#FillTheGap! Sowing the seeds of equal access to resources in Uganda

This is the fourth post of Farming First’s #FillTheGap campaign to highlight the gender gap facing rural women working in agriculture. As a young woman growing up in Northern Uganda, tradition didn’t allow Nancy Adong, 26, to own land, only to farm on her husband’s family’s land and only then with his permission. Her situation is far from uncommon, presenting an immediate disadvantage for millions of rural women, who work in agriculture in greater numbers than men. Read More