Women in agriculture

This interesting resource from Oxfam covers producers of honey in Ethiopia, shea in Mali and vegetables in Tanzania - all very relevant to our focus on food and recent efforts to build bees hotels.

"Development actors are increasingly prioritising ‘investing in women’ to ensure food security and sustainability—as well as equity—in agricultural development. In this context, collective action is a critical but poorly understood way for women small-scale farmers to strengthen their engagement in agricultural markets. This report provides rigorous new evidence, from quantitative and qualitative research carried out in Ethiopia, Mali and Tanzania, on the economic and empowerment benefits of women's participation in collection action groups across different farming systems and markets."

Read more: http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/womens-collective-action-unlocking-the-potential-of-agricultural-markets-276159

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Justice Matters update

The next Justice Matters pub discussion is this Wednesday (2nd May).  We're going to be talking about the upcoming local and Mayoral elections, why it's important we cast our vote, thinking about some of the policy ideas being put forward and debating the options.

You might like to look at the London Elects website beforehand, but don't worry if you're clueless about the election - you're just as welcome!

We'll be at The Cavalier pub in Whetstone from 8pm and we look forward to seeing you there!

UPDATE
Good turnout to our discussion on the London Mayoral and Assembly elections, and democracy in general. Thanks to Viv and Andy for the excellent provocation and everyone for taking part. Our next gathering is on the 16th May at Coffee Republic. In the meantime, don't forget to vote!