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Women are the backbone of agriculture, with studies suggesting that they account for nearly half of the world’s smallholder farmers and produce up to 70% of Africa’s food. They are largely responsible for agricultural activities such as growing household crops and vegetables, preserving harvests, and raising sheep and goats. Yet despite their contribution to the sector, women face a number of challenges and barriers, unable to access the land, loans, inputs, and machinery that men do, whilst also carrying the ‘double burden’ of paid work and unpaid care work looking after their families.

In this episode of our #AGRF2021 UPL Insights series, Florent Clair speaks with Francesca Distefano, Gender and Policy Expert at the FAO (United Nations), and Paula Pinto, Global Head of Business & Marketing Excellence at UPL and Global leader  of the UPL women’s network, about deconstructing the stereotypes around women in farming; how public and private actors can work together to improve the support for women; and the launch of the UPL Women’s Network.

To learn more about the FAO’s work with women in agriculture, visit:

www.fao.org/gender

To learn more about UPL, visit:

www.upl-ltd.com

NPP  launches Tekon & Neoroot in India in rice crop (other crops to follow), a granular formulation based on mycorrhiza.  The key features of this product are it increases nutrient uptake, uniform seedlings, reduced transplanting shock, higher yield and  also  helps in carbon sequestration.  In this podcast let us listen to Sudhir Shinde Global Technical Marketing Head , NPP  sharing with us the benefits of this product.

In this podcast let us listen to Pradeep Kumar Singh, Lead - Seed Treatment and crop establishment India, sharing with us the benefits of seed treatment products Provax and Reno on crops like Pulses and Sugarcane. We could achieve ROI of 1:6 in the 1st year of the launch and 100 % satisfaction of more than 2 million growers.

In Kenya, agriculture plays play a vital role in the economy, contributing 26 percent of the GDP, employing more than 40 percent of the total population and providing the wider livelihood for more than 80 percent of Kenya’s population. But beyond the economic profile of agriculture, what is the day-to-day reality of farming in Kenya?

In this episode of our #AGRF2021 UPL Insights series, Florent Clair speaks with Shanni Srivastava (Regional Head, East Africa and Middle East, UPL) and Catherine Gauchuhi (Communications and Marketing, UPL Kenya) about how BioSolutions are working to ensure Kenya’s agricultural sector is not only able to thrive but able to do so sustainably under growing external pressures.

How is artificial intelligence transforming farmer’s capabilities to identify and tackle pests and protect their crops? In Kenya, GoMicro, an artificial intelligence app, is revolutionising the way growers interact with their fields, crops and insects – driving farmer resilience, productivity and prosperity.

In this episode of our #AGRF2021 UPL Insights series, Florent Clair is joined by Shanni Srivastava, head of East Africa and Middle East at UPL Ltd., and Sivam Krish, Founder and CEO of GoMicro UPL and GoMicro meaningful partnership in Kenya, which is enabling farmers to detect one of the most invasive pests threatening regional food security: Fall Armyworm.

To find out more about how artificial intelligence is changing the game for crop protection efforts in Kenya, visit: www.upl-ltd.com  

Despite favourable climates and growing conditions as well as over 130 million hectares of land suitable for rice cultivation, why does Africa produce less than 5% of the world’s total rice? Harnessing Africa’s untapped natural resources and fostering a thriving rice sector offers a clear pathway towards food security, sufficiency, and prosperity.

In this episode of our #AGRF2021 UPL Insights series, Florent Clair speaks with Fadel Ndiama, Vice President at AGRA, and Isaac Mungoma, Investment Manager at IDH Kenya FarmFit Fund, to look at shared commitments to realising Africa’s rice production potential. The discussion looks at the need for a new multiparty, multilateral initiative – engaging partners, governments, NGOs and donor communities with a shared commitment to design, implement and sustain commercial rice value chains across the continent. 

To hear more about The Rice Race, the challenges and opportunities facing Africa’s rice sector, and Africa’s capabilities to go beyond self-sufficiency and built a competitive export market, visit www.upl-ltd.com  

We are building a strong network of women and to kickstart we organized a - Recognizing And Building Female Competencies At Work event.

In the event our leadership spoke on Female Competencies and how to recognize and encourage them in all employees and leaders.

Read more: https://www.upl-ltd.com/blog-details/upl-is-proud-to-support-gender-diversity

#OpenAg #YieldsOfEquality #MakeADifference #EachForEquality #LifeAtUPL

In this podcast let us listen to Paula Santillan, Marketing & Development Supervisor, LATAM, DECCO and Tomas Yakasovic, Founder- Ingeagro sharing with us benefits of DECCO Worldwide acquisition of IngeAgro, SA and its FULLCOVER®

Read More - https://www.upl-ltd.com/press_release/uI1A1HvPd3JB2WNPjZOn2muJLAWqlijP7OE6j7aP.pdf

Novozymes in its change of business model found UPL as the strategic partner to be able to give continuity to its market access strategy. This alliance will really be very powerful in the market, where our commercial network sees UPL in constant dynamism, and with a very attractive portfolio of solutions.