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In many societies, farming and direct hashtag#production labor are often seen as roles primarily for men, while women are typically associated with supportive tasks, like cooking ( Mama Ntilie) near farming areas. However, we are witnessing more and more smallholder hashtag#women farmers🌱 who are stepping into the fields themselves, engaging in hard labor and production directly.

She walks to the same field every morning. Soil cracked. Crops wilted. Hopes thinning like the rain.

In the heart of rural Africa, a quiet revolution is taking root—led by women, nurtured by science, and brought to life through innovation. The landmark research supported by the Juno Evidence Alliance, and carried out by Dr. Lora Forsythe, Dr. Lucie Büchi, and Dr. Ida Tarjem, reveals what many women farmers have long known but few have had the power to prove: poor soil is not just a technical issue—it’s a social and gendered one.