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Women Farmers in The Country

DELHI, DECEMBER 10: As per the information collected in Agriculture Census 2015-16, about 11.72% of the total operated area in the country was operated by female operational holders. As per the results of the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Householdsand Land and Livestock Holdings of Households in […]

Thousands of women join Indian farmers’ protests against new laws

Thousands of women joined protests by farmers on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday to mark International Women’s Day, demanding the scrapping of new laws that open up agriculture produce markets to private buyers. Since December, many farmers accompanied by their families have camped at three sites on […]

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