With Community Managed Micro Irrigation Scheme, Sunita Samad has transformed farming in her village and now plans to start other ventures like a rice processing unit.

Women’s Day Special Series: An unstable monsoon cycle, inadequate or unseasonal rainfall, aftereffects of monocropping, a non-scientific approach to irrigation, and lack of knowledge have created a slew of issues for rural farmers in Uttarakhand. Sunita Samad hailing from Manhu Village, Birhu Panchayat, Khunti Block in Jharkhand was no exception. Despite having two acres of farming land, she was finding it hard to care for her children and elderly in-laws.