Agrobank welcomes the Ministry of Agriculture & Agro-Based Industry’s (MOA) initiative to focus on women empowerment issues in 2018, in line with the Government’s announcement in January 2018 that the year 2018 is the Women Empowerment Year.
Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Minister of Agriculture & Agro-Based Industry recently announced that the concept for Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture & Agrotourism 2018 (MAHA 2018) is “All About Women’ (Segalanya Wanita).
MAHA 2018 will highlight and showcase women in agriculture as the core focus of the programme.
Masaat Awadz, covering duties for President/CEO of Agrobank said, “Women play a significant role in agriculture, the world over.
About 70 percent of the agricultural workers, 80 percent of food producers, and 10 percent of those who process basic foodstuffs are women and they also undertake 60 to 90 percent of the rural marketing; thus making up more than two-third of the workforce in agricultural production (FAO, 1985)”.
Therefore the initiatives by MOA to focus on the role of women empowerment particularly in agro-food sector are indeed timely.
Agrobank welcomes such initiative as it is important to highlight the women in agriculture and agro-based industry and their roles in paving the way for a better future.
Agrobank has always been supportive towards the agenda of women empowerment particularly in the agriculture industry.
Agrobank recently had a special slot at ROSE2018, at female thought leadership conference organised by Astro AWANI to focus on women in agriculture.
In addition, Agrobank also has a special category in the annual awards ‘Anugerah Agroprenuer Agrobank (AAA)” to celebrate and honour women in agriculture since 2016.
“For the year 2017, Agrobank has approved the total amount of financing of RM676 million or 23.4 percent from total financing approved to 11,399 women agropreneur. This year we hope to encourage more women agropreneurs.
"At Agrobank, we are not only providing financing to entrepreneurs but we nurture them with various programmes to ensure that they succeed in the field which they pursue in.
"We believe that at a time when women’s voices are rising around the world, this is the right time to support this movement through a rich diversity of initiatives, celebrating their achievements, opportunities and potential,” she added.
Last year, Agrobank launched the Agro Teras, micro financing programme to help entrepreneurs from the bottom 40 percent of household income (B40) involved in agriculture & agro-based business.
This programme provides funding in phases using peer-model group, starting with the lowest financing of RM1,000 later being gradually increases up to RM30,000 based on the applicant’s affordability & records.
Masaat added, “As at February 2018, a total of 1,181 agropreneurs have registered under this programme and 95 percent of the agropreneurs are women from rural areas including Sabah & Sarawak.
With targeted financing such as this, Agrobank not only support new and expanding micro business, but also encourage further involvement of women in agriculture and agro-based industry."
Media Statement
Wed Mar 07 2018
Agrobank welcomes such initiative as it is important to highlight the women in agriculture and agro-based industry and their roles in paving the way for a better future. -Filepix
Kerajaan teliti kaedah baharu lantikan tetap, pastikan kewangan negara lebih mampan
Kerajaan sedang meneliti kaedah baharu lantikan tetap bagi memastikan pengurusan kewangan negara yang lebih mampan.
PDRM gerak unit skuba forensik, K9 cari telefon, rantai Nur Farah Kartini hari ini
Proses mencari bahan bukti akan dimulakan sekitar jam 9 pagi di kawasan parit berhampiran ladang kelapa sawit berkenaan.
Bangkai pesawat MH17 tanpa sayap imbau kekejaman tragedi menyayat hati
Keadaan serpihan pesawat MH17 Malaysia Airlines (MAS) yang cuba dibina semula tanpa sayap, tayar, ekor dan tempat duduk penumpang cukup menggerunkan sekali gus mengingatkan pada kekejaman yang meragut
VOP akan diselesaikan dalam tempoh sebulan - Ahmad
Pelaksanaan Syarat Perubahan Harga (VOP) susulan penyasaran subsidi diesel dijangka diselesaikan dalam tempoh sebulan lagi, kata Timbalan Menteri Kerja Raya Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.
Industri minyak sawit disaran guna semula sisa untuk bahan api penerbangan mampan - Liew
Industri minyak sawit perlu mengkaji penggunaan semula sisa sebagai stok suapan penting untuk bahan api penerbangan mampan (SAF), di luar penggunaan tradisional minyak sawit.
SDG: UTP lahir pelajar berkemahiran, tinggi tanggungjawab sosial
UTP berhasrat mendidik pelajar bukan sahaja untuk mahir dalam aspek teknikal tetapi juga untuk menjadi warganegara yang bertanggungjawab.
MAA semak semula unjuran jualan kenderaan 2024 kepada 765,000 unit
Persatuan Automotif Malaysia (MAA) telah menyemak semula unjuran jualan kenderaan bermotor baharu bagi 2024 kepada 765,000 unit daripada anggaran sebelumnya sebanyak 740,000 unit.
RUU 355: Pindaan perlu untuk praktikaliti, keadilan
Apa sahaja pindaan terhadap akta itu perlu berjalan selari dengan persediaan mereka yang bertanggungjawab melaksanakannya.
Rasionalisasi RON95 dijangka beri impak lebih besar kepada PKS - SAMENTA
SAMENTA menjangkakan rasionalisasi RON95 akan memberi impak yang lebih besar kepada perusahaan kecil dan sederhana (PKS) berbanding pelarasan subsidi diesel.
Malaysia sasar pengeluaran 40 peratus sektor akuakultur menjelang 2030
Malaysia menyasarkan pengeluaran 40 peratus hasil sektor akuakultur menjelang 2030 dalam usaha membantu mengimbangi keperluan perikanan negara.
Kerajaan ambil pendekatan inklusif perkasa agenda pendigitalan - Muhyiddin
Ia menjamin kelangsungan ekonomi dan kesejahteraan hidup rakyat yang berdepan kesan ekonomi pandemik COVID-19 yang melanda dunia dan negara.