The connected farm and modern technologies will empower more women to run farms and to take leadership positions in the industry, says Wade Barnes, CEO Farmers Edge, who shares his predictions for 2021 with us.

Dr. Agnes Kalibata is the President of AGRA and a Member of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate. In 2019, she was also appointed as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the 2021 Food Systems Summit.

Introduction:  You are the leader of your own life, therefore exchange every negative thought with a positive thought! – Dr Lanette Hattingh 

Rural women play a central role in supporting their households by generating income, ensuring there is food on the table for their families and improving the overall wellbeing of their communities.

The industrialisation of agriculture falls mainly within typically male areas of decision-making, including the economic risks involved. These areas include the competitive use of machinery, agrochemicals and high-breeding plant varieties; the cultivation of cash crops and the breeding of large livestock for supra-regional markets.

It is dangerous being a woman in South Africa. It is especially difficult being a working woman in South Africa.