Resilient Women Farmers in Côte d’Ivoire

Daniel Oulai of Grainothèque in Cote d'Ivoire will support women farmers in the Tonkpi region of Cote d'Ivoire to improve their livelihoods through rice-fish farming. Rice-fish farming is a mutually beneficial combination of agriculture with aquaculture simultaneously in the same fields. They will train women farmers in setting up and managing rice-fish farming, including matching farmers to the most suitable land and providing them with a mobile phone-based alert system to get information on the agricultural calendar and weather. They will provide business training, including for marketing their rice product and for setting up village savings and loan associations. They will also hold community meetings to involve the families of the women farmers and raise awareness about how the farming program reduces gender inequalities in a way that benefits the economic empowerment of the entire community.