Key Focus Areas
Strategic priorities driving IYWF 2026 impact
Women-Led Agriculture
We promote and support sustainable farming practices that are led, designed, and controlled by women farmers. This focus area recognises women's unique knowledge, perspectives, and capacity to lead agricultural innovation.
- ✓Sustainable farming methods
- ✓Agroecology practices
- ✓Farm business development
- ✓Market access
Food & Nutrition Security
Millets and traditional foods are climate-resilient, nutrient-dense crops that address food security and nutrition challenges. We strengthen supply chains and promote consumption of these nutritious foods.
- ✓Millet cultivation & conservation
- ✓Traditional food promotion
- ✓Nutrition awareness
- ✓Supply chain development
Additional Focus Areas
Climate-Resilient Farming
Building adaptive capacity to climate challenges
- •Climate adaptation strategies
- •Weather forecasting systems
- •Water management
- •Soil health
Skill Development
Empowering through training and capacity building
- •Technical training
- •Business skills
- •Technology adoption
- •Market access skills
Livelihood Enhancement
Creating sustainable income opportunities
- •Value addition
- •Entrepreneurship
- •Market linkages
- •Financial inclusion
Policy Advocacy
Influencing national and global policies
- •Policy dialogue
- •Gender-sensitive policies
- •Rights advocacy
- •Global engagement
Recognition & Documentation
Celebrating and sharing success stories
- •Impact documentation
- •Success stories
- •Knowledge sharing
- •Awards & recognition
Community Empowerment
Strengthening collective action at grassroots
- •Community groups
- •Cooperative development
- •Local leadership
- •Social cohesion