Latest Findings: Impact on Rural Livelihoods, the Case of Peru
Impact measurement and management are at the heart of Root Capital’s work, helping us optimize our efforts to impact and transform rural communities. By measuring the impact our services are having on client farmers compared to non-members, we unlock critical
Facing climate change in Honduras: The importance of gender equity
Rural women in Honduras are learning to address climate change with the use of agro-climatic information for better-informed decisions about their crops. Find out how LTACs empower women to achieve sustainable development - another of the proven ways to build
This “Hidden Influencer” is Expanding Opportunity for Women Farmers in Colombia
The average woman around the world spends significantly more time than the average man doing unpaid domestic labor. As a result of gender disparity, women farmers are up to 50% less likely than men to adopt research-proven good agricultural practices. It’s 3
In Peru’s Coffeelands, These Women Mean Business
How Gender Equity Grants empower women and foster the productivity of farming cooperatives. What is happening in a Root Capital project in Peru shows how far women coffee farmers can go. Article in collaboration with: Root Capital invests in the growth
What We’ve Learned Through Seven Years of Our Women in Agriculture Initiative
For years, Dora Lisa Carrión Gómez rose early every morning to open Saja, a café in the quiet Andean town of San Ignacio in northern Peru. Saja is owned and operated by members of the women’s group of APROCASSI, a coffee