Project profile — Supporting Smallholder Farmers : A Women’s Economic Empowerment Approach - Nicaragua

Results achieved as of March 2023 include : (1) reached 3,437 smallholder farmers, (1,715 women) through climate adaptation actions, including improving water management; (2) 450 women and men smallholder farmers participated in training on gender-related topics, including gender equality concepts, participation and decision-making and management; (3) provided 2,954 smallholder farmers(1,501 women) with climate-smart technology, tools, information, training and agricultural inputs for sustainable agricultural production; (4) 605 women received training in commercialization, negotiation and basic accounting to improve their abilities to access markets and secure higher profit margins; (5) trained 724 women farmers in post-harvest, production and environmental resilience, encouraging the adoption of sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems; (6) installed 200 eco stoves in smallholder farmers’ home, reducing the quantity of woodfire needed to cook by approximately 50 percent; (7) supported five smallholder farmers organization in the development of artisanal value-added products like yogourt and fertilizer; (7) supported 42 Women Economic Empowerment Groups (reaching 1,040 women) with tailored training on leadership, entrepreneurship, brand development, good manufacturing practices and product transformation; (8) provided 3,997 smallholder farmers with COVID-19 prevention kits for their families, 36 percent of which are led by women.

Results achieved as of March 2023 include : (1) reached 3,437 smallholder farmers, (1,715 women) through climate adaptation actions, including improving water management; (2) 450 women and men smallholder farmers participated in training on gender-related topics, including gender equality concepts, participation and decision-making and management; (3) provided 2,954 smallholder farmers (1,501 women) with climate-smart technology, tools, information, training and agricultural inputs for sustainable agricultural production; (4) 605 women received training in commercialization, negotiation and basic accounting to improve their abilities to access markets and secure higher profit margins; (5) trained 724 women farmers in post-harvest, production and environmental resilience, encouraging the adoption of sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems; (6) installed 200 eco stoves in smallholder farmers’ home, reducing the quantity of woodfire needed to cook by approximately 50 percent; (7) supported five smallholder farmers organization in the development of artisanal value-added products like yogurt and fertilizer; (8) supported 42 Women Economic Empowerment Groups (reaching 1,040 women) with tailored training on leadership, entrepreneurship, brand development, good manufacturing practices and product transformation; and (9) provided 3,997 smallholder farmers with COVID-19 prevention kits for their families, 36 percent of which are led by women.