Women in India find Economic Opportunity... in Seaweed


by YES! Magazine on Apr 26, 2014 | Views: 274 | Score: 0
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YES! Magazine on Apr 13, 2014 10:31 PM said:

Seaweed farming is becoming a new cash crop for women in India's coastal villages. The private company AquAgri Processing has helped lead the effort to provide rural women with seaweed growing contracts, and women comprise 75 percent of its workforce. Learn more about this billion dollar industry, and why it works for rural women: bit.ly/1gtHhCD