#WINA: WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE

ERASMUS+ PROJECT KA2 Strategic Partnership
2020-2022

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WHY THIS PROJECT?
6% of all farm holdings in the EU are run by farmers under 35 years old.
11% of European farmers are under the age of 40 years old.
And only 28% of farms in the EU are managed by a woman.
[Eurostat]

"Achieving equality between women and men is a precondition for sustainable agricultural production and rural development, achieving food security, and elimination of poverty." [FAO]

WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO IN THIS PROJECT?
Searching for good business models to encourage girls to work in agriculture.

TARGET GROUPS?
direct: youth workers of organisations active in the agrifood sector or working with women in rural area
indirect: women from rural territories 18-30 years old

TIMING?
August 2020 - July 2022

ACTIVITIES?

1) Kick-off meeting
Budapest, August 2020
2 participants/partner
* Presentations of partners
* Presentation of the project
* Business model seminar
* Visiting Budapest

2) Study visits
From October 2020
Every two months
2 participants/partner + 1 HU journalist + 1 HU photographer, videomaker
5+2 days
* Day 1 - arrivals
* Day 2 - presentation of the situation of the country
* Day 3-4-5 - visiting 3 female farmers
* Day 6 - evaluation of the visits
* Day 7 - departures

3) Conference
Budapest, May 2022
2 participants/partner + 50 guests
* Presentation of the project
* Presentations of partners and their results
* Successful business models for women in agriculture
* Videofilm selection - Best of

RESULTS?
Intellectual outputs:
Business models in agriculture (e-booklet)
Video portraits of female farmers (YouTube channel)

PARTNERS?
We are looking for partners from EU member countries!
And we welcome non-member states as well.

IS YOUR ORGANISATION INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT?
Please, fill in our online partner form, which you can find on the link below.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IN PROJECT PARTNERSHIP
Please, copy and paste the link into your browser:
http://bit.ly/E_KA1_WINA_Salto_Nov2019