Current Context: The United Nations General Assembly declared 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer, following a consensus resolution proposed by the United States of America and co-sponsored by 123 countries, to highlight women’s vital role in agriculture and food security.

About:

• Objectives:
  • Recognize and support the contributions of rural women farmers to food security, nutrition, and poverty eradication.
  • Promote gender equality, access to land, credit, technology, and training for women in agriculture.
• Global Context:
  • Women produce nearly 50 percent of the world’s food yet face disproportionate barriers to resources.
  • Ties into Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger) and Goal 5 (Gender Equality).
• Planned Activities for 2026:
  • National campaigns, capacity-building workshops, policy dialogues, and research initiatives.
  • Collaboration among Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development, and Member States.