The Fédération suggests: - that the monetary value of work done by women farmers on the farm be recognized and included in the farm's production costs; - that financial assistance be granted to women farmers for day care of children under five, or to provide a replacement employee during childbirth and emergencies; - that existing tax measures be improved to facilitate transfer of the farm, as well as a respectable retirement for farming parents, so that the parents are not forced to start from scratch and are not left with nothing after giving up their farm; - that the Fédération des agricultrices du Québec continue to receive financial support within the framework of a financial partnership for its activities ai
ming to en ...[+++]hance the profession, provide training, provide information and ensure networking in order to break the isolation of women farmers; that isolation must be broken—sometimes, women farmers go a whole month without going off the farm; they must be able to work normally; - that women farmers who act as natural caregivers for a loved one, or for an ill or disabled person, receive financial support; - that financial support be provided for the family farm—it is unthinkable that women farmers should be forced to work off the farm to make sure the farm survives; - that more financial resources be allocated to support regional initiatives to prevent psychological distress, as well as support for programs to help battered women and abused children; - that food products made in Canada be identified in order to increase Canadian agricultural revenue; - that the benefits generated by agriculture be regularly published for Canadians; such benefits include jobs created, quality food, the vitality of rural communities and conservation of Canadian landscapes.
