By Afreen Khan and Ranjitha Puskur
KOLKATA, India (21 April 2025) -- As climate change continues to intensify across Eastern India, farming communities and especially women smallholder farmers, are facing mounting pressures on their lives and livelihoods. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), under the CGIAR GENDER Accelerator Sub Area of Work 1.2, organized a three-day Training of Trainers workshop in Kolkata last April 21–23, 2025. The workshop brought together lead women farmers from West Bengal Learning Labs in North and South 24 Parganas districts, alongside members of key partner organizations such as SEVA, Change Initiatives, PRADAN and ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI).
