Equality

Access to cooperative-led financing allows one woman farmer in rural Uganda to invest in her farm — and reclaim time, income and agency.

Across fields and markets, women farmers are leading community-rooted change that strengthens food security and builds a more equitable future.

Agricultural microloans are promoting financial inclusion and business growth for women smallholder farmers in the small village of Dadi Louis, Nigeria.

For decades, men ruled the farms in Bihar. Now, it’s women who are reshaping the agricultural economy.

Workeye Endris, a 29-year-old mother of six from Asosa, Abrahamo Woreda, is breaking long-standing gender barriers in beekeeping and boosting livelihoods in her community.

Initiatives with small-scale Mississippi farmers work to restore justice to agriculture and strengthen local food systems.

Chart the success of 143 women entrepreneurs from Yucatán state, Mexico, who collectively sold half a million eggs to a major restaurant chain and ushered in a new era of women-led enterprise in their region.

Women farmers lead in food security and gender equality through Heifer Ecuador’s Future of Food program.

Starting with just a few chickens, Joyce went on to become an entrepreneur and changed the trajectory of her family’s life.

Every day, women farmers make invaluable contributions to agriculture — and with support to overcome the unique challenges they face, they are catalysts for social and economic change.