Krifca-women-empowerment – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:18:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Over 28 thousand women run shareholder farms, Krifca: Empowerment of women contributes to rural development https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/10/15/over-28-thousand-women-run-shareholder-farms-krifca-empowerment-of-women-contributes-to-rural-development/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/10/15/over-28-thousand-women-run-shareholder-farms-krifca-empowerment-of-women-contributes-to-rural-development/#respond Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:18:25 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=163492 TIRANA, Oct 15 /ATA/ On the International Day of Rural Women, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Frida Krifca, underlined the importance of financial support for women working in agriculture. According to her, the empowerment of women contributes to rural development.

At the meeting held on the occasion in close cooperation with member organizations of the Albanian Network for Rural Development, Krifca met with women entrepreneurs from different villages of Albania.
Minister Frida Krifca described this day as the highlight of joint commitment aimed at increasing productivity, transforming the developing tradition, strengthening the role of women in rural communities and opening up new opportunities for them in terms of funding and support.

ARND Secretary General Tatjana Dishnica said that sustainable socio-economic development starts with the empowerment of women in rural areas

While, the representative of UN Women in Albania, Michele Ribotta, expressed optimism about the potential of women in rural areas and the success they can achieve.
According to official statistics, there are over 28 thousand women managing farms in leading or administrative roles in Albania. /j.p/sm/

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