Until recently women in Swaziland had the same right as minors. But the small Southern African country starts to realize that it cannot do without it's women. A woman behind the plow used to be considered bad luck, but the world's highest HIV/AIDS infection rate has left many farms in the hands of women. To give these women a thumbs up, the Swazi government announced a
'Woman Farmer of the Year' competition. A competition that could easily be held in the whole of Africa, for all over the continent it's mostly the women who work the fields.
Until recently women in Swaziland had the same right as minors. But the small Southern African country starts to realize that it cannot do without it's women. A woman behind the plow used to be considered bad luck, but the world's highest HIV/AIDS infection rate has left many farms in the hands of women. To give these women a thumbs up, the Swazi government announced a 'Woman Farmer of the Year' competition. A competition that could easily be held in the whole of Africa, for all over the continent it's mostly the women who work the fields.
