Colombia's ADR invests 207 billion pesos in rural women

The Rural Development Agency (ADR) of Colombia has allocated more than 207 billion pesos to initiatives supporting rural women. Announced on the International Day of Rural Women, the investment focuses on five key areas to close gender gaps in the agricultural sector.

Key components of the funding include:

• Productive projects: 48.657 billion pesos supporting 3,429 women through 21 integral development projects. • Commercialization: Over 14.722 billion pesos via 832 commercial pre-agreements and public food purchases. • Associativity: 23.249 billion pesos benefiting 9,017 producers, including indigenous, Afro-descendant, and conflict victims. • Technical assistance and land adequacy: Targeted investments to improve agricultural productivity and resource management.