Female Teacher Practices Organic Farming On Her 27 Acres Of Land

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of women indulged in agricultural activities – especially farming. A lot of women in urban and rural areas have taken up the practice of organic farming. Where most of the urban women have private small farming balconies, the women in the rural areas have taken charge of acres of land where they can practice organic farming and provide employment to other women laborers in their fields. This has helped many women get employment and made them financially independent. One such example is the teacher from Andhra who practices organic farming on her land with only female workers as support.

Recently, a female government teacher, Pulamathi, has begun practicing organic farming on her 27 acres of land. The 27 acres of land is situated in Peddalabudu Geval village of Araku valley at Visakhapatnam and is worked at only by female workers.

Pulamathi, after finishing her B.Ed., got a job as a government teacher in the government school that is situated in the tribal village of Majjivalsa. As a kid, she was always fond of farming which is why she started practicing organic farming on her land. From rice, wheat to ginger, and mango, she farmed all of this on her 27 acres of land irrespective of the fact that there is the unavailability of water most of the time. 

Now, Pulamathi, not only continues practicing organic farming but also is the only teacher in the government school at Majjivalsa. She teaches all the subjects and the school and also continues organic farming in the mornings before school. She has given employment to a number of women from her family and the village – as they help her with organic farming on her 27 acres of land.

When speaking to Pulamathi about her job as a teacher and her agricultural activities, she said, “I am working as a teacher for 15 students of class 1st to class 5th. I am only one teacher in our Majjivalsa school and teach all subjects, but whenever I need to teach the science subject, I bring the students to my agricultural land and teach concepts practically. Nowadays, people are not so healthy because they are consuming fruits and vegetables cultivated using a huge quantity of chemicals in the form of insecticides and pesticides. But I practice organic farming in my 27 acres of land with women workers. The majority of women workers are from my family and many are from the village.

Pulamathi also spoke about how her passion for organic farming was not only supported and encouraged by her husband but also by her in-laws. She also revealed that there have been times when people of the village have approached her for farming-related advice/solutions. 

According to me, Pulamathi is the perfect example of how a woman can do it all. She not only is a mother of two and a government teacher but also a passionate farmer. Along with her job, Pulamathi gracefully manages her family and finds time for her passion – organic farming. If this doesn’t set an example of how versatile women are, then I don’t know what does. Women are capable of handling it all and with so much more grace.