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(1/15) Anchal was very young when her father had to leave their family behind in Uttar Pradesh and migrate to Uttarakhand searching for a job.
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(2/15) A native of Paschim Gaon in Unnao district, her father was one of the many farmers who migrated due to several issues ailing the region's agricultural sector, like outdated agricultural patterns and lack of adequate returns.
(3/15) The families left behind also needed to find additional ways to make ends meet.
(1/15) Janaki Amma Kona, 23, started working in the cotton farms along with her siblings when she was 19. Having spent her entire life in the fields, farming is all she knew.
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(2/15) After her father passed away a few years ago, her passion for farming grew stronger as this was the only path for their survival.
But, the 2-acre land that her family has tilled for decades doesn’t belong to them. It has been allocated to them as tribal land.
But, the 2-acre land that her family has tilled for decades doesn’t belong to them. It has been allocated to them as tribal land.
(3/15) And Janaki, like many indigenous farmers, is caught in a long-drawn land dispute waiting for the ownership papers to arrive.
This is just one of the challenges that the tribal farmers from villages in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh are facing.
This is just one of the challenges that the tribal farmers from villages in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh are facing.
(1/22) Background: This post is a part of the #NokiaC3forChange initiative. Twenty changemakers were given smartphones under this initiative to create an impact in their areas of work.
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(2/22) These stories have been recorded after their communities used the smartphones for 30 days.
(3/22) The story: Jodhpur-based Rekha Pawar believes that financial independence is crucial for women. Having grown up in a low-income household, it was her education that helped her dream big.
