Indonesia: FAS Jakarta Promotes Role of Women in Agriculture Under ASEAN Umbrella

FAS Jakarta and FAS Hanoi teamed up with U.S. Mission to ASEAN to organize a woman farmers’ roadshow bringing two U.S. woman farmers to Vietnam and Indonesia. The Nebraska rancher and Maryland farmer raised awareness of women’s role in agriculture ahead of the International Year of the Woman Farmer in 2026. While in Indonesia, the two speakers led a seminar attended by local woman farmers, agricultural extension workers, students, researchers, and faculty members from Indonesia’s leading agricultural university Bogor Agricultural University (IPB). They shared their experiences and best practices in agribusiness and discussed shared concerns and proposed ways to advocate for woman farmers’ equal access to resources and opportunities.