Reduced vulnerability to climate change and food security for women in the cassava sector - Bla ni agba

The program aims to reduce the climate and food insecurity of women in the cassava sector in Gbêkê (Côte d'Ivoire). The approach strengthens their technical, entrepreneurial, and financial capacities to improve their economic resilience to climate change. The strategy combines climate-smart agriculture, women's economic empowerment, and financial inclusion. The program supports the adoption of adapted practices, improves access to productive resources, and develops financial solutions for rural women entrepreneurs. It also seeks to consolidate agricultural organizations and local financial institutions for a sustainable ecosystem, promoting food security and rural women's entrepreneurship.

✅ Strengthen climate adaptation:
Promote resilient agricultural practices that enable women cassava producers to better cope with climate risks.

👩🏾‍💼 Develop rural women's entrepreneurship:
Improve the entrepreneurial, organizational, and leadership skills of women in the cassava value chain.

💰 Improve financial inclusion:
Facilitate rural women's access to financial products and services tailored to agricultural realities.

🍠 Strengthen food security:
Sustainably improve cassava production, processing, and income to support rural households.