No mother should have to choose which child eats

The scale and complexity of today’s hunger crisis demand sustained leadership, and a commitment to invest in resilient food systems that address the root causes of hunger.

In the wake of Mother’s Day, let’s remember that women are central to food production and child nutrition, yet they face barriers to land, credit, and decision-making, write Barbra Chimhandamba and Andrée-Anne Côté-St-Laurent. Pexels photograph by EqualStock IN

Opinion

BY BARBRA CHIMHANDAMBA, ANDRéE-ANNE CôTé-ST-LAURENT

May 11, 2026

On Mother’s Day, families celebrated love in its most selfless form. We honoured the women who nurture, protect, organize, feed, comfort, and too often put everyone else’s needs before their own.

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