Farms. Food. Future.

Farms. Food. Future.


Women in Leadership

February 22, 2021

In this episode, we celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) as we talk to female leaders working across the board and from across the globe. We get the latest on the COVID 19 crisis more than a year on from Marie Haga, AVP at IFAD. Gender specialist Ndaya Beltchika talks to us about the need for more women in leadership in rural communities. And we hear from Judy Ling Wong – founder of the Black Environment Network in the UK. Plus news on the latest iteration of the world’s biggest fund to help small scale farmers adapt to climate change with Lisa Leclerc. Then we talk Agri-Small and Medium Enterprises with Bettina Prato. News from women working in agriculture in Brazil and Colombia. Plus a special report from Nepal. This is Farms. Food. Future. – a podcast that’s Good for You, Good for the Planet and Good for Farmers brought to you by the International Fund for Agricultural Development. For more information, visit us at http://www.ifad.org/podcasts/episode17 https://www.ifad.org/podcasts https://www.ifad.org/en/climate-and-environment http://www.ben-network.org.uk/