SuperFresh's 'Women Stars of Agriculture' project presented at COP31

The 'Women Stars of Agriculture' project, initiated by SuperFresh in 2022, was brought to an international platform at the panel titled "Women Cultivating Resilience: From Farm-Level Experience to Climate-Resilient Food Systems" held within the scope of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31).

At the panel held at the UN Pavilion on November 9, the processes of women's adaptation to climate change and the future of climate-resilient food systems were discussed. UN Women Turkey Country Director Maryse Guimond, Besler Vice President of Marketing and Sustainability Gülizar Doğan, FAO Food Champion Dilara Koçak, and FAO Turkey Assistant Representative Dr. Ayşegül Selışık participated in the event as speakers. Makbule Karadeniz, a female farmer involved in the project, shared her field experiences in agricultural production with the participants.

Besler Vice President of Marketing and Sustainability Gülizar Doğan shared data reached by the project. Doğan stated that to date, 30,000 tons of produce worth 280 million have been purchased from female farmers, training has been provided to more than 5,500 women, and the ratio of women among contract farmers reached 30 percent as of 2025.