Discover 23 compelling fall reads that delve into the complexities of food systems, sustainability, and the untold stories of those who shape our plates.
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Urban American Farmer: Growing Local Food and Relationships in Austin
Urban American Farmer is working to expand Austin’s local food system by increasing access to food education and urban farms for community members.
Ustawi Afrika Is Empowering Rural Women through Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable farming and entrepreneurship lessons create gender equity and positive change for rural women in Kenya.
From Soil to Success: Maryland’s Black Farmers Lead Change
A business accelerator wants to empower Maryland’s Black farmers to thrive in the agriculture industry, fostering economic growth and increasing access to fresh, healthy food.
Fostering Local Food Systems Solutions in West and Central Africa
Foreign aid alone won’t solve acute hunger.
Empowering Women Researchers in West and Central Africa
Women need better access to and control over resources like agricultural technologies, land, quality seeds, inputs, and more.
124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!
These organizations are leveraging the power of unusual partnerships, giving voice to youth, and investing in community-led innovations and solutions.
To Create Lasting, Collaborative Food System Solutions, We Need to Learn By Listening
If more collaborative research methods can help mitigate climate change, build sustainability, and address inequities, why aren’t they more widespread?
The Power of Millets and Farmer Research Collaboration
Traditional farming practices have nourished communities for thousands of years. Learning from these techniques can lead to sustainable, equitable solutions to feed the world.
Empowering Agriculture Entrepreneurs: LadyAgri and the Future of Women-Focused Investments
LadyAgri Impact Investment Hub is forging a future for women agri-entrepreneurs through three pillars: technical assistance, agri-finance, and market access and technology.
Transforming Agriculture: Unleashing the Potential of Women Agriculturalists
Trainings focused on formalizing gender equity can help empower women in agricultural communities.
Hunger Is Getting Worse. After Visiting Africa, I’m Reminded How Solving Hunger Means Empowering Women
Investments in women in food and agriculture are critical to breaking the cycles of hunger, poverty, and gender discrimination.
Revolutionizing Agriculture: How Empowering Women Could Boost Global Food Security and GDP
Recent research shows that dismantling gender inequalities in agrifood systems can boost economic growth, food security, and resilience to climate shocks.
From Marginalization to Empowerment: How Investing in Women Can Transform Sub-Saharan Africa
Solutions developed by and for women farmers can help break the cycle of poverty and food insecurity.
AgriPath: Working to Benefit Women and Youth Smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
Three organizations have partnered in the development of Agripath, a project which will test the effectiveness of digital, in-person, and hybrid extension services across five countries over five years.
Farmers Spearheading Community Led Development in Liberia
To address gender inequality and youth unemployment, farmers collectively decided to donate land for women and youth to communally tend to.
Global Development’s Glaring Blind Spot: The Power of Smallholder Women Farmers
Smallholder farmers produce up to 80 percent of the food supply in Asian and sub-Saharan African countries, and women are crucial producers on those farms.
Social Enterprise in India Revives Lost Foodways
C.Green Organic Future works toward sustainability for the planet and local communities as it tries to revive traditional foodways.
Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems for Climate Resilience
The role of aquatic foods and water management is crucial to developing more resilient communities and mitigating the climate crisis.
Centering Gender Equity to Bring the World Back into Balance
Women, particularly those in Indigenous communities around the world, have been working the land for generations and know what works, says Chief Caleen Sisk.
