Women account for 8.5% of the agricultural space in Brazil

Still according to Abag, the profile of women who work in Brazilian agribusiness is highly educated, with around 60% having a higher education degree and around 88% having financial independence.

“We are being highlighted in the agricultural area, investing and innovating in a very productive way in this sector, bringing many results. Invest in your dreams and focus on results, because we women have great potential to bring many innovations to make rural producers’ lives easier”, comments Franciane Larrieu, from Conceição do Castelo, franchisee of the first network specialized in complete rural credit solutions. , Sonhagro.

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Rural credit is an important instrument for strengthening the country's agricultural activity and provides means for producers to properly conduct their activities, investing in property and improving production while generating employment and income.

“Unlike the business sector, where the wife generally lives in the city with another profession, in family farming, the entire family is involved in the activities, both the couple and the children. And women actively participate in rural work”, comments Romário Alves, specialist in the rural credit consultancy segment, founder of Sonhagro, which has been providing services in the region for over 8 years and comments on the growth of women in agribusiness.

By: Eliza Maliszewski | agrolink