Agribusiness,” the Women in Food and Agric Leadership Forum (WOFAGRIC) & The Gold in the Soil Awards, will take place at the Stevens Hotel, Volta Region.
It is expected to move to a different region every year, so all women can embrace and leverage on the platform.
The conceptual undertone for the project will focus on equipping agric-industry women with the capacity to improve production output.
It will also access the impact women have, in shaping and directing the conversation on production, processing and marketing, policies, how farm related components of rural economy can contribute to income generation and employment among others.
While emphasis on women in agriculture has largely focused on the Northern Region in recent years, the partners consider other regions including the Volta Region an ‘unsung hero’ that has rather unjustifiably endured underwhelming attention despite the impact of their industrious women in the agricultural value chain.
WOFAGRIC and the GOLD in the soil awards will pay a key role in projecting women in agriculture in each and every region.
The event will focus on smallholder women, beginner agribusinesses and women achievers in Agriculture, whiles building capacity, alongside the 2day event.
The Gold in the soil awards which climaxes WOFAGRIC will also pay tribute to the efforts and contribution by women, young female ‘agripreneurs’, female students, physically challenged women, agricultural corporate leaders, innovators, extension officers, climate-smart agric champions and traditional leaders for their roles toward ensuring food security, poverty alleviation, employment creation and ultimately helping the economy.
WOFAGRIC forms part of efforts to empower women, promote their works, expand their horizon, recognize and award their works and further mentor and inspire other women to venture into Agribusiness.
This year’s event is being organized in collaboration with Agrihouse Foundation, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Women in Food and Agriculture Development (WIAD), National Farmers and Fishermen Award Winners Association and the Volta Regional Coordinating Council.
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By: WOFAGRIC