As a landowner, Rosine is in the minority. Only 25% of landowners in Ivory Coast are women (Rosine’s grandmother fought hard to pass the land to her, but her male cousins are still contesting).
In the cacao orchards of Ivory Coast, women do most of the work for just a small portion of the income. Now, they are calling time on patriarchal attitudes. Rosine Bekoin has been farming cacao ...