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Women in Ag and Hectares @ SPACE

Come meet us at the global show for animal farming in Rennes, France! The French exhibition dedicated to livestock and agricultural production, SPACE, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and we will be here for it! The international exhibition, located at the heart of France’s livestock region of Brittany, will take place on September 15, […]

Summer issue out now!

The new issue of Women in Ag Magazine is out! In this issue, our editor in chief shares some personal struggles (hello European heatwave) and how she copes with them, but you’ll also read about: – a Belgian research paper that highlights persistent gender equality in our industry, backed with stats – an interview with […]

Paso Robles Hosts First Annual Women in Olive Oil Retreat

By Linda Reed An unseasonably warm breeze wafted through the patio of the Paso Robles Inn, where seventeen enthusiasts from around the globe gathered to talk about olive oil. Among them were growers and producers, sommeliers and educators, marketers and aficionados. The occasion was the first annual retreat held by Women in Olive Oil (WIOO). […]

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 […]

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 […]

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):

“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 […]

Column – Who run the world?

Girls! You probably know this song by Beyoncé. While it is not about women in agriculture, I was reminded of it. A few months ago, I read the news that the United Nations has declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer. The fact that the UN would devote an entire year to […]

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 […]