Thirty years ago, job opportunities for women in agriculture were limited mainly to support roles — traditional duties that helped back up the men, who were usually in charge both on and off ...

THE CONVERSATION. THERE’S ALWAYS A TRADEOFF. THE SMALL ARENA AT THE PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW WAS BARELY BIG ENOUGH FOR THE CROWD, WHO CAME TO HEAR BESTSELLING AUTHOR DOCTOR TEMPLE GRANDIN. THANK YOU FOR ...

2026 is designated as the year to recognize the importance of women to agriculture. Leading farm groups are coordinating activities. More than one in three U.S. farmers are women. After years of ...

The United Nations is recognizing 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer, aiming to spotlight the contributions of women in agriculture and agribusiness. The American Farm Bureau ...

Just about everywhere you go this year, you will likely see celebrations related to the International Year of the Women Farmer. From farm and trade association meetings to the state departments of ...

In April 2022, myAgro’s Founder and CEO Anushka Ratnayake gave a TED Talk about the organization’s impact in West Africa. myAgro had recently been selected as part of the Audacious Project, an ...

With lives already chock full of responsibilities for families, farms and other commitments, a group of Quarryville-area young women has added another dimension to their busy days in southeastern ...

The South African government makes a great deal of the fact that it supports women's empowerment in agriculture.But does it?As an anthropologist, I've been engaged in long-term ethnographic research ...

It is well documented that women small-scale farmers are hard done by in an environment where they farm without security of tenure, which inhibits their ability to raise finance with which to grow ...