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 - 20 February 2023

Women farmers of Taputapuatea honored

An awareness and assistance plan for women regarding the agroecological transition was implemented under PROTEGE in Taputapuatea Municipality, Raiatea Island, French Polynesia.

It has been developing a policy based on sustainable agriculture for the last 20 years and has recently added a social and community welfare component. The municipal authorities responded to a call for tenders made by SPC through PROTEGE to show that agriculture can be accessed by women who wish to start a business and thereby increase the number of female farmers in the Taputapuatea area.

The second, longer-term objective is to provide a solution that would reduce hardship in the municipal area through family farming, as the recent health emergency had had devastating effects.
The activity was conducted with assistance from the Municipal Development Delegation (DDC), Department of Agriculture (DAG) and Pacific Community with EU funding.

Testimony of a woman farmer :
TIHONI Viniura

« I’m farming organically in partnership with the Taputapuatea municipal authorities.
For noni, they help me clear the weeds and lay compost and fish-based fertiliser on the plants, but I do everything myself when harvesting and then the municipal authorities pick up the fruits and weigh them for market.
I’ve worked the land ever since I was a little girl, because my parents grew noni as well. I enjoy it. »

Watch the testimony of Taputapuatea's women farmers : 

These videos and write-ups were produced by the Taputapuatea municipal authorities with the financial support of the European Union through PROTEGE project. Its contents are the sole responsibility of theTaputapuatea municipal authorities and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

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