Traditional farming practices have nourished communities for thousands of years. Learning from these techniques can lead to sustainable, equitable solutions to feed the world.
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.
The New Narrative of Rural Communities Has To Put People First, Not Profit
To support thriving rural areas, every part of the food system needs to recognize that people are more important than profit.
Farmers Are Knowledge Producers Too. It’s Past Time We Listen to Them
Too often, researchers do the science and then bring farmers in after—unsurprisingly, their efforts are rarely successful.
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.
