Woman in agriculture, and climate risks: hotspots for development
‘Woman in Agriculture, and Climate Risks: Hotspots for Development’ (2018) by Nitya Chanana-Nag and Pramod K. Aggarwal for Climatic Change.
Governance and Policy
Farmers in a changing climate: Does gender matter? Food security in Andhra Pradesh, India
‘Farmers in a changing climate: Does gender matter? Food security in Andhra Pradesh, India’ (2010) by Yianna Lambrou and Sibyl Nelson for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), United Nations.
“I learned to clean fish from my mother. You have to be careful—the blade must not cut into the fish”
Despite its importance, cleaning fish remains one of the least visible forms of labour in the fisheries economy. Revathi Sunil and Rashmi Sridar document what a day’s work looks like for the women at the Rameshwaram Fish…
“We have always lived on these islands and gone to sea. How can the state say it does not belong to us?”
—S. Pandiammal, 44, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
What Are Seeds, When Not Sold?
Oishika Roy explores experiences of seed savers and scientists to gather proof of relationships between people and seeds beyond that of money: generational, and through the principle of commons.
“There is no first aid, or protective gear to stave off such injuries. There are no toilets, no shade”
—Jamuna Khatuwa, a coastal fishworker in Bakkhali, West Bengal