Women Empowerment in Agriculture

• UN Declares 2026 as International Year of the Woman Farmer

  The International Year of the Woman Farmer celebrates the crucial role of women in global agriculture while raising awareness of the challenges they face, from property rights to access to markets.…

• When I Fly the Drone, People Will Look Up to Me: Drone Didi Karanveer Kaur

  As per Kaur, if a drone didi meets the target of covering 4,000 acres of land for the next five years, she will be entitled to keep the device for the rest of her life.…

• PM Narendra Modi Applauds 'Lakhpati Didi' Chanda Devi, Asks to Contest Elections

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked 'lakhpati didi' Chanda Devi to join politics during a 2-day programme 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra' in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, December 17, 2023.…

• SLCM's Kissandhan Scheme Empowers Women in Agriculture with Rs 103 Crore in Loans to Women Entrepreneurs

  Kissandhan, SohanLal Commodity Management's agri-focused NBFC, has empowered 25,215 women entrepreneurs in agriculture with Rs 103.74 crore since October 2021, providing transformative financial support and fostering economic independence.…

• How Can Women Be Granted 'Farmer' Status Within the Indian Agricultural Ecosystem?

  The agriculture sector is undergoing a 'feminization' trend, marked by a rising number of women taking on diverse roles as cultivators, entrepreneurs, and labourers.…

• Smallholder Women Farmers See Improved Financial Independence with Support from Walmart Foundation Grantees

  The Walmart Foundation’s Market Access Program in Collaboration with NGOs aims to reach over 5 Lakh Smallholder Women Farmers.…

• Empowering Women's Health: Revolutionising Healthcare Access in Thennampattinam Village

  Srinivasan Services Trust's assistance, through the development of the Thennampattinam Medical Centre, has had a major positive impact on the village's healthcare access and results, benefiting around 11,000 people each year.…

• Women in agriculture: Empowering and recognizing their contributions

  As economic migration of rural farmers to urban areas increases in India, more women are stepping up to fill the void in agriculture. Despite facing challenges and limited access to land ownership, women contribute significantly to the sector.…

• Rajasthan To Provide 8% Interest Subsidy on Loans from Women's Fund

  Gehlot government has passed an order in Rajasthan to provide subsidies on loans for women’s funds as well as the hybrid glass exhibitions which will be held during the panchayats.…

• Labour Ministry Report Reveals Women Make Up Majority of Agri Sector Workforce

  To enhance women’s participation in the labour force and the quality of their employment, the government has assimilated various protective provisions in the labour laws for equal opportunity and a friendly work environment for women workers.…

• Women in Farming - Saraswati Bai, Director of Sampurna Women Crop Producer Company

  Saraswati Bai is a woman hailing from Barjorpur village, Shahpur Block of Betul district. She is the Director of Sampurna Women Crop Producer company which has educated over 1500 women farmers on correct crop production strategies.…

• STIHL Equipment for Women in Farming!

  Did you know that women make up 75% of the full-time workers in agriculture? Just like agriculture is the backbone of India’s economy, women are the backbone of the agriculture sector. Yet the working hours, equipment, and policies hardly cater to women.…

• Success Mantra for Women in Agri Inputs Industry: FMC & Krishi Jagran Held a Special Webinar

  The key objective of the webinar was to persuade other women to think about a career in agribusiness by highlighting the panelists' rich experiences in the industry. FMC plans to achieve an ambitious goal of gender parity across the entire organization in the next few…

• New Research from The University of East Anglia Shows That Indian Women in Agriculture Lack Skills Training Opportunities

  While both men and women acquire agricultural skills intergenerationally, men expand their social networks and learn new skills through other channels as well, including via peer learning, while skill acquisition by dominant caste women and girls is confined to the domestic sphere.…

• NCW Organises Capacity Building Training Programme for Manipuri Women Traders

  N Biren Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur, attended the event as the Chief Guest and encouraged female participants. He praised the NCW programme for women's empowerment. He stated that seven Ima markets have been built and that one more will be built soon.…

• American Agri-Women Call on Officials to Unleash U.S. Energy Potential

  American Agri-Women (AAW) President Heather Hampton+Knodle called on U.S. officials to unleash U.S. energy capacity early this week.…

• FMC Partners with GBPUAT to Empower Rural Women through ‘MadhuShakti’ Project

  Named Project MadhuShakti (Madhu in Hindi means “honey” and Shakti refers to “female energy”), this is a first-of-its-kind innovative sustainable development initiative in India.…

• From Parlour to Animal Husbandry: Haryana Government Provide Loans to Women to Start Businesses

  Mamtesh, 35, runs a dairy business with her relatives in the Naraingarh sub-division to supplement her husband's labourer income and support their family of five in another part of the district. She owns four cattle and supplies milk to a local firm as a Badoli…

• ICAR-CRIJAF Conducted Hands-on-Training on Making Jute Diversified Products

  To explore the alternative source of livelihood to improve the income of farmers of this remote region, ICAR-CRIJAF has planned multiple programmes including skill enhancement for alternative off-farm income generation of farm women, scientific soil, water, and crop management towards the livelihood security and sustainable…

• Tribal Women Awarded for Their Food Processing Unit

  Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, minister of state for MSME, was awarded the award to the tribal women for the manufacture of agricultural food products and the promotion of women's entrepreneurship.…

• More African Women should have a Voice in Policymaking, UN official Urges

  As part of this year's theme, "gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow," Alarakhia spoke on climate challenges, agriculture, education, and women's leadership. She said, “Because of their reliance on agriculture, women are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change and natural catastrophes. In…

• Women and Girls Must be Included in Climate Adaption Strategies, Says Top UN Food Agencies

  Women and girls should be in the center when planning and implementing climate change adaptation solutions, say three UN food agencies speaking at the International Women's Day event today.…

• Women Turn to Agriculture Amid Crisis To Fight Poverty

  In this article, you will find out, how three girls who were unable to find jobs, despite having degrees turned to agriculture to provide food to their families in mid-crisis.…

• HarvestPlus & Grameen Foundation India Collaborates to Empower Women Through an Inclusive Agriculture Approach

  HarvestPlus and Grameen Foundation India Partners to increase nutrition, food, and livelihoods security through the consumption, production, and marketing of biofortified crops.…

• Meta Partners FICCI to Support 5 lakh Women-led Businesses

  Supporting women-owned enterprises by building an ecosystem that offers chances is necessary for the country's tangible inclusive economic development.…

• ARTH and NABARD Develops Innovative Model For Women Owned Enterprises

  ARTH, a micro MSME Fintech, on Wednesday said that it will help women-owned enterprises in Uttar Pradesh through a 360-degree model and digital credit linkages worth up to half a million dollars as part of this partnership.…

• Sukhiya Bai: A Tribal Woman Farmer Became a Guiding Light For Thousands Of Others

  Sukhiya Bai, a woman belonging to a Scheduled tribe community (Gond Adivashi) lives in Juwadi village in Ghodadongri block of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh with her two children and husband. She is a living example for all tribal women.…

• 24 Lakh Women to Benefit from Government’s Loan Waiver Scheme

  On Sunday, the Assam government launched a microfinance loan forgiveness initiative to help 24 lakh women in the state. At Collegiate HS School in Tezpur, Sonitpur district, Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Assam Micro Finance Incentive and Relief Scheme, 2021…

• Corteva Organizes Event to Celebrate Outstanding Contribution of Women Farmers in Agriculture

  Krishi Jagran on 11 November 2021 attended a virtual ceremony organised by Corteva Agriscience, the global agriculture company, which was to celebrate the contribution of women farmers of the Farmers-Producer Organisation (FPOs) and the company’s Pravakta program. Three women farmers were felicitated for their contribution…

• This Tribal Woman Earns Over Rs 7 Lakh through Integrated Farming System; Know Her Story

  Anitha M., a Tribal Woman from Bettampady Village carries out the cultivation of various crops like coconut, arecanut, pepper, paddy, vegetables and maintaining the livestock (cattle, goat, poultry, birds) in her farm under the traditional farming system in her 4.5 acres of farm land.…

• Mahila Kisan Diwas: Meet Malati Malik & Shamima Begum, Successful Women Farmers from West Bengal

  Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas is observed every year on 15th October. The day recognizes the role and importance of women and girls in development of agriculture sector.…

• Meet Two Agripreneurs who are Helping, Training and doing Business with Adivasis in Dang, Gujarat

  Hasmukh M. Patel is the CEO of Dangi Adivasi Mahila Khedut Utpadak Producer Company Ltd., based in Ahwa District Dang in Gujarat, released a video on Krishi Jagran. He shared the platform with Dhannalal Jat, Agriculture Program Specialist again with Dangi Adivasi Mahila Khedut Utpadak…

• Inspiring Women Creates a Brand to Help Marginalized Farming Communities in Pan Himalayan Region

  Dr. LAkshmi Unnithan, Editor, Agriculture World Magazine had a detailed talk with the Women Leaders of Umang like Sunitha Kashyap, Talat Moin, Geeta Devi, Bhavna and Manju Devi. Anita Paul, Co-Founder of the Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation, also joined the conversation. UMANG is the…

• Women Power in Farmer the Brand

  On October 11 Krishijagran conducted the first ever in the History of Agriculture by having the Women Farmers come together as a group and discuss their brand, their marketing techniques and their constraints and challenges on our Facebook platform which was much appreciated by all…