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International Women's Day: Four Women Millionaire Farmers Rewrite the Rules of Success
09-Mar-2025 - 0 Comments.
‘For all women and girls: Rights, equality, and empowerment,’ is the theme for this year’s International Women's Day, underscoring the need for gender parity across all major sectors. In India, an agrarian economy at its core, one critical area requiring attention is the empowerment of women in farming.
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Haqdarshak, Mastercard Center collaborate to empower 500,000 small agri-entrepreneurs
02-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.
Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions Pvt Ltd (Haqdarshak) and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth (CFIG) today announced their collaboration to improve the financial resilience of 1,000 Haqdarshak women agents, who will provide last-mile delivery of services that increase the financial security of 500,000 micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and agri-entrepreneurs.
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Over 25,000 women farmers empowered: Kissandhan delivers INR 103 Cr micro-loan impact
21-Dec-2023 - 0 Comments.
In a major boost for Indian agriculture, SohanLal Commodity Management (SLCM Group) has announced that its agri-focused NBFC, Kissandhan, has disbursed INR 103.74 crore under its women empowerment scheme since its launch in 2021.
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ITC adopts a three-fold water management approach
06-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.
ITC Limited, one of India's leading multi-business conglomerates, has forged as many as 50 Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) with the Government and other institutions as part of its integrated and holistic initiatives to achieve water security and rural empowerment across India.
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Parliament passes farm bills, full protection to farmers, procurement at MSP will continue, says Narendra Singh Tomar
20-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.
Parliament today passed two bills aimed at transforming agriculture in the country and raising farmers’ incomes. The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 which were passed by Lok Sabha on 17 September 2020, were passed by the Rajya Sabha also today.
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Kellogg expands its partnership with Technoserve, to improve livelihoods of wheat farmers in Uttar Pradesh
08-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.
Kellogg Company and TechnoServe have announced the ‘Improving Livelihoods for Smallholder Farming Households in Uttar Pradesh’ program for the economic empowerment of smallholder wheat farmers in five districts of Uttar Pradesh, a state that contributes significantly to India’s total agricultural output.
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Young fisherwomen take empowerment classes from CMFRI
26-Dec-2018 - 0 Comments.
A group of young women from fishing community in Ernakulam district has learnt a plethora of lessons to realise their dreams, including securing a profession matching their tastes.
