Rural Farmer Women United

Rural Farmer Women United RWFU is a platform to learn about new techniques in organic farming and climate-smart agriculture

Women and youth in pulses production and value chains are the only way to ensure food security and nutrition in rural ar...
14/02/2023

Women and youth in pulses production and value chains are the only way to ensure food security and nutrition in rural areas of Pakistan. RFWU is equally recognizing that there are many different types of smallholder farmers particularly women involved in pulses production and value chains in the rain-dependent Potohar region in Punjab Pakistan. Pulse crops have traditionally been identified as women's crops in many communities and and are helping women by providing them quality seeds and agronomic services to grow more organic pulses, produce management and storage, packaging and market opportunities to get good income.

20 rural farmers from (Different villages of Chakwal, Jhelum and Rawalpindi) have attended a 1-day training on Product ...
13/02/2023

20 rural farmers from (Different villages of Chakwal, Jhelum and Rawalpindi) have attended a 1-day training on Product Standards, Marketing Options and Visibility at the RFWU centre in Village Nara Mughlan, Tehsil and District Chakwal. Women learned crop planning, seed selection, field preparation, fertilizer arrangements, irrigation management, pest management, crop supervision, harvesting, grading and safe storage, packaging and marketing skills. Furthermore, they learned that successful entrepreneurs should be taken following things into consideration e.g. Size of product, Color of product, Nature of product, Quality grading, Packing, Weight, Logistics, and Sales decisions. The training is delivered by Mr Ghulam Gilani, Marketing Officer Government of Punjab/ Agriculture Expert, graduated from Agriculture University Faisalabad

Experts from National Agriculture Research Center (NARC) Islamabad Pakistan have given training to women farmers in (Vil...
13/02/2023

Experts from National Agriculture Research Center (NARC) Islamabad Pakistan have given training to women farmers in (Village Nara Mughlan, district Chakwal, Pakistan) on Planning and Preparing Fruit Plants Nurseries for Income Generation. The trainees have learned in detail about Mother Plant Blocks which is mainly the orchard area where we plant all those fruit varieties which are tested and selected for the given climatic area/region i.e., best fruiting varieties for Potohar (rain-fed) region with maximum climatic adaptability. Furthermore, women learned that the Production Block is the actual area where we raise the nursery plants. This area is further bifurcated into seedbeds, cutting beds and an area for clay pots, plastic pots and plastic tubes.

RFWU supports rural women’s economic empowerment through goat rearing in rural Chakwal, Punjab-Pakistan. Women were also...
13/02/2023

RFWU supports rural women’s economic empowerment through goat rearing in rural Chakwal, Punjab-Pakistan. Women were also trained in small ruminant care and management, value-addition skills to enhance income and improved nutrition with the support of and the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore (UVAS).





Rain is the only source of water to live in the Potohar region of Punjab: RFWU promotes "Rainwater Harvesting" by using ...
10/02/2023

Rain is the only source of water to live in the Potohar region of Punjab: RFWU promotes "Rainwater Harvesting" by using site-specific models of installation, demonstration and purification of collected water by using biological methods. The area receives rainfall primarily in the Monsoon season from July to September. In 2022, RFWU installed 05 rainwater harvesting models at multiple community locations in district Chakwal where rural women are practising it and using rainwater for food production - yard kitchen gardening, livestock and domestic use.

"Training on Nutrition and Its Impact on Women and Children’s Health" was organized by RFWU & GAIN with the institutiona...
10/02/2023

"Training on Nutrition and Its Impact on Women and Children’s Health" was organized by RFWU & GAIN with the institutional support of Barani Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) Chakwal and Soil and Water Conservation Research Institute (SWCRI), educated 119 rural women leaders from 17 villages of district Chakwal, Punjab Pakistan. The following objectives were met after the training:
A. Identification of different nutritional deficiencies in children and women with the help of general physical symptoms;
B. Raised awareness and education of rural women on basic nutrition and basic dietary needs;
C. Shared a simplified diet plan based on age, gender and availability;
D. Basic training on kitchen gardening and production of own fruits/vegetables free from chemicals/pesticides

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Chakwal
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