Proceedings of the workshop Workshop Strategies for Strengthening Micro-Enterprises for Rural Women

Abstract

This document explains the Jamaica network of rural women producers is to be part of a regional and hemispheric programme which came as a result of year of commitment on the part of the First Ladies of Latin American and the Caribbean and the IICA to address the conditions of rural women. The netwok seeks to create sustainable employment within the rural agricultural sector, promote self-reliance among rural women producers; promote products made by rural women, promote relevant training to upgrade and develop human resources and promote sustainability of individual groups and a network of rural women.

Este documento explica que la Red de Mujeres Productoras Rurales de Jamaica será parte de un programa regional y hemisférico que surgió como resultado del año de compromiso de las Primeras Damas de América Latina y el Caribe y el IICA para atender las condiciones de mujeres rurales. La red busca crear empleo sostenible dentro del sector agrícola rural, promover la autosuficiencia entre las mujeres productoras rurales; promover productos elaborados por mujeres rurales, promover la capacitación pertinente para mejorar y desarrollar los recursos humanos y promover la sostenibilidad de grupos individuales y una red de mujeres rurales