Agriculture

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 […]

Dr. Elaine Ingham, founder of the Soild Food Web Foundation, passed away

Groundbreaking microbiologist and leader of the regenerative agriculture movement Elaine Ingham has passed away on February 16 in her South Carolina home at 73 years old. Elaine was one of the women who led the way for younger generations of women in regenerative agriculture. Known for her research that developed the concept of the ‘soil […]

Agritechnica 2025 retrospective: impressive as always

In mid-November, Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany, closed its doors. The biennial celebration of agricultural machinery lasted a whole week. 476.000 visitors from 171 countries admired the shiny machines in 22 different halls. Those are incredible numbers. Traditionally, several awards were also presented at Agritechnica, with the highlight for us, of course, being the Women in […]

“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, […]

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):

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Women in Ag Awards 2025 – Meet the jury: Juana “Jane” Tapel

As the temperatures are reaching tropical heights in Europe, we are gearing up for the fourth edition of the Women in Ag Awards, the international awards open to all women in agriculture worldwide, hosted in collaboration with the DLG. Present and behind the Awards project from the very beginning, back in 2022, Juana Tapel has […]