Societal norms have connotated these two terms with these very kinds of characteristics: single women are unhappy, lonely souls who spend their lives pining for a man, and single men are easy ...

Eighteen women farmers participating in various CARE International Ghana projects, including the Cargill funded “Promoting a Sustainable and Food Secured World Project III” (PROSPER III), the ...

Agriculture is the lifeblood of Malawi’s predominantly rural economy and women farmers are redefining possibilities in the sector. Esther Luhanga, 57, from Rumphi District, is among emerging farmers ...

However, despite their contributions, female livestock farmers face unique challenges that hinder their potential and limit their overall impact on Nigeria’s agricultural sector. Women in ...

In Maharashtra, farmers' suicides raise concern and often rake up political debates. Still, the unique struggles that widows or women farmers face are ignored even when they make up 40% of the farming ...

Research looking into how ... of farms operated by women in the United States nearly tripled from 1978 through 2007, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The USDA also finds that ...

Stereotypically, women are the ones who are pining for a romantic partner and yearning to center their lives around a spouse. By that way of thinking, being single should be more of a problem for ...

Young farmer Resego Njoro, head of Oarabile 21 Holdings in Vereenging, spoke to Sinenhlanhla Mncwango about this diverse ...

Agricultural experts, policymakers, and leaders in agri-food systems convened for an international workshop from November 5-7 in Hyderabad, focused on transforming agricultural extension and advisory ...

Show Full Article The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), for instance, is introducing solar-powered technology to help Kashmiri women apple farmers. In Uttarakhand, the FAO is educating women ...

Focusing on women, farmers and jobs, the ruling BJP and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA ... It also targeted creation of 1.25 million jobs over the next five years, and promised job-seeking ...

"I have said it before and I am repeating it -- INDIA (bloc) will give more money to women, youth, farmers and poor to meet their needs than what the BJP has given to its billionaire friends," the ...