Vegetable farming driving women farmers to self-reliance | Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
8144 DHAKA, Dec 20, 2020 (BSS)- Thirty-nine-year-old Jobeda Khatun had a hard time for last two years after her husband Rahim Mia left her. It put her into hardship as she had to financially support her three children and parents. She literally became helpless when her husband left her. In the beginning, she worked as a domestic help in the same area of Sadar upazila in Narsingdi district. But, the meagre income was not sufficient to run her family. Even, she was forced to stop the education of her children. One day, she met with an employee of a local NGO. She advised Jobeda to farm vegetabl...