Women in Tikapur embrace off-season vegetable farming for economic empowerment
Summary
Women in Tikapur, Kailali have embraced off-season vegetable farming to improve their livelihoods, shifting from daily wage labor to cultivating crops like cauliflower, tomatoes, and potatoes with local support and training.
Key Points
- Women in Tikapur's Satgharuwa area have started off-season vegetable farming collectively under the Milijuli Farmers Group.
- 23 women from underprivileged backgrounds leased 12 katthas of land and received training and technical support for farming.
- Sudurpashchim University agriculture students assist with teaching farming techniques and environmental conservation.
- The women sell organic vegetables locally, reducing dependence on daily wage labor and improving economic conditions.
