PAN Africa held a workshop on sustainable farming techniques with women farmers last January 19th to 21st 2015 at the Forestry and Recycling Centre of Thies. This workshop is part of the Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women (FLOW) programme of Netherlands being implemented by the Pesticide Action Network Asia and Pacific (PAN AP). The women participants came from the “Niayes” area of Senegal where the largest market gardening production yield can be found.
Twenty-one (21) women farmers joined the workshop, coming from farmers’ organizations in the following localities of the Thies region: Fandene, Beer, Keur Abdou Ndoye, Darou Khoudoss, Tao, Khar Yalla, Ndiokhop, Keur Massar, and Sangalkam. Read More…