women in ag magazine

“Our aim is to educate people about agriculture”

Nina Kleine (@Hof_zur_Haskenau) is our Influencer Last month, AgriTechnica hosted not only the Women in Ag Awards, but also the Agri-Influencer Awards. A quick scroll through the winners in many categories revealed that there was just one woman among them and, since it is our mission to highlight the achievements of women in agriculture, she […]

Seaweed farming in the Philippines: a women-powered industry

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF), wanting to spotlight the essential roles women play across agrifood systems, from production to trade. Women farmers are central to food security, nutrition and economic resilience, yet their crucial contributions all too often remain unrecognised and […]

“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 […]

UK and Wales study reveals low mental wellbeing in 1/3 of women in ag

In a survey undertaken by the University of Exeter, in collaboration with the Centre for Rural Policy Research and The Farmer Community Network, with over two thousand women in farming in the UK and Wales, preliminary findings point to low mental wellbeing in female farmers. The extensive research paper by the University looked at mental […]

“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 […]

“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 & Odisee to host symposium for women in agriculture

On February 11th, the Odisee University of Applied Sciences and Women in Ag Magazine are hosting the symposium “Rooted in resilience: Women in Agriculture”. This event will take place on the campus of the Odisee University of Applied Sciences in Sint-Niklaas. The event will be hosted in Dutch. 2026 has been declared the International Year […]

“We are solving food insecurity, one plate at a time”.

Robyn Mijares (Philippines) won the Woman in Ag Award for teaching children to grow their food. At just 24, Robyn Mijares has revolutionized agriculture in the Philippines, one school at a time, one student at a time, mobilizing over 98,000 public school students and their families through sustainable farming. Founder and Executive Director of Grow […]

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 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 […]