On #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate all women living and working in Europe's countryside👩🏻🌾
Their work is fundamental for our #FoodSecurity.
Discover projects developed by women in rural areas, with the help of EU funding →https://europa.eu/!DP63gw
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jwojc/status/1633422643494879233
According to the latest EU agricultural census, the overall share of farms managed by women in the EU is increasing: 31% in 2020 compared to 28% in 2010.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jwojc/status/1633425945246744579
For the first time, #NewCAP promotes women in farming, through incentives for female farmers or incentives for employment opportunities & services for women. For example:
▪️in🇪🇸, women can receive higher young farmer payment
▪️in🇮🇪, women can receive higher investment support
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jwojc/status/1633426542918238210
Support for women farmers brings many benefits: for fairness, food security, rural communities and generational renewal.
Everyone with an interest and aptitude in farming should be encouraged and enabled.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jwojc/status/1633430072618102784
The Long Term Vision of Rural Areas #RuralVisionEU also includes a flagship initiative on ‘Social resilience and Women in rural areas’:
▪️supports female entrepreneurship
▪️investments in services, such as early childhood education.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jwojc/status/1633427143538376706