On the 15 October 2021, Solomon Airlines highlighted the role of women in Solomon Islands' Cocoa industry, to mark the 2021 ‘International Day for Rural Women’ which this year has a theme placing focus on “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All.
International Day of Rural Women is supported by UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. This year the milestone highlights the crucial role of rural women around the world, in enhancing agriculture, rural development, improving food security, and eradicating rural poverty.
With over 80 percent of Solomon Islands women living in rural areas, and many communities now involved in cocoa farming, women are increasingly important in this industry.
Solomon Airlines established ‘export incentive’ partnerships to nurture local produce exports, and shares the stories of two leading female cacao industry producers and their experience leading other women to develop farms, incomes, knowledge, and new opportunities for themselves and future generations.
Source. Solomon Airlines Press release.
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Frank Short
