Wednesday, 1 July 2026
A medieval Italian citrus fruit sparks collaboration between a woman farmer and a chef The medieval, hilltop town of Sermoneta straddles the bright blue Tyrrhenian Sea in the distance to…
New suite of gender indicators enables deeper analysis across multiple dimensions The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released its most comprehensive dataset to date on…
Her story begins in a small village of Umaria and unfolds into a larger narrative of resilience, enterprise and women-led transformation In the forested heartlands of Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district,…
Policy leaders, agribusiness executives and grassroots institutions converge in a conference hosted by Corteva, to argue that empowering women farmers is no longer a social imperative alone, but an economic…
Rs 2.19 crore NABARD-backed facility to process 480 tonnes of groundnuts annually, generate rural livelihoods, and position ‘Yadgir Groundnut’ as a value-added brand In a significant push toward women-led rural…
As India marks the International Year of the Woman Farmer, Maharashtra’s proposed law could become a defining test of how agricultural identity, entitlement and recognition are understood in the 21st…
Global research is rewriting the rules of collaboration—putting fairness, shared ownership, and farmer agency at the center A growing global push for more equitable partnerships is beginning to reshape the…
Photo courtesy: FAO/Samuel Creppy Water reservoir constructed in southern Angola means better harvests, options and resilience for farmers Rita’s mornings used to start with a three-kilometre walk to fetch water. With…
Interview with Tacko Ndiaye, Gender Team Leader and Mariola Acosta, FAO’s Strategic Coordinator of the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, on why the Year should serve as a…
International conference backs global alliance to boost women’s leadership in food systems The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is developing a national gender platform that will connect more than…
Industry leaders call for inclusive agri-tech design, capacity building, and service-based technology models to empower women farmers and entrepreneurs The role of women in agriculture is undergoing a critical reassessment…
Celebrating the spirit of the International Year of Women Farmers and the global movement for food security– AI4Agri 2026 In a small village tucked away in the hills of Maharashtra,…
The Government of Maharashtra convened global leaders, scientists, grassroots innovators, multilateral agencies and farmer collectives at AI4Agri2026 in Mumbai, positioning 2026 as the Year of the Woman Farmer and calling…
Three-year collaboration brings GAP and IPM to over 5,000 farmers and thousands of acres Godrej Agrovet has signed a landmark agreement with the Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Mission (MSRLM) to…
