Topic: Women in Agriculture

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Growing Potatoes and Corn Together

Nasira Habib shares the lessons she learnt from growing potatoes with corn.

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Chitra, Prompt solutions from a leading woman farmer

Chitra steps into her field of half an acre as she readiesto entertain an interview and winds up a work-related call. She is a busy lady who wears many hats – a mother of two, wife, farmer, trainer, SHG leader, health worker – and dons them truly admirably. At 43, Chitra is brimming with energy […]

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Arul Mouzhi “lf we fail one sort of crop, the other one will give an income.”

Mrs. Arul Mouzhi is a woman farmer living in Kongathiranpatti village who owns three acres of dry land and one acre of irrigated land. Arul and her family eat millet twice a week. She gets her millet and vegetable seeds from Kolunji Ecological Farm and Training Center,an IPAM Field Learning Site managed by Kudumbam. Kolunji […]

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Feed Soil Life and Enjoy Bumper Crop – Cauliflower and Broccoli

Cauliflower and broccoli are superfoods. Nasira Habib shows her harvest in this video. She stresses the importance of building living soil in growing nutrient-dense brassicas in home gardens. She also draws attention to the fact that the more nutrient balance soil has, the less the pest attack in your garden will be.

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Alpona Rani Mistri and her sparkling journey

“gachpala, mati, pani, pakhi, goru sob niyei amader grameen sangsar. Eikhane ekjoner kothe bhable hoina, sobar kotha bhabte hoi. Ei shiksha ami amar gram theke paichi. BARCIK theke ami atmabiswas paichi, amader goriberje nana sampad ache seita niya kibhabe bhalo bhave kaj kora jai seita bujhte parchi. Ami ekhon bhalo achi, amake dekhe gramer onek […]

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How to Harvest Broccoli

Nasira Habib explains in this video how to maximize your harvests of broccoli.

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Protect Eggplants from Frost

You can protect eggplants from frost during fall and winter; Nasira Habib shares her experience in this video. She is growing and harvesting eggplants around the year. You can protect eggplants from frost during fall and winter; Nasira Habib shares her experience in this video. She is growing and harvesting eggplants around the year.

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Enjoy Diversity: Grow Peas, Radishes and Carrots

Nasira Habib shares her experience of growing radishes, carrots and peas as companion plants.

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Organic pest repellant using neem oil ginger-garlic solution

This video describes steps in preparing and making organic pest repellant using neem oil ginger-garlic solution.

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Women Rise for Land and Agroecology

“If no woman stands up, we cannot expect victory in our struggles. But if women join the struggle, victory is already within reach.” In Lupang Ramos, a 372-hectare agricultural land in Cavite province, Philippines, it is the women who lead the struggle for land and #agroecology​. Together, they harness their strengths to secure food and livelihoods […]

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