Women in Ag Awards 2025 – the aftermovie
We can’t believe it’s been a week already since the Women in Ag Awards 2025! Watch the aftermovie below: See the photo gallery here (pictures by JAWORR Photography):
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Review – Good Ol Girl
This season, instead of reviewing a book for Women in Ag Magazine, I turned to the screen and watched the 2023 documentary Good Ol Girl, directed by Sarah Brennan Kolb. The film offers an intimate portrait of three modern-day cowgirls—Mandy Dauses, Sara Lemoine Knox, and Martha Santos—each trying to carve out a future in the […]
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Outsider – “Women play a fundamental role in agriculture”
María Emilia Macor is an agronomist from Córdoba (Argentina) María Emilia Macor is a farmers’ daughter and granddaughter who grew up in rural Argentina. At only 26 years old, she is determined to help make her country’s agriculture future-proof by exploring and implementing sustainable practices. As and agronomist and an active member of her […]
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“It’s a very exciting and hopeful time to be a woman in agriculture in Africa!”
Sarah Msambira is the Director at Small Farm Cities and women in agriculture mentor, Lilongwe (Malawi) She was one of the nominees for the Women in Ag Awards 2023, held at AgriTechnica: it was high time you met Sarah Msambira. A farmer’s daughter from Salima, Malawi, Sarah is the Director of Agriculture at Small […]
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Mental health – Before the Crisis: How Communities Can Proactively Support Mental Health
By The Do More Agriculture Foundation Most rural communities understand that emergencies happen—and they plan for them. Those who understand a community’s assets, strengths, resources, and people come together before a crisis to develop a strategy. Here’s what we do when the air ambulance is coming to pick up someone who has had a heart […]
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Women in Ag 2025-003 is out now!
Happy International Day of Rural Women to all the hard-working women in ag! It is no coincidence that we chose this thirtieth edition of this day, picked by the UN to celebrate and call attention to the achievements of women in agriculture, as the day to launch our latest magazine. There is a lot of […]
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Column – Why Women Must Lead Nigeria’s Agricultural Future
A column by Yamah Yemisi Dorcas In the early hours of rural Nigeria, while much of the world still sleeps, thousands of women are already on the move. They trek long distances along muddy paths, carrying sprayers, hoes and sometimes children. Some head to farmlands they do not own. Others serve as extension workers, […]
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Influencer – “I found myself again through sharing online”
Andrea Flemming, aka @thatfitagvocate, is our Influencer A fifth generation farmer in rural Minnesota, Andrea Flemming didn’t start out with the intention to become an ‘agfluencer’. Sharing her journey as she joined the family farm while being a CPT (Certified Personal Trainer) focused on building the necessary strength to work in a physical industry […]
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Winners announced at fourth EU Organic Awards
European Commission announced winners of the fourth edition of the EU Organic Awards. This year’s awardees uphold the high standards set by previous winners, showcasing innovative and sustainable projects across Europe’s organic value chain. Their work demonstrates how organic farming and production can deliver added value, create communities and jobs in rural areas, turn […]
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Encounter – Growing food, minds and leaders
An interview with black farmer and food justice activist Raqueeb Bey Not all farmers live and work in a rural area. When we think of farmers, we often picture them in a setting of endless fields on the countryside. However, things are moving in the big cities, where poor communities are all too often […]
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