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International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026

Across the world, women farmers hold answers to some of our greatest food-system challenges. These are their stories — told through experience, ideas and ambitions.

Explore IYWF 2026 at FAO

A woman harvests ripe coffee cherries from a tree.

By Heifer International

On small coffee farms in Loja Province, farmers are turning teamwork into higher incomes, fuller harvests and more resilient land.

Three women hold cash outdoors in Odisha, India.

By Heifer International

Woman smiles among a flock of chickens.

By Heifer International

A woman stands inside a poultry house holding a tray of eggs.

By Sophea Uth

Rebeka Begum feeds her water buffalo.

By Heifer International

By Heifer International