sustainability

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 […]

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 […]

“Lack of representation is not a sign you don’t belong, it is a sign the field needs more voices like yours”

Arha Padman, winner of the FIRA Women in Agrobotics Award 2025 This year was not only the year of a historic fourth edition of the Women in Ag Awards at AgriTechnica, but also the launch of the Women in AgRobotics Award by the renown robotics tradeshow FIRA USA. The award, designed to shine a […]

“Now that I’m here I am finally realising that yes, maybe I deserve this prize too.”

Cécile Deterre is the CTO of Blue Planet Ecosystems (Vienna) and winner of the Women in Ag Award, category “Technology & Research” If you weren’t at the Women in Ag Awards ceremony on November 12th, you missed out. Never have there been so many winners, laureates, candidates and former winners present in Hannover. Among them […]

Alicia won third prize in the “Agribusiness” category

At only 26, Alicia Gómez Giménez impressed the WiA Awards jury with Manderly Agriculture, the project she built from scratch on an island with almost no agricultural activity. We had a talk with her right before the award ceremony at Agritechnica, last November. How was Manderly Agriculture born, and why did you decide to start a […]

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):

Our Lady of the Colours, four generations of girl power on the farm

Never has the name of this feature been more accurate: this is a true encounter, and one we at Women in Ag will remember fondly for a very long time. Our encounter with the four women running the Notre Dame des Couleurs dairy farm in Belfort-du-Quercy, a tiny village in the Lot region in southwestern […]

Finalists for best female organic farmer awards announced

The European Commission has announced the finalists of the first ever EU Organic Awards, launched on 18 February 2022. A jury composed of representatives from the organising instances as well as representatives from the European Parliament and Council of the EU will select winners for the eight categories out of a total of 24 entries […]

“I think dialogue with farmers is incredibly important.”

Tessa Avermaete, Agricultural Economist Tessa Avermaete lives near Leuven, the pre-eminent university town in Belgium. She studied bioengineering with a major in agricultural economics, but discovered her love for farming on her grandparents’ farm. From her position as an agricultural economist and member of several management and advisory boards, she has a privileged view on […]

“Sharing online about agriculture can be challenging, but it is absolutely worth it!”

Tara Vander Dussen, aka The New Mexico Milkmaid Her name is Tara Vander Dussen, but you may know her better as the New Mexico Milkmaid. With +12.000 followers on her Facebook page and +45.000 on Instagram, Tara uses her platforms and reach as an online advocate for agriculture. Women in Ag talked with her […]