Women Farmers in Pithoragarh Demand Compensation for Crop Losses From Erratic Weather
Women farmers' organisations in Pithoragarh have submitted a memorandum demanding compensation for crop losses caused by untimely rain, hailstorms and wild animal damage.
Current Summary
Women farmers in Uttarakhand's hill region have sought compensation for crop losses caused by untimely rain and hailstorms, citing erratic weather and rising damage from wild animals that are making it increasingly difficult to sustain agriculture. Members of three organisations — Action-Aid, Pahal Society and Mahila Kisan Adhikar Manch — held a conference before submitting a memorandum to the state government through Didihat Sub-Divisional Magistrate Khushbu Pandey on Friday. The memorandum calls for a comprehensive government study of changing weather patterns and their impact on agriculture- and forest-dependent communities, along with measures to protect local varieties of grass, shrubs and herbs. Kheema Jethi, an organiser with the Mahila Kisan Adhikar Manch, said traditional crops already under pressure from wild animals are now suffering additional damage from untimely hailstorms, making it difficult for farmers to sustain the profession, and called for state compensation.
What We Know
- Women farmers' organisations submitted a memorandum to Didihat SDM Khushbu Pandey on Friday.
- The memorandum was submitted by Action-Aid, Pahal Society and Mahila Kisan Adhikar Manch.
- Demands include compensation for crop losses, a study of changing weather patterns, and protection of local grass, shrub and herb varieties.
- Organiser Kheema Jethi said hailstorm damage this year has added to existing losses from wild animal damage to traditional crops.
What Is Still Unclear
- Whether the state government will act on the memorandum or announce any compensation.
- The total scale of crop losses in monetary or acreage terms.
What Changed
- 19 Oct, 09:10 amSignal detected: Women Farmers in Pithoragarh Demand Compensation for Crop Losses From Erratic Weather