Black Women Farmers
latest news & developments
Support African women working in agriculture
African women, on average, make up 40% of the agricultural labour workforce, but their contributions continue to be barely recognised
Mbali Nwoko
Agricultural entrepreneur and co-founder, Green Terrace
2017 Young Farmer Awards winner – Vilakazi Farming Business Enterprise
‘Farming is life, and some of us black women are making it in what used to be a man’s world’
2018 Young Farmer Award winner – Senakhomo Farming
Senakhomo is recognised for her outstanding maize yields
Anna Phosa is living her dream of becoming a successful pig farmer
Phosa is supplying hundreds of pigs to Pick n Pay every week
Celebrating women and youth in agriculture
Women farmers produce 80% of Africa’s food, but only own 1% of the land
2018 Female Entrepreneur Award – Sibhale Skin Solutions
‘I was the only one in the business when I started’
Retrospective view
‘We empower other farmers, especially the youth and women’