{"id":16666,"date":"2021-01-18T19:56:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T14:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/?p=16666"},"modified":"2021-02-10T12:09:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T06:39:41","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-women-farmers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-women-farmers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need To Know About Women Farmers Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

First, it exists!<\/p>\n

As of today, 18th January is celebrated as Women Farmers Day.\u00a0 <\/span>Why? The decision to mark today as Women Farmers Day came about to gather larger support for the ongoing farmer’s protests in the country.<\/p>\n

In this article, we will cover –<\/p>\n

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  1. What you need to know about the farmer protests<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. How do women farmers contribute to the economy<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Impact of women farmers participating in protests<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. What do women farmers want out of the protests?<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. 4 national schemes to help women farmers<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. The rise of women entrepreneurs in agri-tech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    1. What you need to know about the farmer protests<\/h3>\n

    Since September 2020, farmers around the country are protesting the Indian Agriculture acts. These 3 acts include<\/a><\/span> –<\/p>\n

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    • The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act 2020<\/li>\n
    • Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) agreement on Price assurance and farm services Act<\/li>\n
    • Essential Commodities Act 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The Acts have been met with general disdain among farmers – who claim it will affect their daily earnings and benefit big players instead.<\/p>\n

      Read here to know more about why the farmer protests are taking place in India.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

      2. How do women farmers contribute to the economy?<\/h3>\n

      So why do women farmers need to oppose these acts? Because w<\/strong>omen farmers constitute a very large part of the rural workforce. In fact, women do over 70% of agricultural work, says Mariam Dhwale, General Secretary, AIDWA<\/a>.<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\n

      According to Mariam, the amendment in the Essential Commodities Act will affect the public distribution system, impacting women and children more. Despite having such a large workforce of women farmers in India, only 12.8% of them own land or have access to land for agriculture.<\/p>\n

      Women farmers need better access to e-commerce, information, finance and communication technology to become empowered.<\/p>\n

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      \u201c More women work as farmers than men, but their work is not seen as equal. This is a major national protest and I joined it so people know that we are also farmers – Sunita Rani<\/a>,<\/span> Farmer from Haryana<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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      Women contribute significantly to agriculture in India \u2013 98million women work in agriculture, either as cultivators or agricultural labourers (Census 2011) but they aren\u2019t regarded as farmers and are often denied ownership of their family land. #FarmersProtests<\/a> #womenfarmers<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/m7V5sYZiKw<\/a><\/p>\n

      \u2014 BehanBox (@BehanBox) January 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n