Items tagged:
Women farmers
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Biodiversity: a women’s business?
Women are among the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the world. What role do their burgeoning forest and farm businesses play in safeguarding biodiversity?
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Protecting women’s livelihoods through gender-equitable land governance in sub-Saharan Africa
As commercial pressures on land increase in East and West Africa, there is a need for evidence and action on gender-equitable land governance.
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Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option
Following the 2008 global food price hikes and riots, national governments and transnational corporations are increasingly interested in investing in large-scale African agricultural projects. While these land acquisitions gather pace, 925 million people remain undernourished worldwide, with 239 million living in sub-Saharan Africa. In this new context, the question is not only how sustainable large-scale industrial agriculture is, but also what model of food production and farming is most effective in addressing the question of hunger – and for whom.
