Patiala News:Agriculture Department Patiala celebrated Farmers’ Women’s Day: Chief Agriculture Officer, Patiala
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Punjab Patiala, under the guidance of Hon’ble Director Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Punjab Dr. Gurjit Singh Brar and under the leadership of Joint Director Agricultural Extension and Training Dr. Karanjit Singh Gill, on Thursday, 15.10.2026, Women Farmers Day was organized by Chief Agriculture Officer Dr. Dara Singh in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Patiala at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Patiala in which women farmers and girls from different villages of Patiala district participated. Inaugurating this program, Dr. Paramjit Kaur welcomed the women farmers and said that women have a great role in agriculture in seed conservation, crop sowing, animal husbandry, fruit and vegetable cultivation, processing, fish farming and other allied activities and she also shared information about the schemes running in the Agriculture Department. On this occasion, Senior Fisheries Officer Dr. Veerpal Kaur said that women play an important role in fisheries and gave detailed information about the ongoing schemes of the Fisheries Department. KVK Patiala Deputy Director Dr. Hardeep Singh Sabikhi said that he gave detailed information about the vocational training programs and other facilities run for women farmers and on this occasion he also shared information about the importance of honey and its purity. Dr. Gurupdesh Kaur said that the United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of Women Farmers. She said that in Punjab, agriculture has been seen as a male occupation, but still women who use agricultural tools are the backbone of the economic system of our society. She gave information about the tools that make their laborious work easier such as ring cutter, rotating wheel, gloves for breaking vegetables and turmeric digging tools and said that using these tools reduces physical stress. Dr. Rajni Goyal gave information about food processing. Dr. Rachna Singla gave information about the cultivation of Khumbha and planning of home gardens. On this occasion, progressive women farmers Mrs. Bhinder Kaur, Mrs. Kulwinder Kaur, Mrs. Mala Kumari, Mrs. Harjit Kaur, Mrs. Meena Rani and Mrs. Kulwinder Kaur were honored and these women farmers shared their experiences along with their auxiliary businesses.