Campaign Phases

Aaroh campaign is being carried out in three phases:

Phase I

This phase will create environment and facilitate processes for access of women farmers to information (land, legal, extension, etc.)

Phase II

In this phase people will be motivated for joint legal ownership of both husband and wife of land

Phase III

This phase will bring about a change in the mindset of people and create an environment where women are identified and respected as farmers.

The campaign seeks to ensure the rights of women farmers and enhancing their decision making roles in the agricultural production system. Social and legal aspects, hindering the rights and identity of women farmers are being addressed by the campaign.

At present the Phase I of the campaign is underway and will continue till December 2006. It focuses on women farmers' access to information. Information has been recognised as the most crucial aspect towards empowerment of women farmers and is expected to facilitate the control over agricultural processes as well as assets and resources. Information comprises the following components in the campaign:

• Rights of women farmers on assets and resources
• The social and legal hindrances obstructing the rights of women farmers to access the information
• Legal rights (rights on land and other resources) and programmatic (schemes, extension services,etc.) provisions for women farmers
• Participation in schemes, related institutions and extensions programmes (government departments, agricultural universities, kisan vigyan kendras, non governmental organisations, cooperative societies, etc.

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