More than 40 women across Regions Six and Ten have completed Climate Smart Agriculture training under the Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN). The programme is aimed at building sustainable farming skills, boosting productivity and strengthening climate resilience among participants.
A batch of 23 women from Region Six and 26 from Region Ten recently completed the hands-on training, delivered in partnership with the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI).
In Region Six, classroom sessions at the Region Six RDC boardroom were paired with practical learning at the Fort Wellington Model Farm in Region Five, where participants got their hands dirty mastering techniques many had never attempted before.
For Cherrol Holder, the training reshaped what she thought she was capable of.
“I am happy for this course because I have learned a lot. Just recently I think I could not have make it, but I have. I have learned how to develop my crops and also how to rectify where you have the disease. Recently, we had to do a grafting and a budding of the plants,” she said.
Fellow participant Seeta Beharry said the initiative had opened doors she hopes more women will walk through.
“I have learned so many things about agriculture and planting, and I would like to see many more of this coming for the women to be independent,” she said.
In Region Ten, training took participants beyond the classroom to the Kairuni Farm along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, the Vermicomposting Farm in Amelia’s Ward, Linden, and the Hydroponics Farm at Watooka, where they gained hands-on exposure to innovative farming methods.
Across both regions, participants were introduced to high-value crop cultivation — including celery, dragon fruit, cabbage and lettuce — alongside vertical gardening, hydroponics and other essential agricultural skills.
