Celebrating Rural Women: The Backbone of Land, Water, Economic and Social Regeneration

As the world marks the International Day of Rural Women (October 15) and prepares to celebrate World Food Day tomorrow (October 16), two moments that remind us that there is no food, no water, and no climate stability without rural women. Regeneration International stands in solidarity with the women who nourish their communities, those whose labour, care, and wisdom sustain the earth’s living systems. Across the world, rural women are the heart of food systems and raising families. They are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, yet they remain the first line of defence against it. Having different roles as agro-pastoralists, crop farmers, and fisherwomen; custodians of the land, livestock, and water that hold our shared future.