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

Loop surveys were conducted in the wet and dry season every four to five years from 1966-67 to 2011-12—the longest farm surveys in existence—in which...

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

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

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

As Myanmar experiences more extreme weather events, a roadmap that lays the context, analysis, and options on how to tackle climate change is highly essential....

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

Women play an important role in the global rice sector. ...

Across a wide range of cultures, widows and unmarried women often make up the most marginalized group. Despite the loss of her social status and her...

In spite of the significance of women as unpaid labor or as agricultural wage workers in rice production, postharvest, and processing, their contributions...