After a winter to rest, process and think on the previous edition, preparations for the fourth edition of the Women in Ag Awards are now in full swing. From regular meetings with our co-hosts from the DLG, speaking as a guest in their podcast (click here to listen) and spreading the word as much as we can, we are very much looking forward to this AgriTechnica edition. Applications close on July 31st, so there’s only a few more days left to apply! I urge you to drop the forced modesty that’s been trained into you from a little girl and just go for it: you are worthy and we look forward to meeting you in Hannover.
After a relatively calm summer, autumn and winter promise to be very busy as well as we gear up for 2026 or, as the UN proclaimed it, the International Year of the Woman Farmer. I can’t reveal too much yet but of course, as Women in Ag Magazine, there’s a year’s worth of special initiatives and collaborations coming up in 2026! If you have ideas or suggestions for the International Year of the Woman Farmer, get in touch with us and let’s talk: we’d love to hear from you!
All this to say, it took a little longer to collect the stories for the summer and get this publication out but I hope you’ll agree it was worth it, as we have many beautiful and inspiring stories to share. There’s the story of Raqueeb Bey and the Black Urban Farmers, who fight for food justice in Pittsburgh (US), for example. Our talk with Sarah Msambira from Malawi, who is part of the African movement for the empowerment of women in agriculture, or the one with Jane, one of the jury members for the Women in Ag Awards. Andrea (US) brings a fresh take on agfluencing with her focus on building the strength needed to do physically straining farm work, while Febe (Belgium) installed a campsite on her farm to let city-dwellers taste the quiet of the countryside. Emi decided to work on a future-proof and gender-equal agriculture from the inside out in her native Argentina. This edition, the Do More Agriculture Foundation returns with a piece on mental health. Columnists Yemisi and Judith also contributed their perspectives on what it is like to be a woman in agriculture. Last but not least, Antoon decided to review a movie instead of a book this time!
I am very honoured to add these amazing women to the Women in Ag community and hope you will love meeting them as much as I did.
Happy reading, and don’t forget to apply for the Awards!
Kim.
