The African Women’s Forum 2019

The African Women’s Forum 2019

The African Women’s Forum 2019 hosted by the Crans Montana Forum took place in Brussels from November 14th to November 16th, 2019. During three intensive days, Heads of States and Government, Ministers, Parliametnarians, young Entrepreneurs, NGOs and Heads of International and Regional Organisations from all over the world addressed “African Women: A model for their Youth but also the Whole World”.

One of the topics discussed this year was how to empower rural women in Africa and the strategic role of women to address the challenges of the development of the agri-food sector in Africa. The session was co-chaired by Mrs Maria Helena Semedo, Dep. Director General, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and Mrs Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy & Agriculture, African Union.

Some interesting readings and studies were mentioned during the session:

• FAO – Union Africaine, Autonomiser les femmes rurales africaines pour relever le défi faim zéro et assurer une prospérité partagée, 2018
• FAO, Developing Gender-Sensitive Value Chains. Guidelines for Practitioners, 2018
• FAO, Favoriser l’autonomisation des femmes pour renforcer l’agriculture, 2019
• FAO, Gender and ICTs. Mainstreaming Gender in the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Agriculture and Rural Development, 2018

The Crans Montana Forum is a Non-Governmental International Organisation established since 1986, whose mission is to build a better world “Towards a more Human World”. Its primary aim is to strengthen international cooperation by promoting good practices and allowing permanent dialogue between those in the public and private sectors who are the real decision-makers on whom the future of our World depends.