Karl Templer Styles 'Commune', Lensed By Mikael Jansson For Interview US February 2015 AOC Renewed Fashion & Style [Thru 2019]

In this 2015 fashion story ‘Commune’ lensed by Mikael Jansson for Interview and renewed March 25, AOC’s sassy side wrote:

In developing countries the women are often in charge of agriculture until the tractors arrive. Then men hop on board.
Models Caroline Trentini, Constance Jablonski, Daria Strokous, Julia Nobis and Lina Berg toil the soil and tend the artichokes in ‘Commune’, lensed by Mikael Jansson for Interview Magazine February 2015./ Makeup by Mark Carasquillo; hair by Tom Jidai

Fast forward nine years, and we wonder if anything has changed.

At first glance, the answer seems to be ‘not much’. But this is hardly the kind of serious thinking Anne of Carversville is known for. AOC is laborious in search of factual analysis.

AOC Renewal Phase 2: World Womenwide

With the enormous success of our AOC Renewed Fashion & Style [Thru 2019] project, we are additionally turning our focus to topics that launched AOC in 2007.

In our pursuit of fashion credibility, what have we given up in the process?

We are taking babysteps today, challenging AOC brainpower to not sacrifice what we’ve achieved in terms of a devoted professional fashion and style creatives and business audience, but . . .

. . . now we want to weave the quilt to better encompass the larger narratives of women’s lives that drove Anne to found AOC in the first place in 2007.

This is an experiment only — a time to evaluate what we can achieve for AOC readers current and new — and for Anne herself. If you detect a bit of nagging conscience in this discussion, you are correct.

We repeat — baby steps is all we can promise. Short and sweet — but providing primary resources for readers — and us, too to learn more. Our goal is three posts a week, now that we have mastered our goal of one renewal a day.

Returning to Anne’s ‘Commune’ fashion commentary in 2015:

Women Remain the Backbone of Farming in Developing Countries

In developing countries the women are often in charge of agriculture until the tractors arrive. Then men hop on board.

In developing countries, women play an even greater role in farming than in 2015. These women are extensively involved in various aspects of agricultural activities, from planting and weeding to harvesting and selling the produce.

According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, global agricultural output and food security worldwide could increase by 20-30% if women had access to land, technology and financial services in rural areas.

We are digging much deeper into this topic, with an in-depth look at India’s women farmers — both their new problems but also positive initiatives and changes underway to improve the quality of their lives as farmers, their personal self-assessments and self-respect and thirdly — so very important — their increased contributions to the Indian economy.

For today this short commentary, with an excellent UN overview report on women farmers around the world is the minimum we will offer readers in this new goal for AOC of reviving issues we care about deeply.