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Women in agriculture booklet launch aims to inspire future generations

Women in agriculture and food production are being celebrated for International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF).  CAP Network Ireland will this week officially launch the second ed...

Women farmers caring for people and planet: Sustaining land, water and biodiversity

This UN Women portrait series places the diversity of women farmers’ voices and experiences at the centre of global action on sustainable development and food systems through 12 st...

Watch: Groundbreakers – championing Ireland’s female farmers on world stage

In the final instalment of Agriland’s ‘Groundbreakers’ series, we meet the Co. Clare farmer who is Ireland’s ambassador for women in agriculture this year. Groundbreakers, proudly...

Watch: New generation of women shaping farming

A new generation of young women are making their mark in a very positive way, both at farm level and within the agri-business sector. This was the subject of discussion with two re...

Conference to celebrate women in Irish agriculture

A conference to mark the International Year of the Woman Farmer is set to be held in Co. Offaly. Teagasc will host the event, entitled ‘Growing Voices, Women in Farming’, on Thursd...

Women’s Land Holdings Show Marginal Rise in Agri Ministry Report

Women’s agricultural land holdings increased from 11.72% in 2015-16 to 11.98%, according to the Union agriculture ministry’s latest report.

When Rural Women Gain Power, Families and Communities Grow Stronger

[Daily News] Dodoma -- Talk of agriculture in many rural communities, a seed is more than something planted in the soil. It can represent food, income, family health and the future...

Agri-conference hears women are ‘secret weapon’ for environment

A Dublin conference on generational renewal and women in farming that took place this week was told that women are “the secret weapon” when it comes to protecting the environment i...

Women in Ag Tech Event Returns to Tech Hub LIVE, Spotlighting Leadership in Agricultural Innovation

UN recognises Galway farmer as role model for women in agri

A Co. Galway farmer has been selected as one of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (UN) 100 Women Heroes. This is for International Year of the Woman Farm...

Unpaid Uncounted &Unbroken: Invisible Empire of India’s Female Farmer

India, a nation whose heart still beats in soil even after years of technological advancement, agriculture is its spine holding upright the weight of 1.48 billion dreams. It fills...

Zimbabwe’s Women Farmers Struggle for Loans, Technology and Land Rights Despite Producing Much of the Nation’s Food

For many women farmers, securing agricultural finance remains out of reach. The post Zimbabwe’s Women Farmers Struggle for Loans, Technology and Land Rights Despite Producing Much...

TAMS 3: Payments to women farmers total €17.7m

Payments to women farmers under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) total €17.7 million to date. This is just under 10% (approximately 9.7%) of the total amount...

Training days for women in agriculture to be held in Leitrim

Two practical training days for women in farming are set to take place in Co. Leitrim this autumn. The free events are being run by the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES...

Women at the Helm: Celebrating “International Year of the Woman Farmer” at Hope Family Wines

Not-for-profit body TRI begins helping women in remote M.P. to earn more via scientific, organic farming

Its training and support initiative has helped transform the agricultural practices of smallholder women farmers

Historians Called Them “Housekeepers” – but Roman Women Were Running Profitable Farms

Roman female farm managers likely oversaw valuable agricultural production rather than serving only as housekeepers. Across five centuries of Roman laws, literature, and grave insc...

Group targets AI-driven food security initiative for rural women

A Nigerian NGO is using AI-driven food security initiatives to empower rural women in agro-food processing, boosting productivity and market access. Learn Read More: https://punch...

Gender inclusive communications guide launched for agri sector

A new guide, produced as part of the Women in Agriculture Action Plan, is seeking to promote the use of more inclusive language and imagery in agricultural communications. Minister...

Hivi hapa vikwazo wanawake kushindwa kushiriki kilimo

Licha ya mwamko unaopatikana kwa wanawake kushiriki katika kilimo, ukosefu wa ardhi, nyenzo, teknolojia na masoko ni miongoni mwa vikwazo vimetajwa kuwarejesha nyuma kushiriki kili...

Watch: Co. Cavan farmer breaking new ground online

In the sixth instalment of Agriland’s ‘Groundbreakers’ series, we meet a Co. Cavan farmer and content creator sharing her journey online. Groundbreakers, proudly supported by FBD,...

Walsh: ‘Fairness’ for female farmers must be ‘core’ in new CAP

An Irish MEP has called for gender equality for female farmers to be made a core objective of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Maria Walsh, who is a member of the European...

Malawi: Women Turn Cotton Profits Into Year-Round Businesses

[Bird Story Agency] A women's farming group in southern Malawi is reinvesting cotton earnings in poultry, livestock, shops and savings schemes--turning a seasonal crop into year-ro...

New round of ACORNS opens for rural female entrepreneurs

Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Martin Heydon today (Monday, July 27) opened the call for applications for the ACORNS programme. Now in its 12th year, ACORNS, which...