From Dalit Child Bride To Landowner – How Fulo’s Life Changed In A Flood-Prone Bihar Village
The quarter acre farm Fulo owns yields rich harvests of maize and rice. But she had started small — with a goat, a sewing machine and a kirana shop, all bought with loans from a state livelihood scheme
Growing Rapidly, Farmer Producer Units Now Have A Capital Problem
A women-led farmer producer company in Maharashtra’s drought-prone Dharashiv district reveals both the promise and the contradictions of India’s ambitious attempt to turn poor rural women into agri entrepreneurs
Women Sustain Andhra’s Fish Trade But Are Absent From State Schemes
In Vishakhapatnam, at the harbour, in the market and on streets, women fishers are visible in large numbers but the state simply does not count them as part of the industry
A Women Farmers Collective Is Hosting Change in Himalayan Villages
Self help groups in Chamba forged an FPO and found ways to rejuvenate dying mountain springs, diversify farming practices and explore alternate sources of livelihood
