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Uganda: Women in Bugiri champion domestic harmony and economic advancement through smart fish farming
Women breaking barriers in the fish farming industry in Uganda
The women have been able to contribute to household income thus reducing cases of gender-based violence
Daily Monitor Tuesday March 02 2021 Advertisement At least 1,400 women in Bugiri District are now able to fend for themselves through a cage fish farming project funded by United Nations (UN) women agency. The Shs2.6b project, which started in 2019, is based on research by the UN Women agency on gender gaps in agriculture production, which found Bugiri District wanting. It is set to end on December 31 and is co-funded by Standard Bank South Africa, and the Swedish government, in partnership with Increasing Women Economic Empowerment (IWEE). Mr Maxime Houinato, the UN Women country represent...