Almost 75% of Indian farmers are women and they produce up to 80% of India’s food, according to British non profit group Oxfam. But one-third of this vast number are unpaid laborers working on family farms. Women own just 12.8% of the country’s land. Without land, women are not officially recognised as farmers. This proved to be an immense problem in the pandemic where they missed out on government relief schemes.

Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch or MAKAAM released a study of the challenges faced by women farmers in the context of COVID-19, ‘Long road to recovery.’ On this episode of The Suno India Show, reporter Suryatapa Mukherjee speaks to MAKAAM’s researchers Gargie Mangulkar, Manavi Das and Roshan Rathod about the needs of women farmers today. They explore how the already vulnerable state of women farmers in India has been worsened by the pandemic.

Show notes:

Pioneering women farmers in India | BBC Hindi
A Female Farmer Describing Women’s Plight in Agriculture | Centre for Civil Society
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on PM Garib Kalyan Yojana
MAKAAM Case story: Tiya Zhabarkha Bhosle 

Almost 75% of Indian farmers are women and they produce up to 80% of India&rsquo;s food, according to British non profit group <a href="https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10546/304918/bn-when-women-farm-india's-land-increasing-ownership-301013-en.pdf">Oxfam</a>. But one-third of this vast number are unpaid laborers working on family farms. Women own just 12.8% of the country&rsquo;s land. Without land, women are not officially recognised as farmers. This proved to be an immense problem in the pandemic where they missed out on government relief schemes.
Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch or MAKAAM released a study of the challenges faced by women farmers in the context of COVID-19, &lsquo;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/10wTPzlKum7fd7F2LDA5ftMkKuMDebi7f/view">Long road to recovery</a>.&rsquo; On this episode of The Suno India Show, reporter Suryatapa Mukherjee speaks to MAKAAM&rsquo;s researchers Gargie Mangulkar, Manavi Das and Roshan Rathod about the needs of women farmers today. They explore how the already vulnerable state of women farmers in India has been worsened by the pandemic.
Show notes:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKGLHFQLSxU&amp;ab_channel=BBCNewsHindi">Pioneering women farmers in India | BBC Hindi</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpry_aZWuWk&amp;ab_channel=CentreforCivilSociety">A Female Farmer Describing Women&rsquo;s Plight in Agriculture | Centre for Civil Society</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIRebLyGb10">Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on PM Garib Kalyan Yojana</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAzdCdM5VAg&amp;list=PLCtyiYx-c8q7KH58lfOdw5Dls4P26JEbR&amp;index=3">MAKAAM Case story: Tiya Zhabarkha Bhosle&nbsp;</a>

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The Suno India Show&rsquo; is a news show by Suno India combining slow journalism with under-represented and under-reported stories. Covering the diverse range of topics like politics, technology, education and society, the host brings in informative interviews and engaging discussions with experts. The show not only shines a spotlight on stories that matter but keeps the listeners up to date with the latest national news.

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