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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, […]

Women in Ag Magazine 25-004 out now!

The latest issue of Women in Ag Magazine is out now! As we are wrapping up a great year and looking forward to exciting projects to come, we launch this brand new issue of the magazine before we take a well-deserved holiday break. This magazine includes several of the Women in Ag Awards laureates, as […]

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):

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 […]

Women in Ag Magazine #2 is out now!

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 […]

Women in Ag Award 2025 – Apply now!

The Women in Ag Awards are back for 2025 – and you (or someone you know) could be the next inspiring voice we celebrate! The role of women in agriculture, in the agribusiness and in the agricultural sciences is changing worldwide. The Women in Ag Awards pay tribute to this commitment and tell the stories behind […]

“Being women makes us better equipped to adapt to change”

Kate Hoare, winner of the Women in Ag Awards 2023, Trenance Dairy, Tideford (Cornwall, UK) In her mid-thirties, Kate Hoare decided to go for a career as a full-time dairy farmer. A farmer’s daughter, her choice to take over her dad’s milk contract and start her own farm with husband Kevin and their three […]

Winners of the Women in Ag Award

The DLG (German Agricultural Society) and Women in Ag Magazine have announced the winners of this year’s “Women in Ag Awards” today. Conferred by an international jury in four categories: “Agriculture”, “Agribusiness”, “Education” and “Technology and Research”, the award recognizes the contribution of women in agriculture, agribusiness, academia and other organizations in the agricultural industry. […]

Women in Ag Awards 2023 – Meet the jury!

Every competition needs a jury. So do the Women in Ag Awards, which we are organising together with the DLG and will be awarded at Agritechnica next November. Our jury is composed of women from all over the world who are active in the broad agricultural sector at different levels. We are happy to introduce […]