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On Rural Women’s Day, Spain and Mexico Roll Out New Jobs, Training and Land‑Rights Measures

Officials cast the launches as a shift from diagnosis to on‑the‑ground services that make hiring support, skills training and land titles more accessible.

El 32% de las posiciones de liderazgo en BASF Agro en Latinoamérica son ocupadas por mujeres, y aspiramos llegar al 35%, en los próximos años.
La labor de las mujeres es esencial en el desarrollo sostenible de los territorios rurales.
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Overview

  • Valladolid’s provincial government unveiled a 2025–2028 plan with 66 measures, featuring a new Ventanilla Única Rural, targeted hiring incentives and digital skills training, building on a prior plan reported 90.9% executed.
  • Quintana Roo’s governor Mara Lezama signed a collaboration agreement for rural women, delivered 38 common‑land rights certificates and opened an expo with over 100 producers to bolster participation in ejido decision‑making.
  • Afammer gathered about 1,200 women in Puertollano to press for progress on digital access, wage equality and work‑life balance, while AMFAR highlighted that one in three Spanish farm holdings are managed by women who often receive smaller direct PAC payments.
  • FADEMUR Galicia presented its Emprendimiento SosteNible 2.0 initiative to expand entrepreneurship and training, citing persistent gaps in farm payments and leadership roles despite high female participation in cooperatives.
  • Mexico’s agriculture ministry said women develop up to 80% of food products and praised their uptake of agroecological practices, as UN and local data continued to underline global labor participation and ownership gaps.