2025 Women in Ag Award

Applications are open to women from all over the world who work in agriculture, agribusiness, animal farming, research and development, teaching, journalism or as bloggers and influencers.

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About Women in Ag Award

Opportunity Details

  • Date Published: June 16, 2025
  • Application Deadline: July 31, 2025
  • Category: Entrepreneurs Women

The role of women in agriculture, in the agribusiness and in the agricultural sciences is changing worldwide. The Women in Ag Awards pay tribute to this commitment and tell the stories behind these inspiring women.

The “Women in Ag Award” is organised by DLG (German Agricultural Society) and the “Women in Ag magazine” in order to foster the role of women in the agricultural sector as a whole.

For the fourth time, they are organizing this competition together with the “Women in Ag magazine”, which gives women from all over the world the opportunity to tell their stories and present their impressive achievements. In recent years, women from more than 40 nations have applied, and they all have one thing in common: they are heard and build a strong network that supports and connects them.

The “Women in Ag Award” is presented in four categories to the top three winners in each.

Farming

  • This category honors women who actively shape agriculture and make it fit for the future with sustainable farming methods, modern farm management or innovative concepts.

Agribusiness

  • Women who modernize agriculture and make value chains more efficient with entrepreneurial spirit, digital solutions or new business models are honored in this category.

Education

  • In this category, women are recognized who impart knowledge as teachers, consultants or communicators, make agriculture more understandable and inspire the next generation.

Technology and Research

  • Women who create new solutions with research and technological developments and change agriculture sustainably with innovative findings are honored.

Note that participation in the competition is free of charge. Applications can be submitted online.

Benefits of Women in Ag Award

  • The eight best short video portraits in each category shall be nominated.
  • The nominees shall be published in the DLG and AGRITECHNICA printed and online media, in press releases and on the “Women in Ag magazine’s" website.
  • Winners are given a platform to make their success visible and to network globally with experts.
  • The international prize is awarded to the top three winners in each of the four categories
  • The winners shall be announced at the official award ceremony on 12 November 2025 during AGRITECHNICA in Hanover.

Women in Ag Award Requirements

Women from all over the world who work in agriculture, agribusiness, animal farming, research and development, teaching, journalism or as bloggers and influencers.

Application Date and Process

Each candidate may only apply for one category. Multiple submissions are not permitted. In the event of contraventions, the participant shall be excluded from the competition.

  • The application may only be submitted by the person herself.
  • The closing date for applications is 31 July 2025.

Only complete applications shall be taken into consideration:

  • Online form
  • A portrait photo
  • At least two high-resolution photos of her agriculture activities
  • A video about herself and her contribution to the agricultural sector (max. 2 min)

Both the application and video should be in English. The video can be recorded in your native language and provided with English subtitles.

The competition participant expressly consents to the use of her submitted profile texts, images and videos for communicating and advertising the competition in printed and online media.

Applications that are still incomplete by the close of applications shall be automatically excluded from participation.

All properly registered participants shall receive an email confirming the receipt of their registration.

The participants undertake to provide the jury with truthful facts only and to avoid any inaccuracies or omissions that could lead to an incorrect assessment. If an irregularity if determined, the jury reserves the right to revoke any award that has been presented.

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Application Deadline

31 July, 2025

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