Morang women get empowered
Morang women get empowered
Published: 05:03 am Aug 27, 2009
BIRATNAGAR: Local women associated with Women’s Agricultural Cooperatives Jante have started a campaign to become self-sufficient through group farming. The cooperative was set up by 140 women a year ago and focuses its programmes on supporting the backward, single and dalit women in villages, said organization chairperson Shanta Rai. The cooperative has started progressive farming programmes on 5 bighas of land on contract to boost the organization’s income. It is also taking technical and physical support from the District Agricultural Development Office.