Dilsara Bohara
Dilsara is engaged in ginger farming with the support of her family. However, with extreme weather conditions, she is not able to harvest what is expected from the financial investments in the farming. Yet, farming remains the only hope for an income.
She and her husband are also fighting for rightful inheritance of the property they are entitled to but denied, due to inter-caste marriage. She is now a vice chair of a local disability organization in West Rukkum.
“My house is near a jungle, and sunlight doesn’t reach the house. When it rains, the place gets wet and becomes very cold, as if we are going to die due to the cold. Since it is not suitable to live there, we are forced to move wherever it is warm, using other people’s land.”
“I have turned to ginger farming as a source of income. Since I cannot manage physical labor myself, I seek help of my husband to do the work. Currently, I invested in 14 quintal [1400 kg] seeds of ginger farming on rented land. The seeds got damaged, and I bought pesticides to treat them, unfortunately the constant rainfall washed away the pesticides, leaving me stressed and worried about the outcome of the farming.”
