African women, on average, make up 40% of the agricultural labour workforce, but their contributions continue to be barely recognised
Agricultural entrepreneur and co-founder, Green Terrace
‘Farming is life, and some of us black women are making it in what used to be a man’s world’
Senakhomo is recognised for her outstanding maize yields
Phosa is supplying hundreds of pigs to Pick n Pay every week
Women farmers produce 80% of Africa’s food, but only own 1% of the land
‘I was the only one in the business when I started’
‘We empower other farmers, especially the youth and women’
