Land ownership for women farmers
Recurring drought in Marathwada left the farmers in distress with huge losses and increased farmer suicides. The women farmers from Ekurga village in Kallamb, Osmanabad decided to take the matters in their hands and came forward to help their families overcome the situation.
Adding to the distress, the area also saw a rise in alchoholism amongst men. “My husband started working as a driver and would stay away from home most of the time. His drinking became uncontrollable. My in-laws started fearing that he would sell all our land. To save the situation, I convinced my in-laws to transfer the land in my name.” shares Manisha Yadav. Today Manisha owns one acre land from which she has earned Rs. 2,50,000 by cultivating vegetables.
SSP started training women in Ekurga on climate resilient farming model. During this training women realized their land rights & its importance if they have land ownership to access the government agriculture schemes & resources. They in turn formed a group of 400 women farmers to acquire land rights.
The women started communicating with their families about the benefits and convinced family them to divide land on their name first women.
Savita Tai Bhore was the first woman to convince her husband and completed the legal process without any cost at Block Tahsildar.
Savita is an advocate & role model of women land ownership in Ekurga village and has helped 50 + women to get land ownership from family with agreement.
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