Liberia: Pres. Sirleaf Urges More Support for Women in Agriculture

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the lack of access to finance for women in agriculture remains a constraint that must be addressed if women are to become more productive in Africa's agricultural transformation.

According to a dispatch from Kigali received here Monday, President Sirleaf made the statement when she chaired a high-level breakfast forum of the Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA) initiative in Kigali on Saturday, July 16.

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