Tag: the female face of farming
13 Empowering Stories of Women in Family Farming
: To celebrate the 2014 International Year of Family Farming, Farming First has curated a list of 13 inspiring stories of women’s empowerment as heads of rural family farms, from our 130+ supporter organisation base. It is the first in our brand new series of content mash ups. Women account for 60 to 80% of smallholder farmers […]
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Enough Food IF – Hunger Summit Pledges £2.7bn to tackle malnutrition
: On Saturday 8th June 45,000 people gathered in London’s Hyde Park to campaign against the devastating hunger and malnutrition suffered by millions all over the world. The Enough Food IF campaign, set up by Bill Gates in partnershipwith organisations including Oxfam, UNICEF and Twin, aims to raise awareness of the main themes due to be […]
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