Cultivating Equality: Empowering Women in Agri-Food Systems

• 18 April 2024

The conference was a dynamic forum for the exchange of ideas, research-based evidence, and innovative strategies aimed at promoting women’s roles and influence in agri-food systems. The key takeaways from the conference revolve around the intentional design of agricultural programs, projects, and policies to empower women, with the understanding that this approach yields multifaceted benefits. Increased agricultural productivity, improved nutrition, diversified diets, enhanced food security, and superior climate resilience are some of the positive outcomes. The conference highlighted Farmer Producer Organisations and collective efforts as promising avenues to amplify women’s access to markets, resources, agency, and empowerment. Additionally, it emphasized the pivotal role of women’s leadership at all levels of innovation, decision-making, and policy formulation in fostering just and resilient agri-food systems.