Gender - Rice Today

From invisible farm women to agri-preneurs

Through self-help groups, rural women are witnessing changes in their role in the agricultural sector: from “invisible” farm laborers to entrepreneurs....

Women farmers’ empowerment is a key ingredient for social sustainability

Women’s empowerment has been chosen as one of the key dimensions in assessing social sustainability in the SRP because women play a critical role in...

Integrating gender in agricultural research: More than counting the women farmers

Integrating gender in agricultural research is no longer a debate; it is about doing it effectively. ...

Bihar women farmers: powerful agents of change

Women are increasingly establishing their identity as efficient and knowledgeable farmers in their community, thus increasing the scope of inclusion and...

Three real-life heroes

An update on three women farmers in India who were successful in their quest to rewrite their destiny. ...

Empowering women farmers in the polder communities of Bangladesh

When women are empowered, their families, children, the next generation, and their communities are empowered, too. ...

Women on the path to progress

In India, self-help groups have made a tremendous impact on the lives of poor women in rural areas. ...

Women rice farmers: Agents of change in eastern India

STRASA has ensured that the seed interventions are not isolated and random initiatives, but active catalysts that contribute to the livelihood of the women...

A woman’s touch saves seeds

Photo: GRiSP Aroti Roy is a female farmer at the Auskhali Village in Batiaghata Upazila, Khulna District, Bangladesh. In her homestead, she is responsible...