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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.
Raising Sustainability and Gender Standards Across Asia’s Seafood Industry
The Asian Seafood Improvement Collaborative (ASIC) seeks to empower Asian seafood producers, processors, and distributors by establishing place-based social and environmental standards.
Where to Go from Here: Expanding Women’s Leadership in Food and Agriculture Systems
During a recent interview, farmer, activist, and Co-Founder of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN) Denise O’Brien discussed the importance of cultivating women farmers’ leadership skills and including them in decision making processes. In the 1990s, O’Brien helped launch…
Global Alliance Report Highlights Investment Strategies for Resilient Food Systems
A new report encourages investors to use creative financial strategies to promote food system sustainability, resiliency, and equity.
Congress Should Pull the Plug on USAID’S Failing African Green Revolution
U.S. Congress should shift funding toward more promising ecological programs that will support farmers.
Food 4 Farmers Helps Coffee-Farming Families Overcome Seasonal Food Insecurity
Food 4 Farmers collaborates with coffee-growing communities in Latin America to build thriving local food hubs, diversify family income, promote sustainable agricultural practices, and cultivate local leadership.
Research in Tunisia Explores Women Pastoralists’ Roles in Climate Change Adaptation
Women in Tunisia are increasingly involved in livestock activities. Facilitating their access to training and resources could save Tunisia’s degraded rangelands and contribute to climate change adaptation.
The Lexicon’s Initiative Highlights Farafena’s Work with Smallholder Farmers
Farafena, a Vancouver-based company, is supporting women smallholder farmers in Mali, developing local economies, and committing to transparent supply chains.
Livestock Farmers in Afghanistan Face Crisis
The Taliban takeover threatens livestock farmers in Afghanistan, leaving them vulnerable to climate and economic shocks in an increasingly unstable country.
2nd International Agrobiodiversity Congress Highlights Importance of Crop Diversity
The Reawakened Foods Initiative recently featured storytellers who are working to raise awareness of agrobiodiversity around the world.