Summary:
About 300 women farmers from 24 States gathered for a Mahila Kisan Diwas conference on Monday and shared similar challenges. But without a land patta in her name, it’s difficult to apply for a bank loan. The problem is even more acute for tenant farmers and agricultural workers who have no claim to any land, but still are primary cultivators. “However, it is ultimately up to the States, as land is a State subject," he added. more-inShahjahan Begum Mehboobani grows corn, onions, tomatoes and vegetables on her three-acre plot in Dharwad district of Karnataka..