Studying Women's Work: Women Farmers in India via FAS

"Although climate benefits are the most challenging thing to measure, we have a lot of research showing that over time, as countries reduce hours of work, their carbon emissions fall," she says. A 10% reduction in hours is associated to an 8.6% fall...

Video from Foundation of Agrarian Studies (FAS). The speakers for this include Madhura Swaminathan, Professor of Economics at ISI (Bangalore) and Jagmati Sangwan, AIDWA Vice-President. This discussion by FAS aims to expand the understanding of women’s work and role in agriculture, and the issues specific to them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLwFuaizTlM

"DMH-11 exemplifies a hope for re-appropriation of the definition of scientific research as a public good. Ironically, this development comes in the context of a larger thrust for liberalizing and privatizing agriculture, made apparent by the, now...

The Mauryans loved moringa. Yes, the Mauryans who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent some 2300 years ago. In fact, moringa was like elixir to them, and to the preceding rulers. It gave them strength, relieved stress and numbed pain. And this was...

I think this is the total knowledge of vegetables and nutrition but it’s really nice to ask these questions.It’s a great experience

How did east Asia overtake south Asia in gender equality? Could there be a link between agriculture, farming practices and yields and the status of gender equality? Read the full article to get a better picture, but here's quick takeaway from the...

"Eggs are amazing. They're the pinnacle of design and possibly the shape of the universe itself."

PS: Can you identify the crop in the foreground?

When work from home gets boring, work from farm. No complaints.