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The Future is Female: Women Farmers and Agroecology

This episode focuses on women in agroecology, a science, praxis and movement that promotes gender equity and empowerment, given that women in agriculture continue to be among the most dispossessed and marginalized. Women make up more than half of the global number of farmers, but they are often considered subordinate to male farmers, their farm work often considered an extension to their house work, and therefore more likely to be denied access to resources and services that can improve their livelihood and promote their empowerment. Gender inequality also intensifies women farmers’ vulnerability to climate change. Women farmers are often the main promoters of climate-adaptation technologies in agriculture, however they “often feel ignored, overlooked and not taken seriously when they try to make their contributions and share their knowledge.” But it is women farmers who are at the frontlines of the transition from chemical-intensive corporatized agriculture to agroecology, given that the latter upholds their rights and supports their role in ensuring climate resiliency, food sufficiency, and nutrition security at home and in their communities through food sovereignty.