2024

Help women farmers thrive

2024

OUR LEGACY FOUNDATION

Established by gender equality and women empowerment champion Oulimata Sarr, the Legacy Foundation works to accelerate women’s economic and financial inclusion in West Africa, focusing on climate-smart agriculture, including greenhouses, agro-processing, market access and primary production. We’re providing seed funding for the foundation to kick-start its Women Economic Empowerment in Agribusiness value chain project in the North of Senegal.

www.our-legacy-foundation.org

CHALLENGE

Across Senegal, women farmers make up 70% of the agricultural workforce and produce 80% of the crops but have little access to land, education and finance compared to men though the latter work on farms two to four hours less on an average day.

ACTION

Our Legacy Foundation’s "Women Economic Empowerment in Agribusiness value chain" project aimed to empower women farmers through agriculture. It focused on four key pillars:

• Policy Reforms: Advocating for improved access to land for women by engaging with stakeholders.

• Increased Productivity: Providing training on climate-resilient seeds, water management, and renewable energy to boost crop yields (targeting cereals and rice).

• Technology Adoption: Utilising drones for land surveying and AI (Korka ChatBot via WhatsApp) to deliver extension services in local languages.

• Financial Inclusion: Partnering with financial institutions to leverage credit lines and partial guarantees for women, promoting equipment leasing, and providing grants for essential equipment.

IMPACT

Greenhouses

installed with related irrigation equipment, and agricultural intrants

400

women benefitted

from greenhouses

200

women trained

by OLF