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Innovations in agriculture
This month we are celebrating innovations that are helping farmers and rural people to increase production and profits. Many of these stories particularly focus on women and youth, making them great resources to celebrate International Youth Day (Aug. 12) and the International Year of the Women Farmer (2026). Youth are important contributors to their communities,…
Celebrating the International Year of Women Farmers
Women play essential roles in their families and communities, nurturing, caring, and feeding children, husbands, parents, siblings, and neighbours. Women also play essential roles across agrifood systems, producing, processing and selling the food that sustains families, communities and economies. Yet their contributions often go unrecognized, and persistent inequalities limit their access to resources, opportunities, and…
Women in agrifood systems in Uganda
Introduction Agrifood systems are agricultural value chain activities of growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, distributing, trading, buying, preparing, eating food and disposing its waste. When discussing any aspect of the agrifood system, it is important to consider: gender division of labour; control over resources and assets, including income; decision-making power; time use and unpaid care…
Youth innovation in agricultural entrepreneurship: Packaging as a means of attracting customers
Fade up signature tune, then out. HOST : Hello listeners, welcome to our show. Today, we’ll be talking about young people interested in growing vegetables and spices in the Central Kasai province of the DRC. Dierci Kamba has been growing vegetables and spices for two years. Today, he will tell us about his…