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A group of women in colourful saris stand in a line across a green agricultural field in India, smiling and raising their joined hands in celebration.
Photo: Rajshekhar Kundu / UNDP India

On India’s western coast, 1,000 women farmers are leading the shift to rice-growing methods that save water, cut costs and boost harvests.

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