Visibility of Women in Agriculture

Action India has been working in three villages of Hapur, Uttar Pradesh for the recognition of women farmers as “FARMERS”. It also strives to ensure food security to the rural families to elevate their nutritional status and reduce dependency on outside sources.

Objectives:

Acceptance and adoption of Natural farming with systemic and technical training of the women farmers involved.
Recognition of the work of women in the farms and getting them recognition with proper government accreditation as women farmers to avail schemes, benefits, loans etc.
Also ensuring Right to Food with fair trade, fair pricing, fair distribution and inclusion.

Achievements:

Women have started considering themselves as farmers which has increased their confidence.
Various departments have started identifying the women as 'farmers', instead of mothers and sisters.
Women have gained technical knowledge on natural farming and are progressively incorporating it into their farming practice. They have started sharing the knowledge with their families.
Women have recognised the value of horticulture in natural farming, and have grown valuable trees such as fruit, lemon, gooseberry and moringa, etc.
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.
A minimum of 120 bighas were cultivated by the total 120 women.
107 women worked in the kitchen garden to plant seasonal vegetables.

This program is currently operational in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh.