Research Centre for Gender, Family and Environment in Development (CGFED) in collaboration with Women’s Union at Hai Hau district and Hai Cuong commune launched the household’s agroecological farming models at Hai Cuong Commune, Hai Hau district in Nam Dinh province to mark International Women’s Day. The households’ agroecological farming models at Hai Cuong commune are […]
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 […]
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, […]
(Amirthammal’s story is part of a series of case studies on exceptional women farmers practicing agroecology. This profile is adapted from Stewards of the Fields: Women Farmers Navigating Sustainable Paths: A series of case studies of fifteen women farmers’ experiments with agroecological farming published by MAHILA KISAN ADHIKAAR MANCH.) Amirthammal is a 65-year-old Dalit (Christian) […]
(Radha’s story is part of a series of case studies on exceptional women farmers practicing agroecology. This profile is adapted from Stewards of the Fields: Women Farmers Navigating Sustainable Paths: A series of case studies of fifteen women farmers’ experiments with agroecological farming published by MAHILA KISAN ADHIKAAR MANCH.) Women farmers, like Radha, are disproportionately […]
Woman leader, Nhem Sovanry encourages other rural women to engage in organic farming in their rice fields.
Farmers’ group fosters agroecology practices, sharing of experiences, knowledge and technical support within the community.
In this video, Nasira Habib shares ten benefits of vertical gardening.
Produced by Roots for Equity and Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek (PKMT), this documentary provides an in-depth understanding of the struggles of small and landless farmers in Pakistan and connects it to the global actors behind framers’ plight. For Roots for Equity and PKMT, there cannot be genuine democracy and women’s liberation till there is equitable […]
