On The Cardamom Trail: The Invisible Women Behind A Premium Spice Trade

Men dominate the cardamom trade that is worth crores but it is women’s labour and agricultural knowledge that holds up the industry


Bottom of the Cup: The Women Who Grow Araku Coffee

Araku’s globally recognised Arabica coffee commands premium prices, but the Adivasi women who grow, harvest and process it see little of that value


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