Women Farmers of Bangladesh: Monowara Begum

Across the developing world, rural women play a crucial role in agriculture and farming. And Bangladesh, where women exceed 50 percent of the agricultural labour force, is no exception. Much of FAO’s work in the country has focused on supporting rural women farmers across a variety of sectors. These include aquaculture, crop, and dairy farming, as showcased in a series of videos produced by FAO in 2016. In this video we meet Monowara Begum, a crop farmer from Uttar Monikura, Mymensingh, in the north of the country, who shares the story of her success.

 

*Data on female share of agricultural labour force in Bangladesh: FAO. 2011. The State of Food and Agriculture 2010–11. Women in agriculture: closing the gender gap for development. Rome.

29/11/2016