Archive · 22 Aug 2025
Women Farmers Drive Indian Agriculture and Food Security
In India, women do most of the work on farms and with animals, but they often don't own the land or get much money.
Some women are becoming leaders in farming, like managing solar-powered irrigation, which helps them earn money.
Women-led groups also help female farmers make decisions about their farms and keep more of the profits.
The article discusses the challenges women face in agriculture and the efforts to recognize them fairly.
It highlights the importance of supporting women in farming for food security and the growth of rural areas.
Women contribute nearly 80% of farm and livestock activities in India.
Women's access to land ownership, credit, and income is often limited.
Rural women are taking on leadership roles in farming, irrigation, and entrepreneurship.
The Solar Didi initiative in Bihar allows women to manage solar-powered irrigation services.
Women-led Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) give female farmers more control.
- Who
- Naveen Patidar, CEO of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) and rural women farmers.
- What
- The growing role of women in Indian agriculture.
- When
- The episode was published on August 22, 2025.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- To shed light on the challenges women face in agriculture and how they are driving change.
Challenges Faced
Solutions and Progress
Access and Recognition
Challenges Faced
Limited access to land ownership, credit, and income.
Solutions and Progress
Efforts to recognize women as farmers in their own right and to empower them.
- Focus
- Women in Indian Agriculture
- Main Contributors
- Women farmers
- Key Initiatives
- Solar Didi, Women-led FPOs
- Percentage of farm work by women
- Nearly 80%