Lawmakers in the European Parliament believe that women have a key role to play in helping to revive rural areas. However, discrimination against women in the farming sector is still widespread.
How could women be encouraged to join the sector? And what’s the role of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)?
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Croatian MEP: Women farmers should be ‘key element’ of the new CAP
Empowering women in rural areas will contribute to boost entrepreneurship, self-employment and innovation in European agriculture, argues Marjiana Petir, a Croatian MEP from the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP).
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Poor access to credit prevents women from entering European farming
The access to credit and financing is one of the most important obstacles women farmers are facing in order to take the risky leap to join Europe’s agricultural sector.
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Hogan urges EU member states to include rural women in their CAP strategies
EU Commissioner for agriculture Phil Hogan has encouraged member states to take advantage of the new Common Agricultural Policy’s (CAP) flexibility and tackle issues related to rural women.
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Women rural entrepreneurs deserve greater attention to keep European rural area vibrant
Now more than ever, rural women and especially women farmers have a key role to play in the development and preservation of vibrant rural areas.
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Women are innovative entrepreneurs in farming, but barriers persist
Preserving women added value in farming requires several types of support, and not only economic, as obstacles to gender equality persist in the sector, farmers said at an event held at the European Parliament on Thursday (7 March).
