SEED SOVEREIGNTY OP-ED : Women farmers don’t need charity but support to unlock Africa’s R13.2-trillion smallholder potential

2026-03-08 - 12:33

Africa’s women smallholder farmers are not marginal actors in the economy but the continent’s original family-business leaders. Unlocking that potential will require recognition, legal reform, better infrastructure, smarter finance and deliberate support for women as entrepreneurs rather than treating smallholder farming as a charity case.