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India's new farm laws overlook the struggles of the women who grow 80% of the country's food


India’s new farm laws overlook the struggles of the women who grow 80% of the country’s food
Female farmers, who have limited access to the legal system, would be disadvantaged if disputes with firms are not solved in the local courts as is done now.
Mar 16, 2021 · 01:30 pm
India’s new farm laws are likely to have different outcomes for women farmers than for men.
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Indian women are left behind on farms to make ends meet as more men migrate from rural areas to cities, seeking higher incomes and better jobs.
Nearly 75% of the full-time workers on Indian farms are women, according to the international humanitarian group Oxfam. Female farmers produce 60% to 80% of the South Asian country’s food. ....

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Women grow as much as 80% of India's food – but its new farm laws overlook their struggles


Nearly 75% of the full-time workers on Indian farms are women, according to the international humanitarian group OXFAM. Female farmers produce 60% to 80% of the South Asian country’s food.
So it’s little surprise women are playing a visible role in the monthslong nationwide protests against agricultural reforms passed last September by the Indian government.
Small farmers are particularly vulnerable to three new laws, which deregulated the agricultural market and weakened the government-established minimum sale price for crops in ways that, demonstrators say, could pit small farmers against big agribusiness firms.
And women, as the most marginal of India’s small farmers, may suffer the most if the laws go into effect. ....

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Women grow as much as 80% of India's food - but its new farm laws overlook their struggles


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Women grow as much as 80% of India s food - but its new farm laws overlook their struggles
Bansari Kamdar, University of Massachusetts Boston
March 11, 2021
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(THE CONVERSATION) Indian women are left behind on farms to make ends meet as more men in India migrate from rural areas to cities, seeking higher incomes and better jobs.
Nearly 75% of the full-time workers on Indian farms are women, according to the international humanitarian group OXFAM. Female farmers produce 60% to 80% of the South Asian country’s food. ....

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