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In Maharashtra’s Drought-Prone District, a ‘Goat Bank’ Is Making Women Financially Secure
"More than her capacity to pay back, we are looking for a long-term commitment to continue the project work,”
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Women sustain traditional wisdom of conserving indigenous seeds
Women farmers in Mandla reduce market dependency with the conservation practice of climate-resilient traditional seeds exchange.
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How Women In Himachal Are Growing Healthier Crops Using ‘Zero Budget’ Farming Techniques
Another woman farmer practicing natural farming has motivated 150 other women farmers (now part of cooperative farming)
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The Water Managers in Kibber
The irrigation technique is passed on from mother to daughter, from the time little girls start helping in the fields.
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The 10,000 FPOs scheme ignores women farmers
There is no mention about the minimum number of women FPOs to be formed, nor the minimum number of women shareholders in a mixed FPO.
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When an army of women came together to revive a river
1200 people created hundreds of recharge wells and boulder checks - nearly all workers were women.
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Learning from Dalit Women fighting for land rights in Punjab
Solidarity brought a renewed sense of hope around the future of agriculture and autonomy of farmers in the region
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This Diwali women farmers in Maharashtra are sowing seeds of entrepreneurship
Village women decided to make seeds out of dry vegetables and take these to the market.
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How this Kerala doctor-couple is empowering a TN tribal community
To ensure the health of the community in its wider meaning you have to work on farming, watershed management, artisans ...