Social Media Ideas for International Year Of The Woman Farmer

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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...

The Year of Pastoralists Must Be More Than Symbolic

WASHINGTON DC, August 6 (IPS) - This is supposed to be the year the world finally sees and recognizes pastoralists. The United Nations has designated 2026 as the International Yea...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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,...

UP Rural Livelihood Mission turns 8.2 million women farmers into entrepreneurs

UP Rural Livelihood Mission turns 8.2 million women farmers into entrepreneurs

Diyamaati FPC: Bihar’s women build a model that is changing the future of villages

Diyamaati FPC has united 2,100 women shareholders in Bihar, expanding farm services, goat feed and rural entrepreneurship locally.

Emirati Women’s Day 2026 expands into a month-long celebration for the first time

Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak announced on Wednesday that Emirati Women’s Day will no longer be confined to its usual single date on the calendar, with this year’s celebration stretc...

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...

UN Women statement for International Equal Pay Day 2026

On International Equal Pay Day, UN Women stands with women workers everywhere calling for equal pay for work of equal value.

How women farmers are helping elephants and forests in a Sumatran national park

LUBUK KEMBANG BUNGA, Indonesia — Tesso Nilo National Park, located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, often makes headlines due to human-wildlife conflict — a byproduct of illega...