CHIEF Chipepo of Southern Province says he has started allocating land to women in his chiefdom because they are the major producers of food.
The traditional leader said he has taken the mantle to empower women with land because they have potential to eradicate hunger in any given society when empowered.
He has since attributed the bumper harvests recorded in his chiefdom to women.
He is of the view that “very few men in my chiefdom produce food and that is why I have made it mandatory for women to own land.”
He added that women farmers have also been encouraged to form clubs where they will be assisted with farming inputs and equipment.
The chief also expressed happiness over the reduction in gender-based violence (GBV) in his chiefdom. He has initiated a by-law where any man who beats his wife is also flayed by palace guards.
“We always beat the perpetrators of GBV for them to feel how their wives feel when they are beaten,” he said.
Meanwhile, the traditional ruler further expressed happiness over people’s adherence not to marry off their young daughters.
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