Women Farmers

Rising debt, no widow pension: COVID-19 crisis brings Maharashtra's vulnerable women farmers to the brink

A survey of 940 single women farmers has exposed their increased vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown in Maharashtra.

International Women's Day: Women to take centre stage at farmers' protests at Delhi borders

Thousands of women farmers, especially from Punjab and Haryana, will congregate at Delhi’s borders on Monday

With most of their kin protesting in Delhi, Haryana farmers, particularly women, keep farms running, livelihoods alive

The involvement of women like Santosh Sandhu, particularly from the state of Haryana, which is not known for being progressive, is noteworthy, especially given that they're tending to households as well as farmlands.

To give the (unseen) woman farmer a land of her own

The mahila kisaans of Bundelkhand are visible everywhere in the fields, but rarely seen in official policy. Khabar Lahariya imagines a world which places women farmers at the centre of agriculture policy rather than at the peripheries.

Marathwada: Women tackle climate emergency through sustainable, organic agriculture

Sustainable, climate-resilient, organic agriculture is allowing more and more women in Marathwada to feed their families and make money.

Over 30% funds for agri-schemes targeted towards women farmers; special focus on doubling income by 2022: Govt

Besides, women-based activities have been started to reach the benefits of different beneficiary-oriented programmes and missions to women, he said in a statement.

Widows of Vidarbha, Marathwada farmers discuss their inheritance of loss at Mumbai protest meet

Bereaved women farmers have been able to articulate their problems in public after years of mobilising efforts by the Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch (MAKAAM)

Woman farmer from Chitrakoot on her experiences working the fields: 'Women do all the hard work'

Despite an overall feminisation of agriculture, due to the increasing migration of men from villages, only 13% of rural women own land in their own name.

12.8% landholding, 90% work: Tamil Nadu women battle patriarchy while shouldering dual burden of housework, farming

When women come together, it is not just about cropping or cropping patterns. “It is also a social approach to farming."

International Women's Day: Patriarchy, market-driven economy undermine crucial role of women in Indian agriculture

While roles are now changing, women have always played a significant and critical role in agriculture.