Food cottage industries
We hear from the women making food products at home as a source of income.
Cottage industries, usually referring to small scale home-based production, can be found all over the world. Often they provide a vital source of additional income for women, particularly in low income and rural areas.
In this programme Devina Gupta speaks to women who are working in food cottage industries in India, Eswatini in Southern Africa, and Ecuador, to hear about the work and the difference it makes to their finances.
Devina goes to meet some of the 40,000 women working for Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, India鈥檚 multimillion-dollar co-operative, which produces 'Lijjat Papad' poppadoms, sold nationwide.
If you鈥檇 like to contact the programme you can email thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk
Presented by Devina Gupta.
Produced by Hannah Bewley.
(Image: two women rolling poppadom disks in Delhi. Credit: 成人快手)
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