One in 5 farms in West Flanders is led by a woman today. “We have seen a small rise in recent years. In West Flanders we are in the middle bracket with 20%. But it is very positive that we increasingly have women who apply for a Vlif support and that means that they take over a company or start up” ,, ” Light Loes Vromme, Flemish parliament member.
The figures, which Flemish MP Loes Vandromme collected for West Flanders, also shows that a third of the female managers opt for smaller grazing animals, in addition 21 % prefers agriculture.