Voices from the Earth – edition 2025-26
INTERNATIONAL POETRY AND SONG CONTEST LAUNCHED
BY COLEAD ON THE OCCASION OF THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF WOMEN FARMERS IN 2026
Women farmers cultivating sustainable futures
As culture is an important vehicle for conveying the diversity and universality of these voices, we propose to launch a global poetry and song competition called “Voices from the Earth”.
This competition aims to highlight the essential role of women farmers and their contribution to the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of the sector.
We would like to contribute to celebrate and promote the role of women farmers around the world, highlighting their essential contribution to agricultural sustainability, food security and the preservation of ecosystems.
 | Patron of the 2025/26 competition
Mrs Djaïli Amadou Amal, |
 | Initiator Oliver Herrera Marin, Author, poet, notably of the poems ‘Julio Verne’ and ‘Andalucía’, and member of the board of directors of COLEAD. His poems have been published by Hatier, Belin and Hachette publishing houses. *The French Ministry of Education used ‘Julio Verne’ for the CAPES Spanish exam in 2006 and 2012, and the GFEN proposes ‘Andalucía’ as a model for poetic creation in schools and colleges in France and throughout the French-speaking world. |
