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Women integral to agriculture industry

Tuesday, March 8 is International Women's Day.

Laura Lazo is chair of Manitoba Women in Agriculture and Food.

She talked about the importance of the day.

"It's very important. It mobilizes people all around the world. It is a day where people take stock of the contributions that women make to society and to industry. It's very important that women and businesses take stock of the importance of what they do because it raises awareness."

Lazo says women are integral to the agriculture industry.

"Women play an absolute essential role in agriculture. There is no question about it. The question is how much we know about that. How much we understand the impact of women. Women are involved in every part of the farm. They can be operating equipment, they can be running errands, looking after the family, looking after HR needs, the finances, etc."

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