On International Women’s Day, Food Tank celebrates 23 women from around the world who are working to change the food system for the better. Globally 70% of farmers are women, however female farmers lack resources and land rights, however, from Jamaica to New Zealand they are aiming to create a well-nourished world. The women documented include Rebecca Adamson, who is promoting traditional ecological knowledge as president of First Peoples Worldwide and Nancy Karanja who is the sub-Saharan Africa Regional Coordinator for Urban Harvest, a project to increase food security in and around cities. Photo credit: Food Tank
