Hubballi: In the hunt for work after the government imposes locking throughout the country, 15 women, from the section of the community come together and settled in the hectare of land, which they rented for a year, at Mattigatti Village, Kundagol Taluk in Dharwad.
Agriculture contracts, because this agricultural model is generally called, has long been regarded as a fortress of men, but these women are not brave enough to start their own active business, they reap good harvest after sowing their fields and millet.
They continue to work on the same land, but have expressed longing to work on a larger agriculture and expand their company.
Vinayak Stree Shakti Sangha (VSSS) owned by all 15 women, and under the banners they did agrarian company, founded in 2000.
“At that time, we were involved in destroying chili to make chili powder, which we used to sell.
But we Starting to think of expanding our company after interacting with members of Sahaja Samruddha’s NGO based in Bengaluru in 2019.
In April, we rented Acre, and with our Kharif harvest, reap the results of seven quintering peanuts, while we were also sown.
Eight to Ten kg Roxtail Millet along the border.
We don’t sell beans because the price of the plant falls.
We keep harvests for now, while our foxtail millet has grown, we will use at home, “VSSS Convener Ratna Hosalli.paravva Alagawadi, also a member of VSSS , said that they had rented land for a year.
“We spend money on seeds, using very few fertilizers, and believe that our income will cover our expenses.
Whatever the money we make from the rabbi plant we will add to our profits.
We decided to sow grams, and sorghum in the season of Rabbi,” said Paravva “Instead of this, we decided to work on the field itself, and even worked while dropping nuts on the machine.
We finished it, should one of the Sangha members lose energy a day, he had to pay for his job that day, or sent someone from His family to do the job.
It helps save a large amount of money, “Sarojavva said.
Trio said that there were plans to rent farmland for two more years.
“We try to get a flower-free loan from the government, and if we get it, we will increase our operation,” said the three women.
CoordinatorCluster for Sahaja Samruddha Mrutyunjay Ramani praised the enthusiasm of VSSS members, especially when it involves learning something new.
“We were inspired to give them all possible assistance including training them after seeing their enthusiasm,” he said.
Rural women enter the contract agriculture; reap good harvest
