Training to women farmers

23 Mar 2022 Training to women farmers

Training to women farmers – Today Current Affairs

• Women farmers are being trained under the schemes of ‘Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare’ and ‘Ministry of Rural Development’ to acquaint women with the latest technologies in agriculture and allied sectors.
• Under the guidelines of various beneficiary-oriented schemes of the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), at least 30% of the agriculture and allied schemes ‘Women Farmers’ are procured by the States and other implementing agencies. Provision has been made to leave.

Today Current Affairs

The following schemes have specific components for the welfare of women farmers:

• National Food Security Mission,
• National Mission on Oilseeds and Palm Oil,
• National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture,
• Sub-Mission for Seeds and Planting Materials,
• Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization and
• Integrated Horticulture Development Mission.

Women Farmers Empowerment Project: The Hindu Analysis

• A specific scheme named ‘Mahila Kisan SashaktikaranPariyojana (MKSP)’ has been launched by the Rural Development Department.
• This scheme is a sub-component of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).
• This scheme is in force since 2011.

Objective: The Hindu Analysis

• Empowering women by making systematic investments to increase their participation and productivity, while also creating sustainable livelihoods for rural women.

 Implementation: The Hindu Analysis

• The program is implemented in project mode through State Rural Livelihoods Mission (SRLM) as project implementing agencies.

Need to promote women farmer: The Hindu Analysis

• Women are often denied their rights as agricultural laborers and farmers in India’s agricultural assistance system.
• However, rural women are the most productive workforce in the economy of most developing countries, including India, and more than 80% of rural women are engaged in agricultural activities for their livelihood.
• About 20 percent of the livelihood is done by women due to agriculture, women being widowed, abandoned by men or ‘male emigration’.
• Most of the women headed households are not able to access extension services, farmer support institutions and production assets like seeds, water, loans, subsidies etc.
• As agricultural workers, women are paid less wages than men.

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