Women as active agents of change in agricultural value chains
Save the date in your calendars for the SLU Global symposium "Women as active agents of change in agricultural value chains", highlighting the UN International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026.
Date: 12 June 2026
Time: 09:00 - 12:00
Venue: Ulls hus, sal W
Organiser: SLU Global
Location: Online, Uppsala
In relation to the UN:s Internationel Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF 2026), SLU Global invites to an open symposium with the title Woman as active agents of change in agricultural value chains. The purpose is to highlight current research on the topic, as well as to spark dialogue with policy makers and farmers. You are all most welcome!
Programme
Introduction
Anna-Klara Lindeborg, research advisor, SLU Global
The International Year of the Woman Farmer and the commitment to gender equality within the FAO and the Committe for Food Security
Rebecka Ramstedt, program and policy officer, Embassy of Sweden in Rome for the Permanent Representation of Sweden to FAO, WFP (World Food Program) and IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development)
It’s a women’s thing? Narratives in ethical trade campaigns.
Lena Partzsch, professor, Freie Universität, Berlin
The invisible hands of the ocean: How women’s work keeps the world’s fish trade afloat
Alin Kadfak, researcher, Department of Urban and Rural Development, SLU
A woman’s threats and opportunities along domestic cocoa value-chains
Francisco X Aguilar, professor, Department of Forest Economics
More information and a detailed programme will come.