IFAD and Govt. of Maharashtra join hands to empower 1 million rural women
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Maharashtra in India launched the Nav Tejaswini programme this week. The project, which aims to socially and economically empower women in 1 million households across the state, will support rural women across Maharashtra’s 34 rural districts to improve their livelihoods by helping them […]
Women & Minorities Make Companies 35% More Profit
A new study released by Urban Edge Capital a soon-to-launch fund management business has proven research to validate studies by McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group that suggests that companies who have higher gender and ethnic diversity perform better by up to 35%. They’ve shown 2% diversity mix at the board level delivers 12% more earnings. […]
Interview with Minette Batters, President of the National Farmers’ Union
As the first woman ever to lead the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Minette Batters wants her legacy to be a ‘clear road’ for other women to lead the organisation and others like it. The Wiltshire farmer, who runs a 100-head suckler herd and successful wedding diversification, was elected in 2018 after serving two terms as […]
Building a career all the way to the Boardroom
In this article we join Coralie Danks in a conversation about her career and how she came to serve as an advisor to the Alltech executive team. As you will read, Coralie brings to the role a wealth of experience from a career that has taken her around the world. In addition to learning about […]
International Women’s Day: Building a friendship over passion for grain farming
Eveey Hunter and Sarah Howesman have built a solid friendship working together in what can still be seen as a male-dominated sector. Growing up on the family farm in Hertfordshire, Ms Hunter developed a passion for grain farming and now manages crop activities and diversification on the farm as well as assisting with harvest. Ms […]
WFA Workshop Review – Building Your Resilience
Resilience is the ability to recover from difficulties. How you can bounce back when faced with adversity in way that is better than to be expected. Stress can be beneficial, with adrenaline allowing you to work through a situation to the best of your abilities, but resilience is needed when we face existential challenges. This […]
Agri-businesses more aware of gender and racial equality
Agri-businesses are becoming more inclusive in terms of gender and racial diversity, but while awareness of equality in the sector is growing there is still more to be done, a new survey has found. The Women in Food and Agriculture (WFA) survey, which attracted 3,200 responses from 80 countries, aimed to assess how the events […]
WFA Community – 2020 Survey Results Session
10 Feb 21 – The results of the 2020 Women in Food and Agriculture Survey have been released and members of the WFA community joined an online session discussing how the findings could be used to benefit the entire industry. The session started on the WFA Community Platform with an interview featuring Lauren Dozier from […]
Share your Women in Food & Agriculture Experience by Gifting a Free Ticket
At WFA we view our Digital Festival as an opportunity to reach people who wouldn’t normally be able to attend our show! Running an online event of this size takes a huge amount of time, money and dedication, so we still have to charge a modest fee to attend. However we understand that even that […]
Women in Food and Agriculture announce Digital Festival for December 2020
Women in Food and Agriculture will be rounding off the year with a Digital Festival from the 8th to 9th December 2020. This online global event will address how to make a measurable positive impact on gender diversity in food and agriculture, while also inspiring attendees to transform our industry for the better. The WFA […]
