Australia is home to one of the world's oldest cultures, with 60,000 years of living off and cultivating the land. The holistic knowledge and approach to cultivation exist today. Indigenous women, in particular, hold a deep connection to food from understanding season cycles to the medicinal use of plants—knowledge passed from generation to generation. However, Australia's First Nations People's participation in the native ag+food sector is extremely low, with less than 2% re

With International Women's Day around the corner and the opportunity to #choosetochallenge leading us through 2021, we are looking forward to presenting six inspiring women influencing the native ag+food sector. Meet our panellists! Meet Professor Juanita Sherwood Our most recent addition to the panellist line up is proud Wiradjuri woman, Professor Juanita Sherwood, the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Indigenous Engagement at Charles Sturt University. Juanita holds a PhD, is a registe