Resources covering the income-generating activities of women farmers across sectors, that is, what they grow, forage, herd, process, and sell, and under what conditions.
‘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.
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…
—Ibadapmon Barim, 32, Khweng village, Meghalaya
—Kalabai Merawi, 45, Kannai village, Madhya Pradesh
—S. Pandiammal, 44, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
Traditional drinks are often regarded as repositories of culture. In Centrepiece, Rini Barman explores some of the less romantic aspects of this practice and the many implications of the act of brewing rice beer.
Golden pumpkin flowers, red roselles, magenta eggplants, and various shades of green everywhere you look. At Kolkata’s Gariahat Bajaar, shaak maashis bring a variety of winter greens foraged from the outskirts of the cit…
Industrial demand is making one of the most affordable species of fish along the east coast of India more expensive. E. Haripriya explores what these ripple effects mean for local kitchens in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu.
—Ratna and Alka, Koli fisherwomen, Mumbai