Agroecology Stories

Maharajapuram Dalit Women Reclaim Land through Collective Farming

Women constitute 60% of the agricultural labor force in India, yet they only own 13.96% of agricultural lands, according to the Agricultural Census 2015-2016. Indian society’s low regard of rural women means they cannot inherit or own land, making them economically dependent on others. Discriminatory practices deny women their basic rights, even though the Hindu […]

Grameen Makhila Abiviruthi Sangatna (Rural Women Farmers’ Development Collective)

Seed Freedom & Climate Resilience Intersect at Barendra Seed Bank

Agriculture in the drought-prone High Barind Tract region faces multifarious problems due to climate change, among other factors. Characterized by reddish clay soil, sun-scorched terrace lands, and sparse vegetation like acacia and cactus, Barind Tract Agroecological Zone relies on rainfall for rice cultivation twice a year, but this is proving to be challenging given erratic […]

Empowerment through Farmer-Led Research in Bangladesh with BARCIK

How does one make sure that the benefits of scientific knowledge are inclusive, and that the praxis of small producers are considered equally essential to building a genuinely sustainable agricultural practice? There’s a need to see farmers as active adopters of farming technologies with their own expertise and agency, and their experience as legitimate sources […]

The transformation of Rabeya’s house into a seed store

Md. Muktar Hossain from Horirampur, Manikgani (Translated by ABM Touhidul Alam) Fifty-five-year-old Rabeya Begum lives with her husband Ahmed Ali, their only son, daughter in law, and one beloved grandson. She hails from a very poor family living on a remote island char (sandbars that emerge as islands within the river channel or as attached […]

Women’s Development Organization

Agroecology in Action: Dalit Women Collective Farms

Land Rights, Organic Farming, Women in Agriculture

Society for Rural Education and Development (SRED), along with Tamilnadu Dalit Women’s Movement, has been advocating with the state to give common lands for Landless Dalit women farmers’ collectives. Tamilnadu Dalit Women’s Movement believes that land right is the most empowering for the oppressed. There have been many success stories in the history of SRED, […]

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