Women need better access to and control over resources like agricultural technologies, land, quality seeds, inputs, and more.
Building Resilience Through Localization in West and Central Africa
CORAF’s regional initiatives seek to build resilience by “embracing all at once” interconnected issues including market access, trade, women’s equity, and the empowerment of youth.
How Fair Trade Empowers Farmers and Promotes Sustainability
Fairtrade International is working to empower farmers, promote gender equity, and encourage youth to pursue sustainable careers in agriculture.
Op-Ed: We Must Listen To Youth
It’s tempting to see young people as victims who are not getting the resources they need, but they are the present and the future.
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.
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.
Food Security and Family Planning Are Linked
Some 257 million women around the world who want to avoid pregnancy lack access to safe, modern methods of contraception.
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…
Agroecology Boosts Employment, Rural Economies, and Gender Relations in Africa
Interdisciplinary collaboration can help to expand agroecology, which has the potential to feed the growing population and sustainably nourish future generations.
Scaling Agroecology: “Why Is Something So Compelling Also So Contentious?”
A new compendium and corresponding regional dialogue series explore the potential of agroecology and the factors undermining its success.
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 Tank’s Fall 2020 Reading List
As the cool weather sets in, Food Tank is here with a list of 22 books to inspire hope for the food system’s future.
Confronting Gender Bias in Agriculture Takes Daily Work, Says Maiga of CORAF
Mariame Maiga of WECARD/CORAF talks about how confronting gender inequity in Africa is a daily obligation for anyone working in agricultural research and sustainable development.
Dr. Maiga on Cultivating Equality in West and Central Africa
Dr. Mariame Maiga, Regional Gender and Social Development Adviser for the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF), tells Food Tank how CORAF’s projects make gender issues a key concern.