Sustainable Agriculture and Gender Equity: Lifting Women Out of Poverty
ICONIQ Impact highlights three portfolio organizations working to lift women out of poverty through sustainable agriculture in the Global South. The article demonstrates how improving women's access to sustainable farming training and resources could increase food production in developing countries by 2.5-4% while reducing malnutrition globally. Gender equity in agriculture is positioned as critical for rural development, food security, and climate resilience.
Metrics in this report
1$
less than
Zambian smallholder farmers
85%
approximately
India's poor and rural smallholder farmers
23%
approximately
India overall (in regions where Ibtada works)
83%
percentage
Zambian farming cooperatives
2.5-4%
range
developing countries with improved women's access
100-150million people
range
from food production increases
40%
approximately
global agriculture
20%
less than
global agricultural land
50-80%
range
global food production