Bhubaneswar: A Village Agriculture Worker from Bhatapada Panchayat, under Chandbali block in Odisha’s Bhadrak district, has been suspended for allegedly demanding bribes from farmers affected by Cyclone Dana to facilitate government assistance. The Chief District Agriculture Officer suspended the VAW, identified as Bhagabati Kisan, after a video showing her demanding bribes went viral on social media. Bhagabati Kisan, Village Agriculture …
When the great agronomist MS Swaminathan passed away recently, his daughter Soumya Swaminathan spoke movingly about how empowering women in agriculture was one of his great passions. A study conducted by the Feminist Policy Collective and Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch highlights how women in agriculture face violence almost on a daily basis. Seema Kulkarni, a senior fellow at SOPPECOM and …
