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The difficulties of being a woman in the world of agriculture

Only 9 per cent of women that work the land own the land they farm on a 50/50 basis with their husbands, even though they are the ones who do practically everything.

Mujeres rurales Canarias
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Only 9% of women who work in the rural sector own the land they farm on a 50/50 basis with their husbands. The majority of them are not even registered despite being the ones doing most of the work. This was one of the problems studied at the Canarian Meeting for Women in Agriculture held in Moya.