Post-harvest loss: where Africa’s food disappears before it reaches the plate
By our columnist Yemisi Yamah Harvest season is often imagined as a moment of pride. It is the time when farmers finally see the reward for months of early mornings, careful tending, and relentless hope. But across many parts of Africa, that celebration is painfully short. Long before food reaches the market and long before […]
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Dr. Elaine Ingham, founder of the Soild Food Web Foundation, passed away
Groundbreaking microbiologist and leader of the regenerative agriculture movement Elaine Ingham has passed away on February 16 in her South Carolina home at 73 years old. Elaine was one of the women who led the way for younger generations of women in regenerative agriculture. Known for her research that developed the concept of the ‘soil […]
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Women in Ag launches the Women in Ag Foundation
Building a global network for women in ag 2026 is a very important year for women in ag. The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF). During this year, the aim is to spotlight the essential roles women play across agrifood systems, from production to trade, while often going […]
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Agritechnica 2025 retrospective: impressive as always
In mid-November, Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany, closed its doors. The biennial celebration of agricultural machinery lasted a whole week. 476.000 visitors from 171 countries admired the shiny machines in 22 different halls. Those are incredible numbers. Traditionally, several awards were also presented at Agritechnica, with the highlight for us, of course, being the Women in […]
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“Our aim is to educate people about agriculture”
Nina Kleine (@Hof_zur_Haskenau) is our Influencer Last month, AgriTechnica hosted not only the Women in Ag Awards, but also the Agri-Influencer Awards. A quick scroll through the winners in many categories revealed that there was just one woman among them and, since it is our mission to highlight the achievements of women in agriculture, she […]
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Seaweed farming in the Philippines: a women-powered industry
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF), wanting to spotlight the essential roles women play across agrifood systems, from production to trade. Women farmers are central to food security, nutrition and economic resilience, yet their crucial contributions all too often remain unrecognised and […]
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“Lack of representation is not a sign you don’t belong, it is a sign the field needs more voices like yours”
Arha Padman, winner of the FIRA Women in Agrobotics Award 2025 This year was not only the year of a historic fourth edition of the Women in Ag Awards at AgriTechnica, but also the launch of the Women in AgRobotics Award by the renown robotics tradeshow FIRA USA. The award, designed to shine a […]
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UK and Wales study reveals low mental wellbeing in 1/3 of women in ag
In a survey undertaken by the University of Exeter, in collaboration with the Centre for Rural Policy Research and The Farmer Community Network, with over two thousand women in farming in the UK and Wales, preliminary findings point to low mental wellbeing in female farmers. The extensive research paper by the University looked at mental […]
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“Now that I’m here I am finally realising that yes, maybe I deserve this prize too.”
Cécile Deterre is the CTO of Blue Planet Ecosystems (Vienna) and winner of the Women in Ag Award, category “Technology & Research” If you weren’t at the Women in Ag Awards ceremony on November 12th, you missed out. Never have there been so many winners, laureates, candidates and former winners present in Hannover. Among them […]
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“Working with waste is not shameful, it is an act of love for my community”
Joëlla Mujijima Buhendwa, founder and CEO of AstiFerme and winner of the Women in Ag Award (Agriculture), DR Congo Joëlla Mujijima Buhendwa leads a circular agriculture initiative that transforms household organic waste into high-quality animal feed and organic fertilizer through the farming of black soldier flies. A model that reduces pollution, replaces imported protein sources, […]
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