Desire from women involved in the primary sector to lead and contribute in their industries, businesses and communities has seen a new leadership and governance programme offered in 2020.
A programme to help sheep and beef farming partners plan for their future and adapt to changes in their sector will be extended next year to 20 rural centres throughout New Zealand.
Programmes to help strengthen farming businesses extending to more than 750 farming women next year, at a time when farmers are responding to climate change and the need to operate in an environmentally sustainable way.
Agri-Women’s Development Trust (AWDT) has announced the appointment of Linda Cooper to the role
of chair.
Today as the Government delivers its Well-being Budget, Agri-Women’s Development Trust Founder, Lindy Nelson, reflects on what AWDT has been doing for nine years to improve the well-being of women and New Zealand’s primary industries and rural communities. Well-being is defined as experiencing health, happiness and prosperity. It includes having good mental health, high life-satisfaction, […]
Leadership and governance development of women involved in the primary sector was celebrated
last week as the Agri-Women’s Development Trust (AWDT) marked the 100th graduate from its
Escalator programme.
The Agri-Women’s Development Trust (AWDT) has a new general manager with the appointment of Lisa Sims to the role.
Leading primary sector women’s development organisation, AWDT, has announced a new interim chair and three new trustees, following its annual general meeting on 21 May 2018.
Planning for long-term business success is the focus of a new AWDT programme for sheep and beef farming partners, developed in response to strong industry demand.
A ‘mighty big aspiration’ to find a balance between food production, the environment and people came a step closer last week when 14 women involved in primary industries graduated from AWDT’s national leadership and governance programme.
Love the smiling faces and passion of just a few of our 500+ 2019 Understanding Your Farming Business (UYFB) graduates! Hear from them, our wonderful facilitators & agribusiness bankers about how the programme is empowering farming women with the knowledge & confidence to help drive their business success. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘁 www.awdt.org.nz/uyfb. Thanks to Red Meat NZ there's no cost to attend. For women involved in the sheep, beef & dairy sectors #supportedgrowth #criticalfarmingpartners
Kaitlyn Bellamy hope you have registered
Emma Mann
Red meat farming partners (women & men) - Future Focus is back in 20 locations in 2020! 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝟭𝟭 𝗙𝗲𝗯, 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗸𝗲 𝟭𝟮 𝗙𝗲𝗯, 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗯, 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝟮𝟲 𝗙𝗲𝗯.
✅ Develop your business vision & goals, step-by-step
✅ Create an action plan with specific outcomes
✅ Systems for staying on track with your plan
✅ Tools to boost team performance
✅ Involving your partners, bank, advisors
✅ Barriers to success & strategies to overcome them
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐭 www.awdt.org.nz/futurefocus/Thanks to Red Meat NZ Beef + Lamb New Zealand #creatingpositivechange
Amy Scott
Nau mai haere mai! Wāhine Māia Wāhine Whenua is back for 2020! For Māori women involved in sheep, beef or dairy farming at trustee, management or hands-on levels - this programme empowers you with knowledge, skills and confidence to help create a positive future.
𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘁 www.awdt.org.nz/wmww/
- 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗮 - 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝟭𝟮 𝗙𝗲𝗯
- 𝗥𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 - 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝟭𝟵 𝗙𝗲𝗯
- 𝗔𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 - 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝟮𝟳 𝗙𝗲𝗯
- 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 & 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗶 - 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆
Thanks to Red Meat NZ there's no cost to take part. #supportedgrowth
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Riria McDonald
Welcome back to a New Year (& decade!) What are you planning? Perhaps you're thinking about your own development, your own sense of accomplishment or your contribution to your farming business?
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗽, 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 - 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝟰𝟬 𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬. 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺, 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘀, 𝗥𝗮𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗵𝗶, 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁,𝗛𝗼𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗸𝗮,𝗚𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲,𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘂 ++ - 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵!
Learn, connect and engage with your business, other like-minded women & our awesome team of facilitators. Thanks to Red Meat NZ there's no cost to you. Find out more & register at www.awdt.org.nz/uyfb/ #supportedgrowth
Rowena Joan McDiarmid you might have some contacts who might know if this course & benefit from it. Wyndham,Drummond, Omakau, Tarras,Kurow,Heriiot. Please forward to your contacts. Many thanks Coral Buddo
Jamie Rae Mackenzie
Adrienne Mead Lily Harris Katrina Van Gool Wendy Tony Roubroeks-van Peij
Victoria Gammie keen?
Ashleigh Phillips
Sophie Land Mandy Loffler Rebecca Newman Louise Dodgshun keen?
Meri Kirimihete me te Hape Nū Ia.
Congratulations to the 1000+ women and men we've worked with this year. We're taking time out to rest, reflect and recharge and look forward to seeing you in 2020 - our office reopens 6 January.
Thank you to our partners for your investment in empowering women to accelerate progress and change in our primary sector and rural communities. #supportedgrowth AGMARDT Beef + Lamb New Zealand DairyNZ ANZ New Zealand Ravensdown FMG Red Meat NZ CRS Software - Cash Manager Ministry for Primary Industries Farmers Weekly NZ KPMG NZ Farming Business
Merry Christmas to the Trust and the amazing team that makes stuff happen! Thanks for investing in our agri people so we can have a strong future.
Merry Christmas Lisa,Lindy and the AWDT team
Merry Christmas team! Thanks for everything this year. Love being part of this mahi. Xx
Merry Christmas everyone x
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