{"id":6451,"date":"2025-03-08T08:16:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T00:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panap.net\/?p=6451"},"modified":"2025-03-08T08:16:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T00:16:46","slug":"celebrating-women-in-agroecology-this-womens-month","status":"publish","type":"panap_updates","link":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/updates\/celebrating-women-in-agroecology-this-womens-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Women in Agroecology this Women’s Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) and its partner, Thanal announced the release of 2 publications showcasing the stories of 46 remarkable women from India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Laos and Vietnam who are spearheading a movement for people-led agroecology and away from chemical-dependent farming. <\/strong><\/p>\n

PANAP\u2019s book, Women in Agroecology: Towards Pesticide-Free Communities<\/a>, <\/strong>features a compilation of stories of women who are survivors of pesticide poisoning and their journey to agroecology. Despite facing challenges, they have turned their sufferings into determination to reclaim what has been lost: whether it be their health, seeds, traditional knowledge, connection to land and community, or economic security. \u201cPesticides are a thing of the past. Now, with a deeper understanding and community awareness, I prioritise the safety of our health and the quality of our agricultural products<\/em>,\u201d shares Vietnam farmer Pham Thi Yen who actively engages fellow farmers for the adoption of agroecological practices.<\/p>\n

Thanal\u2019s book, Agronari \u2013 Celebrating Women Farmers and Agroecology<\/strong><\/a>, is a collection of inspiring narratives of resilience, innovation, and leadership of women in Kerala, India who have embraced agroecology.\u00a0 \u201cWhen women nurture the healing powers of nature through the wisdom of medicinal plants and indigenous knowledge, they not only cultivate health and resilience but also sow the seeds of community empowerment and sustainable futures<\/em>,\u201d shares the Souparnika Oushada Sasya Unit, a group of women pioneers working on herbal cultivation and value-added enterprise on ayurvedic medicines.<\/p>\n

These books assert that agroecology is a community-led affair, a way of life centered on principles that uphold the rights of small farmers and people\u2019s food sovereignty. It addresses not only food production, but also climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and social equity.\u00a0 It also underscores women\u2019s leadership and resistance against corporate agriculture. Through agroecology, \u201cwomen are able to weaken the patriarchal, destructive, profit-oriented food and agriculture empire \u2013 one woman, one household, one community at a time<\/em>,\u201d a part of the book reads.<\/p>\n

The International Working Women\u2019s Day this March 8 is not only a celebration of the stories of resilience, wisdom and leadership of women, but also a call to action for a just and sustainable food system where people-led agroecology and gender equity are at the core of agricultural transformation. ##<\/p>\n

Download them here:<\/p>\n

Women in Agroecology: Towards Pesticide-Free Communities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Agronari \u2013 Celebrating Women Farmers and Agroecology<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Reference:<\/p>\n

Anju S. Babu, Programme Coordinator, Thanal, info@thanal.co.in<\/a><\/p>\n

Marjo Busto, Gender Officer, PAN Asia Pacific, marjo@panap.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) and its partner, Thanal announced the release of 2 publications showcasing the stories of 46 remarkable women from India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Laos and Vietnam who are spearheading a movement for people-led agroecology and away from chemical-dependent farming. PANAP\u2019s book, Women in Agroecology: Towards Pesticide-Free Communities, features a compilation of stories…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6452,"template":"","update_categories":[107],"class_list":["post-6451","panap_updates","type-panap_updates","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_categories-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates\/6451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/panap_updates"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates\/6451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"update_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update_categories?post=6451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}