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Case Study Her daily work involves

assisting farmers with their
Nisha Sharma - Farm Based harvest, providing them with
relevant details to help
Livelihood Led by Woman maximise their profits and
disseminating information
about adopting organic
farming and the benefits of
using vermicompost.

“My family’s financial
condition wasn’t very sound
so I agreed to enrol as soon
as I finished my graduation.
It was one of the wisest
decisions I have made. Apart
from supporting my family,
working as an agricultural
entrepreneur has really
helped to build my
personality,” she told Gaon
Connection.

Health is one of the most
important determinants of
quality of life and directly
Nisha Sharma from Manawar’s Devla village has contributes to
never felt this confident and independent before. The inter-generational mobility.

sole earning member of a family of four, she works as Poor health limits one's ability
to work or educate them,
an agricultural entrepreneur in her village in Dhar reducing economic
district of Madhya Pradesh. Her daily work involves opportunities, inhibit
educational attainment and
assisting farmers with their harvest, providing them contribute to growth. India’s
with relevant details to help maximise their profits health indicators lag behind
its economic growth, ranking
and disseminating information about adopting organic below most other
farming and the benefits of using vermicompost. neighbouring countries in life
expectancy, maternal
mortality and infant mortality.

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