Its purpose is to grow safe and clean food using organic practices, eat healthy, learn about nutrition and sell the surplus to earn money for women to continue with their work. The Rural Women Farmers Alliance (RWFA) is a group of women who meet once week in Chakwal to learn about new techniques in organic farming. The purpose of this study group is to grow safe and clean food using organic practi
ces, eat healthy, learn about nutrition, and sell the surplus to earn money for the women to continue their work. RWFA is linked with the Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy (PODA), a Pakistani organization that gets their latest information from Cornell University School of Agriculture, USA and the Arid Agriculture University, Pakistan. PODA shares information on best practices in organic agriculture with women farmers and youth in the villages and assists them in marketing their produce.
