Afghanistan: Farmer Field Schools Help Afghan Women to Step out from the Shadows

Jul 16, 2019 | ACTED
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Working with over 300 female farmers, ACTED provided field school trainings in five provinces across Afghanistan. They aimed at teaching participants new techniques and developing their critical thinking with regards to the agricultural sector. Central to the course is lessons on household level vegetable cultivation, including best practices in planting, watering and harvesting. The inclusion of females in this training and in the agricultural sector in general, represents a key opportunity to bolster the decision-making power of women within their households and in some cases allows them more influence over how the family’s money is spent.