It was an important initiative because it opened up space for women to participate in public life. In the 60s there were many affirmative initiatives… - Dzodzi Tsikata

Women are forgotten individuals with disproportionate level of income due to poverty and deprivation.

Most importantly: we have to support women in agriculture because many times they are not the only ones producing food, even though they are involved in all the productive activities that ensure the survival of the entire family.

There are many interesting initiatives being developed. There is a movement in several African countries to combat land grabbing. In many countries, there is a recovery of lands that were appropriated on a large scale. They are sabotaging activities, rejecting work and even sometimes destroying harvests. This is related to the idea that the government is not paying attention to the means of subsistence of these people. So they have to, basically, take care of themselves.