Today we take our #HatsOffToRuralWomen around the world, and in our own paddock.
Rural women make up a quarter of the world’s population who work as farmers, wage earners, and entrepreneurs.
Being a woman in Agriculture is a title many hold with pride, and so we’ve highlighted four brilliant UNE ladies, their journey’s in Ag, and their aspirations for the next gen of rural and regional girls.
More than 70 percent of crops, including almost all fruits, vegetables, oilseeds, spices, coffee and cocoa are dependent on pollinators such as bees. They function as normal hives, but apiaries built at a kibbutz in Israel’s Galilee are decked out with high-tech artificial intelligence systems set to ensure longevity for these vital pollinators. The hives feature a multi-purpose robot that does everything from monitor the bees to adjust the habitat and provide them with care. The startup hopes to be producing its own honey for the first time — the “first honey in the world made with artificial intelligence” https://israeltrade.org.au/2022/05/19/robot-hives-in-israel-kibbutz-hope-to-keep-bees-buzzing/
Lynn Wood
Madeline Cunningham
Sabra Brock