Month: March 2026

Women farmers’ access to justice and resources centre stage at FAO Rome’s hq for International Women’s Day 2026

FAO, IFAD and WFP bring together high-level representatives and farmers’ organizations for the annual joint event in Rome on March 5th The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) marked International Women’s Day earlier this month with a joint […]

Applications for the Women in Ag Award 2026 now open!

The Women in Ag Foundation and the DLG (German Agricultural Society) will confer the international Women in Ag Award for the fifth time this year. Open to international candidates across the entire agricultural sector — from livestock to crop and horticultural production — the award recognizes professional women working in one of four categories: agriculture; […]

REVIEW: One size fits none

As I was reading “From the ground up” by Stephanie Anderson for the last edition of Women in Ag Magazine, I was reminded of December 2020. In late November of that year, I suffered a microscopic brain hemorrhage, small enough that nothing serious happened, but bad enough for a reality check. During the weeks of […]

Is the International Year of the Woman Farmer really necessary?

A column by Judith De Vor The year 2026 has been declared International Year of the Woman Farmer by the United Nations. A remarkable initiative. Is it really necessary? I was reminded of a morning in rural northern India. It was still cool, the sun just above the horizon. A woman bent over the […]

Latest issue of Women in Ag Magazine out now!

Happy International Women’s Day – the perfect day to launch a brand new issue of Women in Ag Mag! In this magazine, you will meet several laureates from last year’s Women in Ag Awards, including Lamai Yapanan – who protects indigenous plant breeds; Devroll Legodi – multiple awardee for her vertical farming project in South […]

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 […]