Speakers highlight challenges, opportunities for women in agriculture

There is a need to increase the participation of women in agriculture through initiatives that will unlock opportunities and overcome challenges, speakers highlighted during PepsiCo South Africa’s webinar on women in farming, held on August 22. PepsiCo South Africa Agronomy director Anthony Viljoen highlighted that global data has shown that, if agriculture was women-led, there would be a 20% to 30% uplift in productivity.