China In Photos: Two Chinese women named among FAO's 100 Women Heroes

Two Chinese women have been named among the FAO 100 Women Heroes under the "Agrifood Systems and Rural Development" initiative, according to a list of 99 honorees recently released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

They are Yu Jinxiu, a moxibustion therapist from Qichun county in Central China's Hubei province, and Dong Minfang, president of the Fengrui Agricultural Machinery Professional Cooperative in Yueyang county, Central China's Hunan province.

Launched by the FAO to mark the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, the global initiative recognizes 100 women for their outstanding contributions to agriculture, food systems and rural development.