Women startup entrepreneurs focused at creating a more sustainable agrifood sector in Lithuania have started an EIT Food EWA program
In Europe, women entrepreneurs make up only a third of the self-employed people. Unfortunately, in the agrifood sector this figure is even lower. This situation has inspired EIT Food to launch a five-month international EWA program, which aims to promote women's leadership in the agrifood sector.
Participants from different parts of Lithuania
Today a half-year business development journey has begun for Austėja Keraitytė, Irmantė Jurelytė-Kovaliova, Daiva Bičkauskė, Eglė Valuckaitė-Stašauskienė, Šarūnė Vaitiekūnė, Dovilė Ilevičienė, Rasa Nabažaitė, Paulina Gruodienė, Vilija Vedlūgienė and Aistė Balčiūnaitienė.
During their journey, they will be supported by experienced mentors Artūras Jakubavičius, Mantas Vilys, Gytis Junevičius, Ignas Šlapkauskas, Eglė Vaičiukynaitė, Vaiva Kubilaitė, Zita Petkevičienė, Inga Juozapvičienė, Sergejus Borodinas and Edita Bagdonaitė. All mentors are from business, academia, or the public sector.
About AgriFood Lithuania DIH
AgriFood Lithuania DIH is a cluster and Digital Innovation Hub that brings together major research, business and public stakeholders in Lithuania for the common pursuit to transform agri-food sector. The organization itself is organizing more than 300 events annually and is participating as a partner in at least 50 initiatives. Agrifood Lithuania DIH is a part of several international projects under the H2020 framework and has a strong background in projects dedicated to women.
Learn more about AgriFood Lithuania DIH on their web page.
Visit Empoweting Women in Agrifood – EWA web page and EURACTIVE.com to learn more about the programme and its additional activities.
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