This success story written by Wendy Nicolas-Morales,a Gender in development specialist , is part of the "Young women and Youth's Gender Perspectives in Agricultural Development" series that spotlight young professionals' experiences for women's empowerment in agricultural development. From research to private sector, mass media to civil society work, YPARD 2015 Gender series features, every month, young "gender champions" from different regions of the world. This series is part of YPARD work as special youth catalyst in the GAP : Gender in Agriculture Partnership.
My name is Wendy Nicolás-Morales and I am from Mexico. I studied mybachelor’s degree in the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo and later on obtained the master degree in the Agris Mundus program on Rural Development and Food Security.