Agricultural research body ICAR on Sunday said it is developing a national gender platform connecting more than 900 institutions to strengthen women’s role in farming, as an international conference adopted a declaration for a global alliance to boost their leadership across agri-food systems.
Addressing the closing session of the Global Conference on Women in Agri-Food Systems (GCWAS-2026) on Saturday, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Director General ML Jat said the platform would link ICAR institutes, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and agricultural universities to strengthen research, extension and capacity-building initiatives focused on women in agriculture.
The three-day conference here, attended by delegates from 18 countries, concluded with the adoption of the Delhi Declaration, which calls for establishing a Global Alliance on Women in Agri-Food Systems, an official statement said.
