Why nearly every farmer who grows these chile peppers is a woman “Not many men step up to do it under these conditio...

Why nearly every farmer who grows these chile peppers is a woman “Not many men step up to do it under these conditions,” Pandiamma says. “But for women, chile is a godsend. If we labor hard enough in the fields for those few months, that extra income is enough to keep our homes running for the rest of the year.”