A persistent myth in the eyes of the public and the media is that the only factor in food prices is what the farmer charges. Don’t we wish this were true? But…

This is a persistent myth and one we need to bust. The days are long gone when you learned everything you needed to know about farming from your grandfather. That doesn’t mean…

This is absolutely not true. In fact, farmers are the original good stewards of land and water resources. These resources are, after all, how they make their living, so it makes sense…

Nearly 97% of our farms are family owned and operated. Many family farms are incorporated for business purposes or to ensure an orderly transition from one generation to the next, but incorporated…

In many ways, small farms are the backbone of agriculture. They range in size from 3 to 150 acres or so, but they probably do the best job of any farms to…

The fourth myth is that women farmers are a homogenous group, all facing similar challenges. This myth is generated through gender analyses that simply compare women’s situations with those of men. Women…

The third myth is that the feminization of agriculture has negative consequences for agricultural production. It claims that women are less productive farmers than men and thus, as men move out of…

The second myth is that women are “left behind” in the rural village as passive victims of rural change while men choose to leave the village and earn higher income elsewhere. Women…

The first myth is that the feminization of agriculture is the predominant trend in global agriculture, closely associated with male labor outmigration, women playing greater roles in smallholder agriculture, and increased participation…

There’s a certain bias that as long as you love your job, it’s okay to get paid next to nothing for it. And for some reason, it doesn’t affect all occupations. People…