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 ...

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An all-female collective of food and drink industry leaders is taking on a lifechanging challenge by travelling across Kenya to raise awareness and funds to support female-led farms in the country.

Women in Chad face significant challenges accessing land due to cultural norms, limiting their autonomy and ability to adapt to climate change. Initiatives like the AgriJob Booster Chad project (AJB-C ...

DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thousands of female farmers in Tanzania, Malawi and Uganda could escape a life of poverty if better policies were adopted to bridge a yawning gap in ...

Mama Shujaa wa Shakula, the Tanzanian reality TV show starring women farmers, is kicking off its fourth season on African television this week. The show, which translates roughly to “Brave Food Mother ...

Berber Kramer receives funding from CGIAR and its funders (https://www.cgiar.org/funders/). She is affiliated with the International Food Policy Research Institute ...

Farming is central to life in Zambia, with about 60% of the country's labour force relying on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihood or income. Seasonal rains shape planting and harvesting, and ...

For decades, Africa’s agricultural mechanization has been guided by a stubborn assumption: if tractors transformed farming ...