Farms.com Home   News

Project hopes to engage more women in agriculture

Despite continued progress, women are underrepresented in many respects in the Canadian agriculture sector, and their contributions often go unrecognized.

They face both systemic and attitudinal barriers to entering the industry and securing leadership positions.

This constrains the sector’s capacity, resiliency, and innovation; creates challenges in attracting and retaining women; and negatively affects the sector’s public image.

The Engaging and Advancing Women in Agriculture (EAWA) project is led by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) which is continuing the work done by the Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture (PEIFA) and Karolyn Godfrey of Winding Path Inc.

Click here to see more...

Trending Video

The Farm Toy Adventure Of A Lifetime — The Ray Crilley Collection

Video: The Farm Toy Adventure Of A Lifetime — The Ray Crilley Collection

National Farm Toy Museum Hall of Fame member Ray Crilley’s family has chosen Aumann Auctions to disperse his lifetime collection. Ray was one of the people that put the hobby into the mainstream and provided volumes of knowledge to collectors all over the world with his books.