Griselda Mendoza Small Farmers, Great Contributions According to the United Nations, in many parts of the world, 60-80% of the food is produced thanks to the work of women. Rural environments, as well as the composition of the company teams who work in the field, are more diverse, they include men and women from different parts of the world, with different sets of knowledge.
Dr. Jacqueline M. Applegate World Malaria Day: No one person or company or even industry can go at this alone Malaria is the deadliest vector-borne disease, threatening half of the global population. Every two minutes a child in Africa dies of this preventable disease. We are seeing over 200 million cases annually and almost half a million deaths. Action is needed now, more than ever.
Diana Gitonga and Chuenjit Meeposom Women Smallholder Farmers Rising to the Challenge: Firsthand Perspectives from Kenya and Thailand Empowering women smallholder farmers could be the solution to ending world hunger. Here’s why and how.
Apoorva Valli Shankar Agvocating for a World Without Hunger at the FAO Millions of people lack easy access to food. Attending Youth Ag Summit 2017, each day reminded me of the need to channel awareness into action on hunger.
Connie Kang Women in Agriculture Farm for a Better Life Farming should not be about female or male, big or small. It’s about people improving their farming potential and their livelihood. Learn more about Better Life Farming.
Claudia David Women in Farming, Strong Agriculture Women are making the difference all over the world and acting as key agents of change in agriculture, nutrition and rural development.
Stefanie Peters Returning to Her Roots to Shape the Future of Farming Stefanie Peters shares why she left school to work on her family's farm in Germany.
Jenny Maloney Five Faces of Women in Ag Meet standout women that are changing the future of agriculture.
Sarah Hovinga Many Roads to Agriculture Meet Shannon, learn how she got into agriculture by happy accident and how she fell in love with her work.
Manuel Otero Innovative Policies for Rural Women The Director General of IICA raises an important issue: discrimination against rural women and the lack of recognition for their work.
Adrian Percy Women in Agriculture: Tapping into Our Full Potential Adrian Percy reached out to several leaders to get their thoughts on what it means to be a woman in agriculture today. Read in this blog thoughtful comments and keen observations.
Christine Brunel-Ligneau Diversity Is the Future! Working in weed management means thinking diversely. It is an ideal topic to incorporate new ways of thinking, disciplines, background and experiences.
Diana Caspers Going Gender-Smart in Africa and Asia for Economic Empowerment of Rural Women Diana Caspers explains how bridging the gender yield gap would boost food and nutrition security globally and afford women farmers the opportunity to run a successful farm business.
Shannon Hauf Driving Tractors, Insights and Innovation Women are making great strides in digital innovation!
Katrina Sasse The True Champions of Agriculture – Smallholder Women Farmers in Nepal Women contribute a significant amount to the global agricultural economy. And a microcosm of that is in Nepal.
Sofia Guendel A Diverse Group of Women, One Goal: Bringing Food to the Table A bachelor thesis that makes a difference: Sofia reflects strategies of empowerment of rural women in Latin America.
Jaqueline M. Applegate Women + Unprecedented Change = Endless Possibilities Women comprise 43% of the global ag industry. Dr. Jaqueline Applegate explains how they can go all in.
Hernán Chiriboga and Rodolfo Daldegan The Future of Youth in Agriculture It´s an important leadership task: To provide rural youth a reason to remain where their roots are – in the agriculture areas.
Ruth Kajuju Supporting Smallholder Farmers and Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa Smallholder Farmer Ruth Kajuju plants a new future for her community.
Harald Strotmann and Melinda Schmidt Little Steps, Big Dreams Rupee by Rupee: About the empowerment of Indian women and their unique opportunity to discover ways to their own personal growth and the improvement of their community.
Destiny Davis A Brilliant Legacy! “I am encouraged by the changes I see today for women working in science, it feels special to be a part of such a brilliant legacy of curious and driven women. But still it’s incredibly important to be open about the struggles women face within science.”
Miranda Robinson and Kendra Kiss Helping Lift the Handicap for Women in Golf In response to the increasing number of women working in golf, Bayer hosted the first “Women in Golf” meeting. The event was designed for women in the turfgrass industry and aimed at helping them meet challenges they face on and off the turf.
Nayeli Lozano More Than Meets the Eye “I have learned that science has more to offer than meets the eye. I was able to explore and identify my interests through the practice of farming, research, or the study of insects. I’d like to share my few experiences, yet there is an abundance of careers and opportunities science has to offer.”
JaQuay Butler How Working in Agriculture Led Me to Public Health JaQuay Butler shares her experience about being an agriculture student.
Katrina Sasse Learning How to Harvest My father taught me how to drive the header and that the crop requires a certain level of patience, carefulness and skill. You need to keep your eyes further out in front of you. Women in family farming are taking key roles to help operations run smoothly.
Sarah Hovinga The “Bugs” We Depend On Only about 1 in 10 cells in our bodies is human, the rest are bacteria. Some of them are good and help us stay healthy. Bacteria interact with plants in the same way that they do with humans, providing opportunities for their growth and health.
Diana Gitonga A Childhood Passion “I feel I’m making a difference and remain connected to my roots, joining hands to ensure the business of small farmers – my family – continues to prosper.”
Sarah Hovinga Lost at the Grocery Store! “The western grocery store can be both an exhilarating and overwhelming experience. I tapped a few friends to ask their thoughts about what to look for when it comes to food.”
Katrina Sasse The Way Forward for Daughters in Family Farm Business “Women are beginning to take leadership roles in Agriculture at a rapid pace. Daughters like myself are finding our way into this complex business.”
Oluyemisi Fawole Advancing Research from Nigeria to North Carolina Fellowship brings female agricultural scientists together to find solutions for smallholder farmers in Africa, where women make up much of the agricultural labor force.
Sarah Hovinga Human Health and Agriculture Aren’t So Different After All “I wanted to be a doctor, but I ended up in agriculture. It seems like a different direction, but in reality, they are related fields, scientifically.”
Sabine Bongaerts Know What You Don’t Know. Look Across Scientific knowledge is steadily accelerating. You need to know what you don’t know. And then you need to increase collaboration to work towards a solution.
Sarah Hovinga Working in Ag Is Boring? No Way! “If you would've asked the 16 year-old Sarah what I wanted to be doing for a career as an adult, agriculture wouldn't have even popped into my mind.”
Sarah Hovinga and Denise Manker Meaningful Mentorships with Purpose “Mentors help us see not only who we are and what we’re good at, but who we might become.”
Rachel Rama A 21st Century Scientist A mother, a fashionista, a scientist, a team player, and a leader – Rachel Rama shares her perspective on what it’s like to be a woman in science at Bayer.
Catherine Feuillet Bayer Celebrates the International Day of Women in Science “It's our job as leaders to not only value and promote diversity but to live it each day, just as others, including two women mentors, have done with me.”
