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Hundreds of rural women farmers took to the streets in Ghana's Bono East Region, celebrating their vital role in feeding communities while demanding the recognition and resources they've long been denied. Their message is clear: when you empower a rural woman, you energize a nation.
A former teacher with no farming training turned YouTube tutorials into a thriving strawberry farm in rural Mizoram. Two years after planting her first 1,000 saplings, ZT Lalrithangi earned recognition as one of only two Indians on the UN's 100 Women Heroes list.
Farmers in Gujarat are turning monsoon floods into irrigation reserves using a simple underground storage system. Bhungroo captures excess rainwater, stores it deep below the surface, and pumps it back up when crops need it most.
As Kenya braces for a major El Niño event, experts say the key to surviving climate shocks lies in supporting women farmers who grow much of Africa's food but face the highest risks when trying new methods. A new approach focuses on giving them the resources to innovate safely.
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Women who walk miles through difficult terrain to collect shea nuts across northern Ghana just received farm inputs and logistics support from a national tree crops initiative. The program aims to boost productivity and livelihoods in one of the country's most important agricultural sectors.
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is putting $180 million toward food self-sufficiency by 2029, transforming farming from a last resort into a profession young people can embrace. The initiative includes smaller farm equipment for women and innovative solutions to help smallholder farmers overcome the country's rugged terrain.
A groundbreaking lecture backed by 30 years of research reveals how closing agriculture's gender gap could transform Nigeria's food security. Professor Taibat Yusuf shares proven solutions to unlock the potential of millions of women farmers.
Women cotton farmers in eastern Uganda are selling directly to ginneries, cutting out village middlemen who underpaid them and used faulty scales. The shift is turning seasonal cotton earnings into iron-roofed homes, education, and productive assets.
For years, Jiwanti Bara watched her mangoes rot because local traders controlled prices. Now her fruit reaches international markets, and she's earning three times more.
Despite flooding that destroyed 8 hectares of crops and the daily challenges of farming with physical disabilities, Nigerian women are pioneering agricultural resilience. A new study reveals how 1,118 women farmers across 27 states are building solutions despite climate shocks.
Women farmers in Nigeria's Kaduna State are receiving free fertilizer for the first time, helping them overcome costs that threatened their ability to grow food. The state government is delivering 500 truckloads to 150,000 smallholder farmers who've struggled with rising prices.
Widows in coastal Kenya are rebuilding their lives with a pest-resistant cotton that triples harvests and brings home steady income. What was once a dying industry now employs 15,000 farmers and produces 60% of the nation's cotton.