By Preeti Nahar
अगर महिला किसानों को पुरुषों के बराबर संसाधन मिलें, तो खेती की पैदावार 20-30% तक बढ़ सकती है। इससे दुनिया भर में भुखमरी 15% तक कम हो सकती है। महिला किसान सिर्फ़ परिवारों का पेट ही नहीं भरतीं, बल्कि ग्रामीण समुदायों को मज़बूत बनाती हैं और देश की अर्थव्यवस्था में भी बड़ा योगदान देती हैं।
अगर महिला किसानों को पुरुषों के बराबर संसाधन मिलें, तो खेती की पैदावार 20-30% तक बढ़ सकती है। इससे दुनिया भर में भुखमरी 15% तक कम हो सकती है। महिला किसान सिर्फ़ परिवारों का पेट ही नहीं भरतीं, बल्कि ग्रामीण समुदायों को मज़बूत बनाती हैं और देश की अर्थव्यवस्था में भी बड़ा योगदान देती हैं।
By Diti Bajpai
By Mithilesh Dhar
By गाँव कनेक्शन
A research report prepared by the Foundation of Agrarian Studies highlighted that while the share of central government expenditure was reduced, there was an increase in the share of state government expenditure. It also found that the government expenditure on agriculture as a share of gross value added in agriculture has declined considerably in the past decade. Details here.
A research report prepared by the Foundation of Agrarian Studies highlighted that while the share of central government expenditure was reduced, there was an increase in the share of state government expenditure. It also found that the government expenditure on agriculture as a share of gross value added in agriculture has declined considerably in the past decade. Details here.
By Shivani Gupta
Upset with water logging in flood prone areas and regular wild animal attacks by porcupine and Nilgai, women in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh have switched to the trellis system where vegetables are grown on a raised structure, a couple of feet above the ground, which is expected to increase their earnings.
Upset with water logging in flood prone areas and regular wild animal attacks by porcupine and Nilgai, women in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh have switched to the trellis system where vegetables are grown on a raised structure, a couple of feet above the ground, which is expected to increase their earnings.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
The 250-page free-to-download e-book is a collection of stories of extraordinary courage, grit and determination of village women who stood up to the pandemic.
The 250-page free-to-download e-book is a collection of stories of extraordinary courage, grit and determination of village women who stood up to the pandemic.
By Chandraprakash Pathak
In a seminar organised to discuss the socio-economic, political and environmental challenges faced by the Indian agriculture sector, farmers and agriculture experts came together and concluded that innovations are needed to adapt to the changing climate. They also batted for a legal guarantee of the MSP and suggested that horticultural and forest produce should be used for ensuring the nutritional requirements of local communities. Details here.
In a seminar organised to discuss the socio-economic, political and environmental challenges faced by the Indian agriculture sector, farmers and agriculture experts came together and concluded that innovations are needed to adapt to the changing climate. They also batted for a legal guarantee of the MSP and suggested that horticultural and forest produce should be used for ensuring the nutritional requirements of local communities. Details here.
By Nidhi Jamwal
There is a need to reinvent the PM-KUSUM scheme by bringing in equity and gender into India’s ambitious plan to solarise the agriculture sector. Solar irrigation pump sets must enable farmers to earn by selling 60-70 per cent of their solar generation.
There is a need to reinvent the PM-KUSUM scheme by bringing in equity and gender into India’s ambitious plan to solarise the agriculture sector. Solar irrigation pump sets must enable farmers to earn by selling 60-70 per cent of their solar generation.
By Shivani Gupta
In India, nearly 75% of menthol crop is cultivated in Uttar Pradesh. Farmers in Bahraich district adopt the SRI method of cultivation, which has led to an increase in the production of mentha and menthol oil. This has also empowered rural women.
In India, nearly 75% of menthol crop is cultivated in Uttar Pradesh. Farmers in Bahraich district adopt the SRI method of cultivation, which has led to an increase in the production of mentha and menthol oil. This has also empowered rural women.
By Satish Malviya
Saguni Devi Bairva is an adivasi farmer from Ajmer, Rajasthan, and she so inspired another young adivasi, Arti Singh from Chhattisgarh, that latter made a documentary on her called ‘Kisan Hoon, Nidar Hoon’, which was recently screened at the Green Hub Central India (GHCI) festival in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Saguni Devi Bairva is an adivasi farmer from Ajmer, Rajasthan, and she so inspired another young adivasi, Arti Singh from Chhattisgarh, that latter made a documentary on her called ‘Kisan Hoon, Nidar Hoon’, which was recently screened at the Green Hub Central India (GHCI) festival in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.