Why Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow Means Empowering Women of Color

From the Rainfed Foods website

March 8, 2022

Women + children are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change in developing countries. But women also offer an innate knowledge of food systems + the environment that needs to be main streamed + invested in.

The gist:

This RS article looks at one issue in particular that is bad for the planet, but that women are making better.

The Stats:

57% of the nearly 17 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions are created through animal production

32% of global methane emissions attributed to cattle production.

Who are some of the women “tackling these problems head-on” and “emerging as crucial innovators in their home countries?”

• Founders Sujala Balaji of Rainfed Foods and Sweta Khandelwal of Alt Foods are looing to use ancestral grains which are best adapted to their region and environment to make plant-based milks.

• Despite the fact that it is the lowest emissions-emitting continent, Africa is on track to face the most severe consequences of the climate crisis out of all continents. African women are leading a food system revolution. Bola Adeyanju in Nigeria, with venture capital investment from abroad, is pioneering Nigeria’s first plant-based protein startup, Veggie Victory.

It’s time to support women + BIPOC women in solving food sustainability issues with their specific knowledge + wisdom.solution, for all our sakes.

Connect with the Rolling Stone post and more women pioneers here .