What if women in India stopped farming?
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Women play a vital role in India's agrarian economy, but are often excluded in policy considerations. In this episode, our two guests Ireena Vittal and Kavitha Kuruganti help us understand the contribution of women in agriculture, while also getting us to imagine what a future without women farmers would look like. Host: Smarinita Shetty Produced and edited by: Rachita Vora, Smarinita Shetty, Sneha Philip, and Shreya Adhikari IDR is an online journal that publishes cutting-edge ideas, lessons and insights, written by, and for the people working on some of India’s toughest problems. For more information, visit www.idronline.org, or follow IDR on Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram. This podcast is a Maed in India production.  Donate: https://idronline.org/donate/
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