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Women's leadership and agricultural initiatives grow in BR

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Efforts to empower women in Brazil’s agricultural and cooperative sectors have expanded through various regional and national initiatives. In Paraná, the 14th State Meeting of Rural Female Producers in Cascavel gathered over 1,600 women to discuss leadership in property management and agricultural succession, as the FAEP System works to establish women’s commissions across all 163 rural unions in the state. Regional movements continue to gain momentum. In Dourados, the CERGRAND Women’s Committee held meetings at the Sicredi Centro-Sul MS/BA headquarters to encourage women to occupy decision-making roles. ~~CERGRAND Vice-President Newton Cândido da Silva emphasized that female leadership is vital to ensure the cooperative’s “continued engagement and strength.”~~ In Orleans, collaborations between local government, Epagri, and the Peasant Women’s Movement (MMC) have focused on the conservation of creole ~~seeds and food production to preserve generational knowledge and support family farming.~~ seeds. On a broader scale, ~~women are increasingly transitioning from traditional field labor to strategic management and agroecological stewardship. In~~ the ~~Amazon, the~~ ‘Women in Agroecology and Food Sovereignty’ mobilization by REPAM-Brasil highlights women as “guardians of the environment and community autonomy.” Recent data ~~reflects~~ underscores this ~~significant upward trajectory.~~ growth. A study by the Brazilian Agribusiness Association (Abag) titled ‘Perfil da Mulher do Agronegócio Brasileiro: 10 anos de transformação e avanços’ indicates that women now represent 40% of Brazil’s 10.7 million rural decision-makers, totaling approximately 4.3 million people. ~~Furthermore, analysis~~ Analysis from Serasa Experian shows female producers exhibit lower financial delinquency rates than men; for instance, the delinquency rate for female producers in the South region was 5.4%, compared to the general rural population rate of 8.8% in early 2026. Further expansion is seen through technical training and networking. The IDH Foundation reports that women manage 19% of rural establishments. Initiatives such as the ‘Força Feminina em Campo’ program in southern Brazil aim to strengthen autonomy in family farming, while events like ‘Rainhas do Agro no Brasil’ in Goiás seek to foster connections between rural producers and urban business sectors.

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