Agraya celebrates the 2026 Changemaker Awards winners

Germany

Thursday 29 October 2026

Announced at the Agraya Summit on 28 October in Bologna, Italy, the Changemaker Awards 2026 shone a spotlight on initiatives driving change for women across agrifood systems.

AgriEdge from Morocco, FKKB Sahakari Samiti from India, SCOPE from Kenya were the 2 awarded winners. The scale of difference is reflected in FAO research, which finds that for every dollar earned by men in agrifood systems, women earn just 78 cents on average. The gap reflects a wider challenge: Women contribute across the food value chain, yet continue to face barriers to the resources, opportunities and recognition that could help them progress.

International Year of the Women Farmer

The role of women in agrifood systems was also at the heart of the discussions at the Summit, where Clara Park, Senior Gender Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, addressed delegates on the International Year of the Woman Farmer

. She spoke about the contribution women make across the whole food system, from production and processing to trade agricultural research, and the importance of turning the momentum of the year into concrete action and investment. Against this backdrop, the 2026 Changemaker Awards recognized three initiatives working to create opportunities for women.

For more information about the awarded winners impact and business opportunities they are generating for the women, you can click here.