Policy brief – Women and agroecology in North Africa: Potential of supporting women in the agroecological transition

• Rural women in North Africa play a key role in agricultural production as well as in the dynamism of the territory, the preservation of natural resources and the transmission of agricultural and food knowledge.
• Their activities are poorly valued and poorly supported by society and public policies, and they face strong social, legal, economic and cultural constraints.
• Agroecology is an agricultural model that can strengthen the recognition and empowerment of rural women while respecting the environment and increasing resilience to climate change

This policy brief aims to produce recommendations to strengthen the inclusion of rural North African
women in the agroecological transition.
It is based on the experience of the members of the MEDAE network (multi-stakeholder network on agroecology in the Mediterranean) and on a literature review.