by Rukmini | Mar 13, 2024 | Articles, Social Organisation
With handholding and training support, women entrepreneurs in Maharashtra have developed confidence to provide quality goods and services. From an invisible contribution which was limited to the confines of their homes or on the fields, they have now emerged as...
by Rukmini | Mar 13, 2024 | Articles, Social Organisation
Promoting women led agricultural enterprises is no more a choice but a necessity for sustainable development. Ensuring women driven businesses in rural set-ups will not only unleash the untapped potential of the agriculture sector but also reduce poverty, generate...
by Rukmini | Mar 13, 2024 | Articles, Social Organisation
Women can be empowered to handle farm operations as well as farm machinery with confidence and pride, if proper support systems are provided. With a little support from BAIF, Champion farm women in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have shown that besides...
by Rukmini | Dec 19, 2023 | Articles, Farmer Organisations/FPO, Social Organisation
Diversification is a way forward for smallholder farm livelihoods caught in fragile eco systems. Diary husbandry is one of them. Diary farmers in Vidarbha have come together to form Shri Kamdhenu Dairy Farmer Limited, an FPO, which is being managed successfully,...
by Rukmini | Dec 18, 2023 | Articles, Farmer Organisations/FPO, Social Organisation
I, N. Keshavamurthy, have originally come from a farming family. I was running a factory for 30 years, earning good income, but owing to labor problem, work stress and health issues, I got more inclined towards agriculture. I was very impressed by the ” ನೋಡಿ...
by Rukmini | Dec 18, 2023 | Articles, Farmer Organisations/FPO, Social Organisation
Vikalpini, a women’s network in Sri Lanka, through a continuous community engaging process, empowered women, socially and economically, thus reducing their vulnerabilities. The collective experiences and individual cases highlight that women farmerscan collectively...
