OIC International does more than give women-farmers new tools; we provide better seeds, improved livestock, and most importantly, train women farmers in the skills they need to start their own small businesses. A significant part of our strategic plan includes helping 25,000 poor woman-farmers gain access to knowledge, tools and capital in order to lift themselves and their families out of poverty.
We focus on ways to improve farming production and sustainability. Our skills training programs teach women-farmers innovative growing, processing and marketing skills, helping them generate more product and more profit. Additionally, our programs emphasize both environmental and economic sustainability, ensuring that they continue to improve the quality of the ecological and interpersonal communities of women-farmers for years to come. Ultimately, we hope to improve the quality of life for women-farmers, their families, and their communities. Specific areas of intervention that OIC International has the expertise to implement include:
- Post-harvest processing and storage training
- Bullock traction
- Agro-forestry
- Inventory credit
- Post-harvest management and processing
- Storage and agricultural marketing
- Formation of women-farming groups