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Funding Food Systems Transformation: The Intersection of Gender Equity and Agroecology Movements

Nearly 70% of the world’s food is produced by small farmers, in some regions of Africa and India that number is even higher, and at least half of these farmers are women. Our industrial food system, structured around unsustainable extraction, entrenches patterns of patriarchy that are harmful to women. A food system transformation is urgent as we face a polycrises of hunger, climate crisis, and biodiversity loss—and along with it gender inequity. An agroecological transition can address these issues, while simultaneously producing healthy, abundant, culturally appropriate foods by and for local communities around the world.

COVID-19 lessons for building more resilient food systems

Agroecology FundJuly 15, 2022Food Security & Sovereignty, Inclusive Economies, Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Systems & Innovation, seedsComment

Strengthening agroecology at the roots

Deepening agroecological practices and finding new ways of funding could both be vital to the planet’s future.

African farmers can feed Africa

The co-author of the report, AGRA’s False Promises, on why investment in agroecology, and not a Green Revolution, is key for Africa’s food security.

AfricaMamadou GoïtaAugust 3, 2021Food Security & Sovereignty, Responsible Governance, Inclusive EconomiesComment

Women food producers in Senegal cook up a healthier alternative to industrially produced broths

Mariama Sonko, president of the Pan-African organization Nous Sommes la Solution, shares how women farmers have turned entrepreneurs to revive a culinary tradition that would otherwise be lost

AfricaMariama SonkoMarch 8, 2021Inclusive Economies, Food Security & SovereigntyComment