Archive · 10 Aug 2026
State Government Considering Incentives to Strengthen Women's Farmland Rights
Some grown-ups in India are in charge of making sure people have enough food and rights.
A minister named Mr. Venkataramanan said the government wants to help women own and control farmland.
Right now, many women grow food but do not own the land they work on.
Owning land can help women feel safe, earn money, and make decisions.
The minister said the government might discuss new plans in the next budget session.
He was speaking at a big meeting in Chennai for the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation.
The meeting was about making food, land, and water fair for women.
People at the meeting also talked about very hot weather hurting women and about making sure women and girls get healthy food.
A lady from UN Women said that when women have money, it is good for everyone.
The leaders hope new rules will help women in farming be stronger and more equal.
Food and Civil Supplies Minister P.V. Venkataramanan said the state government is considering measures to offer incentives and strengthen women's rights over agricultural land.
The minister said the proposals could be taken up in the current budget session or the next one.
He made the remarks at the valedictory session of the annual conference of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai.
This year's conference, themed 'Building Gender-Just Food, Land and Water Systems', was held on the birth anniversary of Prof M.S. Swaminathan and against the backdrop of the UN's International Year of the Woman Farmer.
Speakers, including Kanta Singh of UN Women and Dr N.R. Bhanumurthy of the Madras School of Economics, highlighted women's economic control, climate change impacts and India's nutrition challenges.
- Who
- Food and Civil Supplies Minister P.V. Venkataramanan, MSSRF chairperson Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Kanta Singh of UN Women, and Dr N.R. Bhanumurthy of the Madras School of Economics.
- What
- The state government is considering incentives and measures to strengthen women's rights over agricultural land, discussed at a conference on gender-just food, land and water systems.
- When
- The minister said the proposals could be discussed in the current or next budget session; the two-day conference was held on the birth anniversary of Prof M.S. Swaminathan.
- Where
- Chennai, at the annual conference of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation.
- Why
- To bridge the gender gap in land ownership and access, empower women in agriculture, and address climate change and nutrition challenges affecting women.
- Speaker
- P.V. Venkataramanan, Food and Civil Supplies Minister
- Venue
- Annual conference of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai
- Conference theme
- Building Gender-Just Food, Land and Water Systems
- Context
- United Nations' International Year of the Woman Farmer
- Proposed measure
- Incentives to improve women's land rights, to be discussed in the current or next budget session
- Conference duration
- Two days
- Nutrition view
- India faces a public policy crisis in addressing nutrition challenges (Dr N.R. Bhanumurthy)