Feminist Innovation Garden
Welcome to the SWIFT Portal’s Work Package Hub, where research meets action to drive meaningful change in gender equality, sustainable farming, and rural development.
Understanding
Researching Women-Led Innovations
Research-driven insights into women-led innovations in food systems. This WP sets the foundation for learning about existing best practices and emerging opportunities.
Expect to find
- Soil Sisters Podcast Series
- Case studies and reports showcasing women-led agricultural practices and food initiatives.
- Interviews and testimonials from women innovators shaping sustainable farming.
Amplifying
Scaling Up Successful Practices
This page is all about turning knowledge into action. It ensures that groundbreaking ideas don’t stay isolated but instead spread and strengthen communities.
Expect to find
- Videos and participatory storytelling featuring first-hand accounts of transformative practices.
- Training materials and toolkits designed to help individuals and organizations implement women-led farming innovations.
- Guides on networking and advocacy to help local initiatives gain visibility and support.
Viability Analysis
Understanding Structural Change
For innovations to last, they must be supported by sustainable structures. This WP explores the long-term feasibility of women-led food initiatives through:
Expect to find
- In-depth policy analysis examining the barriers and opportunities for institutional support.
- Economic feasibility studies assessing the financial sustainability of various approaches.
- Frameworks for community and cooperative-based models that can be adapted and expanded.
Gender-Responsive Policies
From Research to Action
Policy change is essential for ensuring long-term gender equity in food systems. Here, you’ll find:
Expect to find
- Policy briefs and recommendations aimed at influencing decision-makers at local, national, and international levels.
- Comparative policy studies showcasing successful gender-responsive policies from different regions.
- Guides for advocacy and legal support to help individuals and organizations push for change.
- Opportunities for engagement, including petitions, campaigns, and policy consultation events.
Welcome to the Innovation Garden
This is a space for cultivating knowledge, connection, and transformative action. Rooted in feminist and agroecological principles, it brings together stories, tools, and resources that nourish collective efforts toward just and resilient food systems. Rather than a mere collection of reports and policy briefs, this is a living, evolving space where practical action meets participatory research.
The research and initiatives included here emerge from the hands and voices of those working the land, shaping innovative frameworks that work toward food system transitions. With care, justice, and people at its core, the Innovation Garden flourishes as a space of exchange and transformation, where ideas take root and grow into action.”