Women’s Right to Own and Inherit Land

A small scale farmer from Menya Ciaku, a Self Help Group supported by RODI, applies organic liquid foliar feed to her vegetables

Esther Bett, RODI’s Executive Director and a small scale dairy and tea farmer from Uasin Gishu County, spoke to Reuben Chama of Voice of America (minute 13:50) about the tribulations that women small holder farmers face including the struggle to farm land that they do not own.

Listen in from minute 13:50

The IGAD says that addressing the gender gap in resource management could help prevent conflict in the Horn of Africa region. Ministers from the IGAD countries met in Nairobi, Kenya on 29th July 2021 to discuss how to address gender inequality and increase women’s access to land.