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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 […]

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 […]