Inhalte mit dem Schlagwort "Farmer associations and cooperatives"

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Leidy Fierro on her coffee plantation in Huila, Colombia. © Santiago Manso

Leidy: Coffee producer who creates opportunities for women and young people

A Story from Colombia

For young women coffee producers like Leidy, collaboration between cooperatives and development projects opens new opportunities along the entire value chain. Through her involvement in the “Notas de juventud” coffee line, she gains not only technical expertise but also greater economic independence and visibility.

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Haribati Maravi, a Gender Master Trainer, weeding in her kitchen garden. © GIZ Indien CORE

Farming Hopes: Haribati's Journey of Empowerment and Resilience

A Story from India

In rural Madhya Pradesh, Haribati Maravi’s work in self-help groups is reshaping everyday power relations in agriculture and the household. Through training in climate-resilient farming, gender-specific questions, and collective organisation, women farmers are increasingly recognised as decision-makers.

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How Gabriela became a school meals provider

A Story from Ecuador

Gabriela Moyon spent years assuming public contracts were out of reach. In March 2026, she won one – and she's not the only woman in Ecuador whose business has been transformed by a four-year project to open up the country's procurement market to women.

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