LAKSHMI JATWA

SMALLHOLDER FARMER AND KRISHI SAKHI (FARMER'S FRIEND)                                                                  Village of Maulya, Alwar District, Rajasthan

[Women] should become strong and … not depend on others. As of today, they are left behind. They are vulnerable … In the future, women should become progressive and do all their work by themselves … Earlier my husband would not let me go out of the house. But now he has seen increased yields, so he does not stop me from going to meetings, from going to the fields and learning new skills … So, it is education that is the most useful.

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