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Farming sector should encourage more women into
the industry
The farming sector needs
to encourage more female
participation in the industry
and promote the significant
role of women already
working in agriculture.
Those were the key
messages at today’s
Women in Agriculture event
hosted by Scotland’s Rural
College at the Royal
Highland Show.
abinet Secretary
for Rural Economy
and Connectivity,
Fergus Ewing,
kicked off
proceedings by
launching plans for Scottish
Government research into women
working in farming industries.
He said: “We have commissioned
this research to identify the
challenges a