What is the role of women in agriculture and how can agroecology help them? Women make up over half of sub-Saharan Africa’s 33 million smallholder farmers.

Rocky Acres Farm, a member of the Black Farmer Fund. Photography by Onyx Ramirez. Potlikker aims to work with 300 businesses, including distributors, processors, and producers. lt also partners with ...

Women now make up over one-third of farmers nationally, according to the USDA. A recent Trace One analysis shows Pitt County is no different, showing 33.7 percent of farmers in the county are women.

As Iowa farmers continue to age, a University of Iowa professor says one way to ward off farmland consolidation is to uncover the stressors for women farmers.

Kiss the Ground hopes this series inspires people to get out and support their local farmers—whether that’s visiting a farm or farmers market, or sparking up a conversation with a farmer ...

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has empowered women farmers in Oyo State through training, cash support, and farm equipment to enhance food sustainability in the state. The initiative ...

Agriculture is the backbone of South Africa's rural economy, and women form the foundation of this sector. Yet, their ...

Interest in urban farming is growing even faster than late summer corn. Throughout Los Angeles County, community gardens have sprouted by the thousands, and there’s a shortage of room for ...

The Great Brave Women Association, a subsidiary of Nigeria Women in Agriculture (NWIA), has launched the sale of affordable farm produce across local government areas in Lagos State to ease the ...

Women farmers generally have deep-rooted knowledge of local ecosystems, traditional farming and ways to grow and store seeds.