Women Farmers' Cooperatives
Rampal and Mongla are our working areas at the belt of the Bay of Bengal and Sundarban. Surrounding the thermal plant and sea port in Bangladesh, 57 private factories are there.
On top of that climate change induced saline intrusion, commercial shrimp farming and tourism becoming challenges for riverine agro-based civilization. 77,714 acres of arable land, both of women and men owning and growing paddy, wheat and diverse vegetables. 30% of land is growing fish and crops together. Land extremely fertile, traditionally farmers depended on siltation. However, in the last couple of years farmers have been using chemical fertilizers. Global crisis and price hike of fertilizers put them in a difficult situation. Use of chemical inputs damaging relationships (water, plants, fish and people) and expelling women’s ownership.
On top of that climate change induced saline intrusion, commercial shrimp farming and tourism becoming challenges for riverine agro-based civilization. 77,714 acres of arable land, both of women and men owning and growing paddy, wheat and diverse vegetables. 30% of land is growing fish and crops together. Land extremely fertile, traditionally farmers depended on siltation. However, in the last couple of years farmers have been using chemical fertilizers. Global crisis and price hike of fertilizers put them in a difficult situation. Use of chemical inputs damaging relationships (water, plants, fish and people) and expelling women’s ownership.
Given the situation, Badabon Sangho’s group members and leaders started to mobilize women farmers in both areas. These associations are mobilizing members, connecting with organic agriculture inputs and other services providers. Objective of the programme is to organise collective actions for transacting chemical farming to organic farming which is a regenerative economy. The election of the association would be organised in June 2023 and a new committee will take over the responsibilities.
Following activities are going on:
- Feminist leadership coaching
- Orientation on organic agriculture inputs
- Control over on traditional seeds, pesticides and land
- Orientation on regenerative economy and social ecology
Our Activities
Women farmers’ cooperatives observe `International Rural Women’s Day’, 15 Oct 2024
On October 15, 2024, women farmers’ cooperatives in Bagerhat observed `International Rural Women’s Day’ at the Bagerhat Press Club to recognize the vital roles of
Organised training on `Organic Vegetable Cultivation’ at Badabon Sangho Mongla Office
On February 22, 2024, a training session on ‘Organic Vegetable Cultivation and Environmental Protection to women farmers was held at Mongla office of Badabon Sangho,
Women Farmers’ Cooperative members received training on cooperative management, Ranbhumi-Srighat, Bagerhat
On January 10, 2024, training was oganized by the Ranbhumi-Srighat Women Farmers’ Cooperative Society, in order to develop members’ cooperative management capacities. The event designed
Training to women farmers on Cooperative Societies
On December 28, 2023, a pre-registration training was conducted in Devipur, Rampal, Bagerhat, to 22 women farmers, regarding the formation and significance of cooperative societies.
Providing financial assistance to women farmers, 28 August 2023
Group members organized a meeting for providing financial assistance to women farmers’ association members at Rampal in Bagerhat on 28 August 2023. A total of
Seed distribution among women farmers’ association, 20th August 2023
Women farmers’ group members are happy to receive vegetable seeds for their cropping. Some of them are sharecroppers and managing the field together. They organized
Group’s Members Received Training on Organic Agriculture and Environment Protection, 11 May 2023
A training on organic farming and environment protection was organised at Fakirhat in Bagerhat, 11th May 2023. A total of 26 women groups’ members who
Training to Women Farmers Groups on ‘Organic Farming and Environmental Protection’
A training on organic farming and environment protection was organised at Rakhalgachi in Bagerhat,14 March 2023. Women groups’ members who are directly engaged in agriculture participated
Training to Women Farmers Groups on ‘Organic Farming and Environmental Protection’
A training on organic farming and environment protection was organised at Rampal in Bagerhat,22 Feb 2023. Women federation members, and team members participated in the
Training to Women Farmers Groups on ‘Saline Tolerant Rice Cultivation’
Group members received training on saline tolerant rice cultivation’ at Mongla in Bagerhat, 20 Feb 2023. Women federation members, and team members participated in the training. The
Training to Women Farmers on ‘Organic Farming’
A two-day long training session was delivered to 25 women farmers from 24-26 February 2022. The main purpose of this training was to aware women
