A woman who works the land deserves the identity of a farmer!
This new law gives every woman engaged in farming or allied work — regardless of whose name the land is in — an official Woman Farmer identity and certificate.
First state in India with a dedicated law for women farmers.
"Not the land record in her name, but the actual labour in the field — that is now the test of a 'Woman Farmer'."
— CABINET MESSAGE, WOMEN FARMER EMPOWERMENT ACT, 2026
What counts as farming under this law
The law widens the definition of farming — land ownership is never a condition.
Crop cultivation
Seed production
Livestock Rearing
Fishing
Animal Husbandry
Apiculture / Beekeeping
Aquaculture
Dairy Farming
Floriculture
Fodder Cultivation
Horticulture
Poultry Farming
Sericulture
Vermiculture
Forest produce collection & sale
Processing & value addition of farm produce
Land worked on rent, share or after relocation or agricultural labour.
Are you eligible?
How the certificate is issued
What the certificate opens up
Mahila Shetkari Sahayya Adhikari
A dedicated officer at every Taluka and District level to help with your application, questions and grievances.
Frequently asked questions
No. What matters is the farming work you actually do — not whose name the land is in.
No. Existing rights and benefits for male farmers remain exactly as they are.
You can appeal to the Appellate Officer within 120 days; a decision is required within 30 days.
No. It is official proof you are a woman farmer — actual benefits still follow each scheme's own conditions.
Yes. The Gram Sabha can grant recognition on its own for an eligible woman, even without a formal application.