Empower Women Farmers of India

Agriculture is an economic activity which has been historically associated with men due to its physically challenging roles and labour. However, did you know that women form the backbone of agriculture and its allied activities? From sowing, to weeding, to growing fruits and vegetables as ancillary activities on the field, and to selling in the market, women are crucial at every step of the way. Despite them forming the backbone, out of the 73.2% women who are involved in agriculture, only 12% own the land they work on and only 8% own their agricultural income. It is the need of the hour to provide women farmers their due by helping them generate additional income and sense of ownership from their lands.

SankalpTaru Foundation through its Rural Livelihood Support Program plants fruit-bearing trees on the lands of farmers across 20 states and Union Territories of India. One of its crucial component is the emphasis given to Women Farmers with their own landholdings or who control agricultural activities at their farm as the major point of contact. Through this special campaign on International Women's Day 2021, we aim to plant trees on the lands of only women farmers from the proceeds of the campaign. The plantation of fruit bearing trees are an excellent source of sustainable income and high returns for the women farmers with minimum upkeep. Top quality of fruit bearing saplings with a reduced maturity time will be provided to ensure that women farmers are able to reap harvest from their trees in a shorter amount of time.

The impact of the campaign will be tenfolds as an empowered woman empowers her family and her community. Fruit-bearing trees provide the women farmers with the power to not only get financially independent but also venture into the food-processing industry from the fruits they produce in the coming years. The stable and increased income will make them eligible for institutional credit, and inspire other women farmers in the area, creating a chain reaction. In 2019-2020 alone, SankalpTaru Foundation has planted trees on the lands of 15,000 women farmer beneficiaries and has helped its previous beneficiaries sell tonnes of fruits ranging from Pomegranate, Lemon, Guava, Orange, Custard Apple, Lemon, Arecanut in the market. Through the campaign, we wish to add thousands of more trees on the farms of women farmers and help get them their due credit in Agriculture. In addition to the economic and societal impact, the plantation of thousands of trees also helps the environment tremendously through improving soil quality, afforestation, improving water table and enhancing local biodiversity.

Donate more than Rs. 150/- and receive :

• Certification of appreciation
• Tree tag with your name
• Tree location on Google map
• Income tax exemption