Women, the heart of Kondh agriculture on Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border

Women are key to the Kondh tribe’s agriculture and their role begins with the guarding of the paddy seeds sown using the traditional methods, ensuring equitable distribution of rainwater for irrigation of all lands of the villagers and sharing the workload with the men during the harvesting period, unlike other tribes settles along the banks of Sileru river on Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border.