A STUDY conducted by the Ministry of Gender and Child Development has revealed that access to Fertiliser Input Support Programme (FISP) is still dominated by men although women are the majority of small-scale farmers.
The ministry recently conducted a gender assessment report on FISP.
Minister of Gender and Child Development Inonge Wina said despite the FISP programme being dominated by men, women are the majority producers of crops arising from such inputs.
Ms Wina said the assessment report was needed to highlight the need for gender equality in the small-holder agricultural sector.
She was speaking at the launch of the national referral mechanism in gender-based violence, translated versions of the Anti-GBV Act and the gender assessment of the farmer input support report documents.
“The FISP report also serves as an indicator that many more programmes in Government need to be engendered and my ministry will continue the dialogue with different ministries to ensure that gender is mainstreamed as per strategy for engendering the public,” Ms Wina said.
She also said the national referral mechanism on GBV handbook is addressed to survivors and an information tool for use by stakeholders.
Ms Wina said the handbook will be used as a methodology by medical health practitioners, civil society actors and law enforcers.
“Today we are also launching the translated and simplified version of the Anti-GBV Act No 1 of 2011 into seven local languages. This is meant to ensure many Zambians are able to read and understand the provision therein in order to adequately address the scourge of GBV,” she said.
And Ms Wina has urged chiefs and traditional leaders to help in disseminating the newly-launched documents countrywide.
Minister of Gender and Child Development Inonge Wina said despite the FISP programme being dominated by men, women are the majority producers of crops arising from such inputs.
Ms Wina said the assessment report was needed to highlight the need for gender equality in the small-holder agricultural sector.
She was speaking at the launch of the national referral mechanism in gender-based violence, translated versions of the Anti-GBV Act and the gender assessment of the farmer input support report documents.
“The FISP report also serves as an indicator that many more programmes in Government need to be engendered and my ministry will continue the dialogue with different ministries to ensure that gender is mainstreamed as per strategy for engendering the public,” Ms Wina said.
She also said the national referral mechanism on GBV handbook is addressed to survivors and an information tool for use by stakeholders.
Ms Wina said the handbook will be used as a methodology by medical health practitioners, civil society actors and law enforcers.
“Today we are also launching the translated and simplified version of the Anti-GBV Act No 1 of 2011 into seven local languages. This is meant to ensure many Zambians are able to read and understand the provision therein in order to adequately address the scourge of GBV,” she said.
And Ms Wina has urged chiefs and traditional leaders to help in disseminating the newly-launched documents countrywide.
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