Sustainability and the Power of Women in Agriculture Summit

Women account for 40 percent of employment in the global agricultural sector. On the other hand, women hold 23% of managerial positions in agricultural enterprises and only 5.5 percent of agricultural entrepreneurship. The climate crisis is changing not only our living conditions but also where we live. According to statistics, in 2020, 31 million people worldwide were forced to leave the places where they lived due to extreme weather events. More than 90 percent of these migrations are caused by floods and storms.
Is it possible to write a sustainable agriculture story in Türkiye, where one in four women is employed in agriculture? In the shadow of the climate crisis, scarcity and food security threats, the "Sustainability and the Power of Women in Agriculture" summit was held, hosted by UN SDSN and Bahçeşehir University with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Based on the important position women hold in agricultural production, the sustainable use of resources, and food production and security, the summit was planned as a special program for World Women Farmers' Day, which has been marked by the Ministry with various events since 1998 to introduce entrepreneurial and pioneering women farmers, make their work and products visible, and demonstrate their importance in agriculture and sustainable development.