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Fertiliser sprays, flying drones, and financial freedom — these 5 real stories show what happens when women farmers get access to the skies.
In the fields of Pataudi, Haryana, the steady hum of a drone cuts through the quiet morning. Below, farmers pause to watch as 35-year-old Sharmila Yadav confidently navigates the skies — a former homemaker turned certified drone pilot.
Flying was always Sharmila’s dream. But she never imagined she’d be soaring over crops instead of clouds. With goggles on and controller in hand, she now sprays fertiliser with speed and precision, covering acres in minutes — a task that once took hours of manual labour.
Like many women farmers, Sharmila had spent years toiling under the sun with little recognition. But a training programme changed that. In just five weeks, she piloted drones across 150 acres, earning Rs 50,000 and a new title in her village: “pilot”.
Ref : The Better India
