Women Farmers and Climate Adaptation in Bihar’s Rice Systems: A Policy Brief
Key Messages • Women farmers in Bihar are facing a heavier burden from climate change. They are increasingly managing farm work, including nursery planting, transplanting, and harvesting, often because male family members have migrated for work. This adds to their existing household responsibilities...
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| author | Munshi, Sugandha Samaddar, Arindam Srivastava, Amit Patil, Vikram Peramaiyan, Panneerselvam Kumar, Virender |
| author_browse | Kumar, Virender Munshi, Sugandha Patil, Vikram Peramaiyan, Panneerselvam Samaddar, Arindam Srivastava, Amit |
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• Women farmers in Bihar are facing a heavier burden from climate change. They are increasingly managing farm work, including nursery planting, transplanting, and harvesting, often because male family members have migrated for work. This adds to their existing household responsibilities.
• The primary barrier to successful climate adaptation is not a lack of awareness, but a lack of access to essential resources. As one-woman farmer from Nalanda stated, “Women do a lot in agriculture. Much more than men do. For example, we lay water pipes in the field for irrigation too and can fold them back”.
• Self-Help Groups (SHGs), particularly those part of the JEEViKA network, have become the most important local institutions for resilience. Women use these groups to access loans, share irrigation pumps, run joint nurseries, and exchange trusted information.
• A Jeevika farmer from Samastipur explained this dynamic: “We both make decisions together, but he goes out more, so he knows more. Sometimes I share what I learn from my SHG… and then he listens”.
• Policy can be most effective by shifting from a gender-neutral approach to a gender-responsive one. Investing in women’s access to water, finance, and information through established SHG platforms is a practical and efficient path to equitable climate adaptation. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1786842025-12-11T02:11:21Z Women Farmers and Climate Adaptation in Bihar’s Rice Systems: A Policy Brief Munshi, Sugandha Samaddar, Arindam Srivastava, Amit Patil, Vikram Peramaiyan, Panneerselvam Kumar, Virender climate change adaptation policies role of women farmers gender-responsive approaches sustainability food security Key Messages • Women farmers in Bihar are facing a heavier burden from climate change. They are increasingly managing farm work, including nursery planting, transplanting, and harvesting, often because male family members have migrated for work. This adds to their existing household responsibilities. • The primary barrier to successful climate adaptation is not a lack of awareness, but a lack of access to essential resources. As one-woman farmer from Nalanda stated, “Women do a lot in agriculture. Much more than men do. For example, we lay water pipes in the field for irrigation too and can fold them back”. • Self-Help Groups (SHGs), particularly those part of the JEEViKA network, have become the most important local institutions for resilience. Women use these groups to access loans, share irrigation pumps, run joint nurseries, and exchange trusted information. • A Jeevika farmer from Samastipur explained this dynamic: “We both make decisions together, but he goes out more, so he knows more. Sometimes I share what I learn from my SHG… and then he listens”. • Policy can be most effective by shifting from a gender-neutral approach to a gender-responsive one. Investing in women’s access to water, finance, and information through established SHG platforms is a practical and efficient path to equitable climate adaptation. 2025-11 2025-12-10T08:24:40Z 2025-12-10T08:24:40Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178684 en Open Access application/pdf International Rice Research Institute Munshi, Sugandha, Arindam Samaddar, Amit Srivastava, Vikram Patil, Panneerselvam Peramaiyan, and Virender Kumar (2025). Women Farmers and Climate Adaptation in Bihar’s Rice Systems: A Policy Brief. CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Farming: International Rice Research Institute. 5 p. |
| spellingShingle | climate change adaptation policies role of women farmers gender-responsive approaches sustainability food security Munshi, Sugandha Samaddar, Arindam Srivastava, Amit Patil, Vikram Peramaiyan, Panneerselvam Kumar, Virender Women Farmers and Climate Adaptation in Bihar’s Rice Systems: A Policy Brief |
| title | Women Farmers and Climate Adaptation in Bihar’s Rice Systems: A Policy Brief |
| title_full | Women Farmers and Climate Adaptation in Bihar’s Rice Systems: A Policy Brief |
| title_fullStr | Women Farmers and Climate Adaptation in Bihar’s Rice Systems: A Policy Brief |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women Farmers and Climate Adaptation in Bihar’s Rice Systems: A Policy Brief |
| title_short | Women Farmers and Climate Adaptation in Bihar’s Rice Systems: A Policy Brief |
| title_sort | women farmers and climate adaptation in bihar s rice systems a policy brief |
| topic | climate change adaptation policies role of women farmers gender-responsive approaches sustainability food security |
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