How Maharashtra’s Women Farmers Became Leaders [video]

How did women farmers become a force for change in Maharashtra? In this video we hear 15 women farmers from districts across the state share, in their own words, how they gained confidence and courage to organize, articulate their issues, help change policy and then get to the hard part – see that the policy was implemented in their communities.

Swati Satpute introduces the journey of the Mahila Kisan Adhikar Manch (MAKAAM) in Maharashtra and the farmers who are blazing trails and changing the future.