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Raichur at the Crossroads: Gender-Sensitive Strategies for Sustainable Rural Labour

Raichur at the Crossroads: Gender-Sensitive Strategies for Sustainable Rural Labour

This Raichur photo essay shines a light on the grueling labor challenges faced by women farmers in Raichur, Karnataka, who manually harvest Byadgi chillies and transplant paddy. Under the unrelenting sun and with minimal tools, these women endure long hours bent over red-hot fields, coping with skin irritation, back pain, and scarce access to protective gear. By highlighting the resilience of Karnataka’s rural agriculture workforce, this essay calls attention to the urgent need for improved support and mechanisation to ease these labor challenges.

Unpredictable Rainfall Makes Farming in Marathwada Even Harder

Unpredictable Rainfall Makes Farming in Marathwada Even Harder

Erratic rainfall in Marathwada, Maharashtra, is playing havoc with the lives of farmers and their potential for harvest. From Jalna to every other district in the region, the rise of extreme rain events is scrambling age-old farming calendars and pressing the local water management system to the brink. Amid these unpredictable downpours and dry spells, the risks to farmer crops and income in Marathwada are rising.