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https://www.europesays.com/uk/831295/ Bongeka’s backyard business grows from 100 to 3000 broilers #Business #Entrepreneurship #InspireMe #KwazuluNatal #PoultryFarming #UK #UnitedKingdom #WomenInAgriculture

https://www.europesays.com/ie/389165/ Bongeka’s backyard business grows from 100 to 3000 broilers #Business #Éire #Entrepreneurship #IE #InspireMe #Ireland #KwazuluNatal #PoultryFarming #WomenInAgriculture

Odisha’s Rajshree Panda proves that farming can be both modern and profitable. A science graduate, she earns up to Rs 7 lakh a year through integrated farming and mushroom cultivation, inspiring youth to see agriculture as a rewarding career. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/multimedia/videos/science-graduate-farmer-earns-rs-67-lakh-odisha-b9cr1rxu?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RajshreePanda #Odisha #Farmer #WomenInAgriculture #IntegratedFarming

Odisha’s Rajshree Panda proves that farming can be both modern and profitable. A science graduate, she earns up to Rs 7 lakh a year through integrated farming and mushroom cultivation, inspiring youth to see agriculture as a rewarding career. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/multimedia/videos/science-graduate-farmer-earns-rs-67-lakh-odisha-b9cr1rxu?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RajshreePanda #Odisha #Farmer #WomenInAgriculture #IntegratedFarming

Odisha’s Rajshree Panda proves that farming can be both modern and profitable. A science graduate, she earns up to Rs 7 lakh a year through integrated farming and mushroom cultivation, inspiring youth to see agriculture as a rewarding career. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/multimedia/videos/science-graduate-farmer-earns-rs-67-lakh-odisha-b9cr1rxu?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RajshreePanda #Odisha #Farmer #WomenInAgriculture #IntegratedFarming

Odisha’s Rajshree Panda proves that farming can be both modern and profitable. A science graduate, she earns up to Rs 7 lakh a year through integrated farming and mushroom cultivation, inspiring youth to see agriculture as a rewarding career. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/multimedia/videos/science-graduate-farmer-earns-rs-67-lakh-odisha-b9cr1rxu?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RajshreePanda #Odisha #Farmer #WomenInAgriculture #IntegratedFarming

At Eco Youths Network, we celebrate the strength of local women sustaining families and communities through fresh produce markets 🌍. Supporting small-scale farmers means empowering livelihoods, promoting food security, and protecting culture. Together, we can build resilient, eco-friendly economies starting from grassroots. #EcoYouthsNetwork #CommunityEmpowerment #LocalMarkets #WomenInAgriculture #FoodSecurity #SustainableFuture #EYN

At Eco Youths Network, we celebrate the strength of local women sustaining families and communities through fresh produce markets 🌍. Supporting small-scale farmers means empowering livelihoods, promoting food security, and protecting culture. Together, we can build resilient, eco-friendly economies starting from grassroots. #EcoYouthsNetwork #CommunityEmpowerment #LocalMarkets #WomenInAgriculture #FoodSecurity #SustainableFuture #EYN

At Eco Youths Network, we celebrate the strength of local women sustaining families and communities through fresh produce markets 🌍. Supporting small-scale farmers means empowering livelihoods, promoting food security, and protecting culture. Together, we can build resilient, eco-friendly economies starting from grassroots. #EcoYouthsNetwork #CommunityEmpowerment #LocalMarkets #WomenInAgriculture #FoodSecurity #SustainableFuture #EYN

At Eco Youths Network, we celebrate the strength of local women sustaining families and communities through fresh produce markets 🌍. Supporting small-scale farmers means empowering livelihoods, promoting food security, and protecting culture. Together, we can build resilient, eco-friendly economies starting from grassroots. #EcoYouthsNetwork #CommunityEmpowerment #LocalMarkets #WomenInAgriculture #FoodSecurity #SustainableFuture #EYN

At Eco Youths Network, we celebrate the strength of local women sustaining families and communities through fresh produce markets 🌍. Supporting small-scale farmers means empowering livelihoods, promoting food security, and protecting culture. Together, we can build resilient, eco-friendly economies starting from grassroots. #EcoYouthsNetwork #CommunityEmpowerment #LocalMarkets #WomenInAgriculture #FoodSecurity #SustainableFuture #EYN

Want to make a change in your community? Here's how to go about it, according to five regional change makers
By Lara Smit

Every project starts with an idea and the drive to make a change. But how do you even start? Five young people give advice on how to get started and how to turn an idea into reality.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-03/heywire-trailblazers-give-advice-on-how-to-start-a-project/103448272

#CommunityDevelopment #Rural #RegionalCommunities #CommunityOrganisations #MentalHealth #Disabilities #IndigenousAboriginalandTorresStraitIslander #RuralYouth #WomenInAgriculture #LaraSmit

Turmoil at Victoria's peak farming lobby as members rebel against its leaders
By Angus Verley and Warwick Long

Tensions boil over at the Victorian Farmers Federation as its annual general meeting descends into a shouting match and members try again to oust president Emma Germano.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-02-21/vff-turmoil-emma-germano-farmers-board-female-leaders/103492386

#ActivismandLobbying #PoliticalDebates #JudgesandLegalProfession #WomenInAgriculture #AgriculturalPolicy #Agribusiness #AngusVerley #WarwickLong

Former live export chief warns beef is the new coal as climate activists target industry Social licence expert Alison Penfold says a host of issues testing the public's trust in farming are heading "like a freight train" towards most sectors in Australian agriculture. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-14/alison-penfold-says-beef-industry-could-lose-social-licence/12881720 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalPolicy #WomenInAgriculture #FoodProcessing #ClimateChange #BeefCattle

Tough decision looms for VFF members as Emma Germano and Leonard Vallance nominate for president Victorian Farmers Federation members have a stark decision ahead of them, with two candidates vying to be elected as the group's next president. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-10/two-candidates-run-for-vff-presidency/12866346 #ActivismandLobbying #AgriculturalPolicy #WomenInAgriculture

Dry September robs millions of tonnes from West Australian grain harvest A lack of rain as the growing season peaked has removed millions of tonnes of grain from Western Australia's expected harvest. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-15/2020-wa-grain-harvest-falls-after-poor-rains-western-australia/12754104 #AgriculturalMarketing #WomenInAgriculture #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Oilseeds #Weather #Markets #Wheat

Karla's job isn't for the faint-hearted but that's exactly why she is the perfect employee Droving in 30-plus degree temperatures, every day for three months at a time, is far from an easy day's work, but there’s an increasing number of people seeking employment in the profession. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-15/jobs-in-agriculture-as-more-women-going-droving/12725628 #WomenInAgriculture #RuralWomen #BeefCattle #Livestock

Rural high school students graduate with 'foot in the door' to farming jobs Students with aspirations of working in agriculture are being provided with hands-on experience and training during high school thanks to a new program. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-23/rural-youth-graduate-taree-tafe-agriculture-pilot-program/12686132 #WomenInAgriculture #Agribusiness #RuralWomen #RuralYouth #Secondary

From DJing to dirt: Former triple j host swaps music for organic farming With the coronavirus pandemic putting her and many others in the music industry out of work, a former triple j presenter has used the time to pursue her other passion: organic farming. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-25/djing-to-dirt-musician-pivots-to-permaculture/12489978 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #EpidemicsandPandemics #WomenInAgriculture #MusicIndustry #Horticulture #FarmLabour #Volunteers #Gardening

QCWA branch at risk of shutting down due to member drought There are fears Childers could lose its integral Country Women's Association branch for good if it doesn't get more volunteers amid the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-23/qcwa-childers-at-risk-of-shutting-down-due-to-member-drought/12483410 #CommunityOrganisations #WomenInAgriculture #Volunteers #Women

Farmers fly the Eureka flag in their revolt against water costs The Eureka flag is flying across regional Victoria again as farmers make a fresh stand against water prices. They say they are being ripped off and that towns are dying. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-18/eureka-flag-flies-victoria-dairy-farmers-rebellion-water-prices/12466422 #PoliticsandGovernment #RegionalDevelopment #Murray-DarlingBasin #WomenInAgriculture #AgriculturalPolicy #RoyalCommissions #DairyProduction

Farmers fly the Eureka flag in their revolt against water costs The Eureka flag is flying across regional Victoria again as farmers make a fresh stand against water prices. They say they are being ripped off and that towns are dying. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-18/eureka-flag-flies-victoria-dairy-farmers-rebellion-water-prices/12466422 #PoliticsandGovernment #RegionalDevelopment #Murray-DarlingBasin #WomenInAgriculture #AgriculturalPolicy #RoyalCommissions #DairyProduction

AgQuip field days cancelled, exhibitors to lose millions One of Australia's biggest agricultural events has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-14/agquip-field-days-cancelled-due-to-covid19/12452368 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalChemicals #AgriculturalPrices #WomenInAgriculture #AgriculturalShows #AgriculturalCrops #RuralTourism #Agribusiness #COVID-19 #Drought

Dig for victory! What world war 'victory gardens' can teach us about growing food in crisis With plant nurseries and hardware stores reporting shortages of seedlings as backyard gardeners stock up, there's talk of a return to the vegie gardens of old. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-25/the-return-of-the-world-war-victory-garden/12085190 #InfectiousDiseases(Other) #EpidemicsandPandemics #CommunityandSociety #WomenInAgriculture #AgriculturalCrops #VegetableGardens #VegetableCrops #Rural

Robotic dairy makes life easier for farmers and cows A solar-powered, robotic dairy allows the herd to choose when it wants to be milked, making life much easier for a long-time dairy family. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-04/robotic-solar-nsw-mid-north-coast-dairy-gives-new-opportunities/12313688 #RobotsandArtificialIntelligence #ComputersandTechnology #AgriculturalMachinery #ScienceandTechnology #WomenInAgriculture #InternetTechnology #DairyProduction #FoodandBeverage

'Rain guilt': When outback rain becomes a touchy subject Sex, politics, and religion are traditionally avoided as dinner conversation, but in Queensland there's the emergence of 'rain guilt' — where you got some but your neighbours missed out. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-22/rain-guilt-can-be-taboo-mental-health-reality-in-the-outback/11985624 #EnvironmentalHealth #InternetTechnology #WomenInAgriculture #DamsandReservoirs #WaterManagement #SheepProduction #MentalHealth #SocialMedia

Meet the latest crop of food producers on Flinders Island Flinders Island is known for its wild beauty and now, also for its culinary landscape. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-17/wild-culinary-landscape-on-flinders-island/11957970 #LifestyleandLeisure #WomenInAgriculture #VegetableFruitNuts #FoodandCooking #Vegetables

Free-range hens that come out of their shells early lay better, study finds A study into free-range chicken egg production shows hens that roam more are better layers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-23/active-free-range-chickens-better-egg-producers-research-shows/12274800 #PoultryandEggProduction #WomenInAgriculture #AcademicResearch #RuralWomen #Rural

These outback families are experts in self-isolation: Here's what we can learn from them While some families adjust to the new normal in isolation, life for families in outback Queensland has not changed much at all. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-08/outback-lessons-on-how-to-deal-with-coronavirus-isolation/12129896 #WomenInAgriculture #ExerciseandFitness #EducationIndustry #AccessToEducation #DistanceEducation #Women'sHealth #RuralYouth #Regional #Teachers #COVID-19 #People #Women

Perfect rain delivers a lifeline for outback farmers After years of drought, drenching rain in March gives farmers in Queensland's south-west a reprieve from paddocks of dust and destocking. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-06/rain-outback-farmers-in-queensland-south-west/12216234 #WomenInAgriculture #LivestockWelfare #AnimalNutrition #CattleFeedlots #GoatProduction #BeefCattle #Beekeeping #Phenomena #Regional #Rainfall #Drought #Offbeat #Cyclone #Floods

These outback families are experts in self-isolation: Here's what we can learn from them While some families adjust to the new normal in isolation, life for families in outback Queensland has not changed much at all. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-08/outback-lessons-on-how-to-deal-with-coronavirus-isolation/12129896 #WomenInAgriculture #ExerciseandFitness #EducationIndustry #AccessToEducation #DistanceEducation #Women'sHealth #RuralYouth #Regional #Teachers #COVID-19 #People #Women

'Turning it into something beautiful': Scrap metal artists reveal the power of junk From backyard sheds to prominent places around the world, scrap metal artists repurpose and revive forgotten junk to boost drought-affected communities. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-03/the-art-of-bringing-scrap-to-life-during-times-and-bad/11793432 #RecyclingandWasteManagement #ArtsandEntertainment #CommunityandSociety #WomenInAgriculture #Drought

Australia's largest ag field days postponed for first time in its history AgQuip will not run in August, as it has done since 1973, due to the coronavirus pandemic, with organisers flagging November for the event which usually attracts about 100,000 people to north-west NSW. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-22/agquip-postponed-for-first-time-in-history-due-to-coronavirus/12170594 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #WomenInAgriculture

Australia's largest ag field days postponed for first time in its history AgQuip will not run in August, as it has done since 1973, due to the coronavirus pandemic, with organisers flagging November for the event which usually attracts about 100,000 people to north-west NSW. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-22/agquip-postponed-for-first-time-in-history-due-to-coronavirus/12170594 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #WomenInAgriculture

When your classroom smells like manure: Schoolgirls thrive in hands-on ag program Forging a career in agriculture might seem tricky during a period of record drought, but a cohort of schoolgirls say they are not deterred by all the grim talk of future farming. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-30/drought-not-stopping-young-women-from-chasing-a-career-in-ag/11832080 #WomenInAgriculture #WomensStatus #RuralWomen #RuralYouth #Livestock #Education

Climate change will hit women in hot spots hardest Environmental stress negatively impacts women's ability to make meaningful decisions in climate change hotspots in Africa and Asia, according to new research. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-11-26/climate-change-worse-women/11735842 #AnthropologyandSociology #ScienceandTechnology #WomenInAgriculture #Women'sHealth #ClimateChange #WomensStatus #GenderRoles #Environment #Women

Meet the latest crop of food producers on Flinders Island Flinders Island is known for its wild beauty and now, also for its culinary landscape. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-17/wild-culinary-landscape-on-flinders-island/11957970 #LifestyleandLeisure #WomenInAgriculture #VegetableFruitNuts #FoodandCooking #Vegetables