Women Farmers at the Center: Equity, Resilience, and the Future of Global Agriculture
Food systems are under immense strain from climate change, market volatility, and rising inequality. Women farmers — who produce much of the world’s food — remain under-recognized and under-resourced, even as their leadership is critical to ensuring food security and climate resilience. Gender equity in agriculture is not only a moral imperative; it is a practical necessity for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, including Zero Hunger, Gender Equality, and Climate Action.
This session will showcase scalable, women-led solutions — from climate-smart agriculture in India to indigenous female smallholders in Africa cultivating forgotten, resilient crops with the support of emerging technologies. Together, we’ll ask: how do we transform food systems by centering the leadership and resilience of women farmers?
Speakers
Isha Garg — Senior Technical Grant Writer at American India Foundation and Atlas Corps Fellow with a decade of experience in fundraising, grant writing, and donor engagement.
Kimberly Easson — Founder & CEO of Equal Origins, with 30+ years advancing equity and sustainability in global trade and agriculture.
Shannon Fernando — Founder & CEO of Alabaster International, expanding healthcare access and food security for women and families in East Africa.
Sylvia Mwamba — Associate Director and Zambia Lead at IDinsight, economist and strategist with 14+ years’ experience in public finance, policy, and development.
What to Expect
Center women’s leadership – Explore why gender equity is key to sustainable agriculture and climate resilience.
Learn from community-led models – Hear examples of climate-smart practices, regenerative agriculture, and indigenous-led innovations.
Address systemic barriers – Discuss the financing, visibility, and resource gaps that hold women farmers back.
Link local to global – Connect women-led solutions to international climate and food security agendas.
Why Join?
Reframe women farmers as essential actors in climate and food system transformation.
Learn from grassroots practices with global implications.
Share strategies for resourcing, scaling, and sustaining women-led solutions.
Walk away with practical insights to align agriculture, equity, and climate action.
Who Should Attend?
Funders and policymakers shaping agriculture, food security, and climate agendas.
Women farmers, grassroots leaders, and agricultural innovators.
NGOs and researchers working at the nexus of gender, climate, and food systems.
Anyone committed to advancing equity and resilience in global agriculture.