Women, youths can be more effective at driving sustainable farming changes

  • A study in a farming community on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island shows that women and younger farmers can be more influential than older men in persuading peers to adopt new technologies and practices.
  • The findings could have significant implications for conservation organizations trying to implement sustainable agriculture programs within communities.
  • The study looked at two groups — one made up of older men perceived as “opinion leaders,” and the other of mostly women and younger men — and how effective they were at convincing fellow farmers to try out a new pair of cacao pruning…

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News Source: news.mongabay.com


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