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women farmers

Atiben working in a field-paralegal
June 16, 2022
“A piece of land can permanently secure a woman’s future”
A day in the life of a paralegal worker in Gujarat who builds awareness about the importance of women’s land rights and supports widows in claiming land ownership.
by Atiben Varsat | 7 min read
women farmers harvesting crop - women farmers
April 29, 2022
The link between women’s land ownership and climate resilience
If we want to build climate resilience among rural communities, we need to ensure that women farmers own the land they work on.
by Shilpa Vasavada | 4 min read
A red chilli and other spices such as turmeric powder and ginger powder on wooden spoons_Flickr-women farmers social enterprise
March 10, 2022
Women farmers and the market: Can nonprofits bridge the gap?
What changes must nonprofits undertake if they want to build a market-led enterprise for women farmers?
by Sanjay Kumar | 7 min read
Women harvesting the field_Flickr-women entrepreneurs
December 17, 2021
A crisis is an opportunity to recognise women’s leadership
Prema Gopalan of SSP talks about the role of agriculture in building sustainable livelihoods and the need to build an ecosystem for women to take charge.
by Smarinita Shetty, Debojit Dutta | 8 min read
Laxmiprya Sahoo, a krishi mitra in Odisha working on her demo plot, where she cultivates paddy using organic methods-organic farming Odisha
November 18, 2021
“More chemical fertilisers means more diseases”
A day in the life of a krishi mitra (farmer’s friend), who works with farmers to promote organic farming and sustainable agriculture in Nayagarh, Odisha.
by Laxmiprya Sahoo | 7 min read
Women gather for a meeting-farmer producer company
April 12, 2021
What does it take to run a farmer producer company?
A day in the life of an Adivasi woman who manages a women-owned farmer producer company that collectivises small and marginal farmers to help them improve their incomes.
by Lalitha Taram | 5 min read
close up of a woman farmer in Odisha-farmer producer organisations
February 25, 2021
The 10,000 FPOs scheme ignores women farmers
If we don’t revisit the new Farmer Producer Organisations (FPO) guidelines with a gender lens, women in the agriculture sector will be left behind.
by Shilpa Vasavada | 6 min read
Indian women farmers ploughing the field_women farmers
January 13, 2021
Giving women farmers access to technology
If women in rural areas have access to land, technology, and financial services farm yield could increase by 20-30 percent.
by Shreejit Borthakur, Charu Thukral | 5 min read
A pile of chilli on the ground_ASwaminathan_agriculture
March 10, 2020
Entrepreneurship: the key to revitalising agriculture
Lessons from an initiative to increase farm productivity by promoting a community-based model of agricultural advisory services.
by Manas Satpathy | 5 min read
women farmers walking on a field-Picture courtesy: Arjun Swaminathan
March 22, 2019
Where is the money for women farmers?
Nearly 80% of India's women workers are employed in the agrarian sector, yet the budget allocation and spending towards women farmers remains low.
by Sakshi Rai | 3 min read
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