WOMEN FARMERS WONDER : HONOURS PRECIS

IN the global conversation about food security and agricultural innovation, one group remains largely invisible; women farmers.

Across developing regions, women contribute significantly to agriculture labour. In some areas, they make up nearly 40-50 percent of the farm workforce, but they own less land and receive fewer financial resources than men.

Despite cultivating crops, managing livestock and sustaining households, their contributions are often unpaid and unrecognised.

Women farmers face barriers, like lack of land ownership tights, limited access to credit, inadequate training and minimal representation in decision-making bodies.

According to international agricultural studies, if women had equal access to resources, farm yields could increase substantially, reducing global hunger rates.

The World Students Society thanks Amina Kashani.