About CWA California Women for Agriculture (CWA) was formed in 1975, in the Coachella Valley. The name was chosen to develop a cross section of members. In fact, the nucleus of the first chapter was made up of consumers, as well as farmers. Today our membership is as diverse as the industry we represent bankers, lawyers, accountants, marketing professionals, consumers AND farmers. With 20 chapters and 2,000 plus members across the state, CWA is the most active, all volunteer agricultural organization in the state and members are actively engaged in public relations, education and legislative advocacy on behalf of agriculture.
CWA's 5 Principle Objectives are:
To improve the public image of farmers and to develop rapport within agricultural communities throughout the state,
To involve women of the State of California for the following general purposes, To speak on behalf of agriculture in an intelligent, informative, direct and truthful manner,
To keep CWA members informed on legislative activities pertaining to agriculture,
To join forces when the need arises to deal with agricultural problems in a specific community.
