Vientiane Province, Laos – As rice is the main crop in Laos, Lao farmers have a long history of growing rice using different techniques. In the lowland areas where farmers plant on paddy fields, the common technique is rice transplanting. Meanwhile, in the upland areas, farmers grow rice on the hills through direct-seeding, but since […]
Forty-eight-year-old Bhanumoti Das lives with her husband Golok Das and their two sons. She hails from a very poor family and her husband was addicted to alcohol. It became increasingly difficult for Bhanumoti to live with her alcoholic husband who keeps wasting all their hard-earned money on liquor. Her sons had already separated, so with […]
Forty-eight-year-old Jamuna Das owns one bigha land at Monachitura Village in Birbhum. When her husband was alive, this land was just lying idle and not being used for cropping. After her husband’s demise in 2001, Jamuna joined IMSE Mahila Samiti. Her son and daughter were living with her then and it was challenging for her […]