Women, Innovation and Sustainable AgriFood: A Symposium for Action in the Mediterranean

International Symposium on Women’s Empowerment through Innovation in Mediterranean Agri-food Systems will be held in Zaragoza (Spain) from 10 to 12 June 2025. Organised and hosted by CIHEAM Zaragoza, in collaboration with the CIHEAM General Secretariat and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), and with the support of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), this scientific, technical and professional event will bring together partners from the FAO, IFAD, the OECD, the European Commission, ICARDA, IWMI, PRIMA, Global Water Partnership Med as well as players from civil society, the business world and innovation.

Key objectives of the symposium

• To identify and examine the main obstacles encountered by women in entrepreneurship and innovation in agricultural and rural contexts, in order to develop innovative and sustainable projects
• Analyse international and national work programmes aimed at stimulating women-led innovation ecosystems
• Strengthening alliances between international organisations, public institutions, civil society and the private sector to influence innovation through cooperation