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A farmer at the women's agricultural cooperative of Walikaly village in Siguiri Prefecture, Guinea. In Africa, though women account for roughly 80% of food production, they receive less than 10% of credit offered to small-scale farmers and only 7% of agricultural extension services. They own less than 1% of all land. [12]
The agricultural system in Sub-Saharan Africa is a predominantly small-scale farming system with more than 50% of the agricultural activity performed by women, producing about 60-70% of the food in this region. [1]
Pappammal (or Papammal; 1914 – 27 September 2024) was an Indian organic farmer from Tamil Nadu. [1] At the age of 105, she was argued to be the oldest farmer still active in the field. [2] She was regarded as an agricultural pioneer and worked with Tamil Nadu Agricultural University's department of education. She worked every day on her 2.5 ...
As of 2022, agriculture contributed to 13% of the state's GSDP. [1] As of 2022, the state had 6.15 million hectares under cultivation. [2] The department is responsible to ensure stable agricultural production, devise and implement methodologies to increase food production and ensure availability of raw materials for agro-based industries.
Pages in category "Agriculture in Tamil Nadu" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Women in Tamil Nadu politics (2 C, 48 P) S. Women scientists from Tamil Nadu (20 P) Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu (1 C, 57 P) W. Women writers from Tamil Nadu (54 P)
[3] [4] Out of all the women in the labor sector, the UN found 45-80% of them to be working in agriculture [5] The term has also been applied to other phenomena, including increasing shares of women in the agricultural workforce, male outmigration from rural areas, decreasing women's opportunities in agricultural productivity, and lower rural ...
Women from Tamil Nadu by occupation (10 C) T. Women from the Kingdom of Travancore (26 P) Pages in category "Women from Tamil Nadu" The following 3 pages are in this ...