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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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Women in Ag & Odisee to host symposium for women in agriculture
On February 11th, the Odisee University of Applied Sciences and Women in Ag Magazine are hosting the symposium “Rooted in resilience: Women in Agriculture”. This event will take place on the campus of the Odisee University of Applied Sciences in Sint-Niklaas. The event will be hosted in Dutch. 2026 has been declared the International Year […]
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“We are solving food insecurity, one plate at a time”.
Robyn Mijares (Philippines) won the Woman in Ag Award for teaching children to grow their food. At just 24, Robyn Mijares has revolutionized agriculture in the Philippines, one school at a time, one student at a time, mobilizing over 98,000 public school students and their families through sustainable farming. Founder and Executive Director of Grow […]
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