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Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) can be defined as “Women having the ability to succeed and advance economically, and the power to make and act on economic decisions to enhance their well-being and position in the society”. [footnote 23]

Hall, Alan, and Veronika Mogyorody. 2007. Organic farming, gender, and the labor process. Rural Sociology 72 (2): 289–316. And as climate-related disasters threaten that production, it’s increasingly California’s women farmers who are rallying to face the fallout in creative ways, such as keeping money circulating locally to support job growth and ensuring that local communities have fresh food to eat. Joseph explains that because so many women-owned farms in California sell directly to consumers to feed local communities, this reciprocation is beneficial to everyone. Abi Aspen Glencross: ‘Heritage grains are delicious: when you stop growing for yield and you start growing for quality, the flavour is insane.’ Photograph: Perou/The Observerincome diversification that enhances climate smart agriculture – e.g. composting, bee keeping, biogass cookstoves Pilgeram, Ryanne. 2011. “The only thing that isn’t sustainable…is the farmer”: Social sustainability and the politics of class among Pacific Northwest farmers engaged in sustainable farming. Rural Sociology 76 (3): 375–393. Land is an asset that can be used not only for agricultural production but also as collateral to access credit, government programs that support farmers, even pensions. But to get these opportunities, a land title is required. An OXFAM study in Uttar Pradesh state found that just 4% of female farmers have access to institutional credit. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/980198/Guidance3-Women–Net-Zero-Economy-Briefing1.pdf ↩

For women, the government-regulated market negotiators were an avenue for bargaining and price discovery that did not require women to physically enter the male-dominated agricultural markets and haggle with traders over crop prices. WOW – ETP Kenya Research Examples of relevant responses that could support women and climate change: social norms Engaging men across the coffee supply chain to redistribute unpaid care and domestic work and improve overall productivity Pilgeram, Ryanne, Katherine Dentzman, Paul Lewin, and Kelsey Conley. 2020. How the USDA changed the way women farmers are counted in the census of agriculture. Choices 35 (1): 1–10. A ‘digital divide’, in part due to girls having fewer years of education than boys, means women have less access to digital and other technologies than men. With digital assets and technology increasingly playing a role in climate change responses [footnote 58], for instance weather information updates sent by SMS, limited access and ability to use digital assets may limit women’s ability to respond to climate change.

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Under the new laws, problems among the farmers and traders or agribusiness firms would be settled by a new agricultural board, not the local courts as is done now. It is part of my cultural heritage to honor our elders,” she said, adding that her grandparents on both sides took care of her growing up, so delivering “culturally relevant produce” to seniors is meaningful. “Instead of getting bags of potatoes, they can get vegetables, produce and herbs that are familiar to them.” Opportunities to upskill women workers as per point 1 above. Potential for new Net-Zero roles e.g. data collection, monitoring and reporting of carbon emissions and maintenance of new technologies. New roles and upskilling also offers opportunities to bridge gender gaps in digital access and knowledge.

Heritage grains can be harder to produce in vast quantities – einkorn, especially, is “a bitch to harvest” – but they do have advantages over conventional wheats. They typically have deep roots and grow tall, which means they shade out weeds and do not require chemical sprays. The end product is more nutritious and then there’s the taste. Since 2017, Glencross has run a roving supper club called the Sustainable Food Story with Sadhbh Moore, and Duchess Farms has worked closely with bakeries such as E5 Bakehouse in east London and Gail’s, and restaurants including Doug McMaster’s Silo. “Heritage grains are delicious: when you stop growing for yield and you start growing for quality the flavour is insane,” says Glencross.

United States department of agriculture national agricultural statistics service. 2022. Census of agriculture. Retrieved 5.9.22 from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/ Time spent on unpaid care and domestic work poses a barrier to education, including learning new climate-smart practices to mitigate against climate change impacts. In other studies increased time spent on domestic chores due to climate change has also been associated with girls being taken out of school to help families, exacerbating gender inequalities in education levels. [footnote 32] Beach, S.S. 2013. “Tractorettes” or partners? Farmers’ views on women in Kansas farming households. Rural Sociology 78 (2): 210–228. Introducing you to our fabulous collection of Ladies Farming Footwear! Having appropriate footwear is absolutely essential when it comes to working on the farm. Nothing makes a task more difficult than having the wrong boots on! When it comes to farming footwear, we’ve got you covered with our collection of ladies farm wellies and women's farmers dealer boots. Make sure you are fully kitted out for facing the Great British outdoors with our women's farming boots.