Global: Fact Check: What Does It Mean to Be a Woman Farmer in 2026?

Jun 24, 2026 | Anastacia Wanjiru and José Luis Urrea-Benítez
Alliance Biodiversity & CIAT
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As the world marks the International Year of the Women Farmer, we asked our gender experts from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT to unpack what the evidence actually shows, and what we keep getting wrong. If you’ve ever heard that “women produce 60–80% of the world’s food,” you’re not alone. It’s one of the most widely repeated facts in global development. Yet the reality behind that myth is even more powerful, and more urgent.