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Tanzanian Women See Second Chance at Land Owning

By Jess McCabe ● Uncategorized ● October 30, 2013

Tanzania is expected to finalize a new constitution by April next year and women–who carry out 60 percent of the country’s agricultural labor– will be anxiously watching to see if their land rights are strengthened.

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‘Grass Ceiling’ Overhangs Surge in Female Farmers

By Maurice Hladik ● Employment ● September 20, 2012

Female farmers are very quietly gaining ground and causing what might be the biggest, quietest shakeup of a male-dominated industry. But a “grass ceiling” limits their government and financial supports.

Chilean Women Rebuild Lives Smashed by Tsunami

By Lezak Shallat ● Employment ● July 4, 2011

Some give up traditional livelihoods and do something new. Others stay put and rebuild from within devastated towns. Throughout the shoreline communities of southern Chile hardest hit by the 2010 tsunami, women are driving a long, hard recovery.

Cambodian Women Speak Up on Dam’s Threat

By Amy Lieberman ● Health & Science ● July 4, 2011

In Cambodia’s rural northeastern province, the Sesan River is the primary source of food and income for fishing and farming communities. But hydropower dams are encroaching and village women say their daily life is hit the hardest.

Women’s Jobs Pop Up in Kashmir ‘Mushroom Villages’

By Por Alison Bowen ● Health & Science ● April 8, 2011

It’s hard for many women in rural Kashmir to find income opportunities, but mushroom cultivation is popping up as a possible solution. The work can be done from home and a university is helping with training and marketing.

Bias Against Female Farmers Shrinks Food Harvests

By Katherine Rausch ● Employment ● March 5, 2011

A gender gap in agriculture leaves female farmers with harvests that are 20 to 30 percent less than male counterparts. Closing that gap could rescue hundreds of millions of people from undernourishment claims a U.N. report released today.

Female Food Pioneers Celebrate ‘Land Army’ Roots

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● November 5, 2010

The Woman’s Land Army is a group of almost-forgotten U.S. women who helped feed the country during World War I. Today their self-sufficient example is helping to nourish the locally-grown food movement.

Kenya Farmers Reap Profits Sown by Joined Hands

By Zoe Alsop ● Politics ● November 23, 2008

Efforts to improve agriculture in Kenya often miss the mark by targeting men instead of women. One woman spent 20 years organizing female farmers to share investments and training. Now men are joining too, and the women’s work is paying off.

Gates Aids Farmers; Raped Teens Denied Abortions

By Besa Luci ● Arts & Culture ● June 28, 2008

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Rush to Biofuel Market Bypasses Female Farmers

By Dominique Soguel ● Politics ● April 27, 2008

Women are most of the developing world’s farmers. But they are being left out of the rush to grow lucrative petrol alternatives because of their limited access to land, capital and technology, according to a major study released this week.