Backing the Women Farmers Feeding the World
Behind every successful woman farmer is a community of women professionals employed in agriculture. Use your talents to help make women farmers more prosperous.
Africa’s agricultural sector is poised to become a $1 trillion industry by 2030, and women are central to this vision. Women make up 40% of the smallholder farmers in Africa, which means that your next meal might have been prepared using ingredients from a woman’s farm! And you know what they say - behind every successful woman farmer is a community of women professionals employed in agriculture, working in various roles from extension services to research, from food processing to policy. Women employed in this sector comprise half of the total workforce on the continent, and they are crucial to ensuring farms remain productive, families healthy, and communities resilient.
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For us, creating more impact means getting more women involved at every level - be it in the fields, in the labs, or in boardrooms. The challenge? Only 30% of job applications we receive are from women, and our resolve is to remedy that. The next step towards a food-secure future is to build a workplace that is reflective of the rich diversity that the agricultural sector boasts. In this Year of the Woman Farmer, consider applying to join our team today and use your talents to help make women farmers more prosperous.
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"One Acre Fund has been the perfect place for my career growth. From day one, I was struck by how much the organization invests in its people. I’ll be honest: when I came in, I wasn’t sure I had what it takes to be a leader. People say leaders are born, but I’ve learned it’s also about training your mindset. Structured learning, mentorship, and coaching have shaped me into a more confident leader."
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"One Acre Fund has created a supportive environment where women can grow their careers and families concurrently, and without judgment. Family does not have to take a back seat! My manager has shown genuine understanding, offering flexible work schedules and encouraging rest as I connect with and grow my family. I have felt truly cared for, even when I wasn't at my best."
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are answers to some questions you might have about our workplace culture.
No, you don’t. Supporting farmers is a collective effort, and everyone has their place in our mission. Whether your expertise is in communications or purchasing, product management or behaviour change, we can use your talents as we work towards our ambitious goal of serving 10 million farmers by 2030. Here are some ways you can create impact in a variety of roles!
We have made steady progress over the past few years in building a more gender-inclusive workspace. Our multi-pronged approach included adopting more targeted recruitment and talent-sourcing strategies to surface more women professionals, providing mentorship and resources to upcoming women leaders, reviewing our compensation and benefits to better support new mothers, and so on. Read here for more.
In 2020, we committed to driving better diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) outcomes across the organization, and in the past four years, we have reconstituted our senior leadership group to be more representative in terms of gender and nationality, redesigned our compensation and benefits strategy (extending four core benefits for all staff), revamped our performance management processes and tools, established an Ombuds office, and improved DEI fluency for office-based and farmer-facing teams. Here’s our latest People and DEI Report for more.
In 2022, we revamped our compensation and benefits structure to ensure all staff, across all levels, have access to four core benefits - health, child, housing, and retirement. Beyond this, we’ve also taken measures to support mothers returning from maternity leave, including remote working and reduced working hours in certain countries, as well as setting up lactation rooms with the required amenities included. Please read here for more.
Shattering the perception ceiling: How can employers advance women’s recruitment?
At One Acre Fund, while we ask ourselves why we are not receiving as many applications from women as we would like; we also actively learn from industry trends and continually explore strategies to encourage more women to seek roles in agriculture and development.
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