Visibility of Women in Agriculture

Action India aims to recognize the contribution of women to our food and farming systems. The main objective was to increase the visibility of women farmers- especially smallholder & marginalised women, with a development mindset, and a vision led by social justice.

This program was operational in Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Some of the core objectives of this program were as follows:

To create and secure rights over productive livelihood resources (land in particular).
To ensure that women farmers get their due rights.
Registration of women farmers as ‘farmers’ or ‘Women Agricultural labour’ on the E-Shram portal.
Acceptance and adoption of Natural farming with systemic and technical training of the women farmers.
Recognition of the work of women in the farms and getting them with proper government accreditation as women farmers to avail schemes, benefits, loans, etc
To ensure equal participation of women farmers in decision-making, in various institutions starting family upwards, to ensure empowered, self-reliant, sustainable women’s livelihoods.

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Achievements:-

Women have started considering themselves as farmers which has increased their confidence.
With the newly gained technical knowledge of natural farming and the various schemes and services around it, the women have started sharing the knowledge with their families.
They have prepared seasonal vegetables and fruits in the kitchen garden.
Linkages with government and non-government departments.
From the exposure visit, the women farmers learned how natural farming can be done at a low cost. One can get good prices by processing crop products, learn marketing methods.
After the leadership training they learned about food security, that granaries became empty due to cash crops, their dependence on the market increased and an understanding was formed on bringing back the missing nutrients from the food plate.
Successfully held a regional conference of women farmers that gave women farmers an opportunity to share their experiences.
Found and formed a mutual network of institutions for farmers.