DuPont and Agro Amazônia hold an event for women in Querência (MT)

Around 70 women participated in the Women in the Countryside project

08.11.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)
Fernanda Campos

DuPont Crop Protection and Agro Amazônia held another edition of the socio-environmental project on the 27th DuPont Women in the Field. The company's initiative, in partnership with its distributors, aims to encourage the adoption of good practices in farming, the quality of life in the countryside and the sustainability of agribusiness. The event took place at Espaço Quintal Festas, in the municipality of Querência (MT), and brought together around 70 women.

During the meeting, a group of invited professionals from DuPont spoke about basic health care recommended for women who work in rural areas. Another highlight was the fashion show offered by local company Maria Fernanda Boutique.

According to DuPont's Product Safety and Environmental Manager, Felipe Ramos, the company's socio-environmental platform, which includes the Women in the Field program, has already benefited more than 1 million people in Brazil. According to Ramos, the company invests annually in the execution of five similar projects: DuPont University, DuPont Correct and Safe Use, DuPont School, DuPont Nature and DuPont Women in the Field.  

In the Querência event, the program’s actions DuPont Women in the Field were coordinated by the company's commercial representative, Tiago Ribeiro Hashinokuti.

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