Women farmers in India remain an invisible workforce. They do the heavy lifting in the fields, taking on labour-intensive processes and non-mechanised farm work like cattle feed management, harvesting, sowing, transplanting, winnowing, and more. Though they contribute over 15% percent to the national economy, their labour largely goes unrecognised by the agricultural sector and the government. Gender-based discrimination worsens the “crop gap” in agriculture.
nurture.farm is empowering women by bringing them to the forefront of farming. It has launched a “Women in Agriculture” (WiA) program that aims to create equal opportunity for women to participate, contribute, and improve their quality of life through agriculture. WiA focuses on creating awareness about the challenges women face in the agri ecosystem and the opportunities available to empower them to be successful and be recognised for their contributions through various initiatives.