Gujarat, India – Meenaben Khokhar is a woman farmer from Mata na Math village in Kutch district, Gujarat, India. She completed her education up to Grade 10 and has been engaged in farming for over 25 years. Her family owns four acres of agricultural land, and farming has traditionally been their primary source of livelihood. Despite […]
The Institute for Motivating Self Employment (IMSE), the North East India Committee on Relief and Development (NEICORD), and the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) conducted the national wrap-up of the APFP-FO4A program in India. The event was attended by farmers’ groups involved in the program, as well as other partners. The workshop highlighted the program’s […]
“I have come here today not just to speak, but to dream. These three days will teach us how youth can return to agriculture in their own way—how they can modernize it without abandoning its values.” – Meenaben, Youth Farmer from Gujarat The Self-Employed Women’s Associa on (SEWA), with over 3.2 million women workers across […]
First India Young Farmers Camp and Agrilympics (YFCA)Organized by: Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)21-23 July, 2025NASC Complex, PUSA Campus, New Delhi, India Over 55% of SEWA’s membership consist of smallholder farmers, sharecroppers and agricultural labourers. The irony of the fact is that despite playing a major role in feeding the entire nation, these very poor women agriculturalist […]
“I have come here today not just to speak, but to dream. These three days will teach us how youth can return to agriculture in their own way—how they can modernize it without abandoning its values.” – Meenaben, Youth Farmer from Gujarat The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), with over 3.2 million women workers across 19 […]
Gujarat, India – The Kavitha Daal Mill is a women-owned and women-managed agri-enterprise in Gujarat, India, processing locally produced pulses such as green gram, pigeon pea, and Bengal gram. The enterprise responds to the strong and growing demand for processed pulses in the state. Through the APFP-FO4A programme, the cooperative received USD 8,560 in funding support […]
Women leaders from various groups and clusters under the APFP-FO4A program, implemented by the Self Employed Women’s Association-SEWA, gathered on 15 May 2025 at the SEWA Gram Mahila Haat in Gujarat, India, for the Transition Planning Workshop. The activity was also attended by representatives from the program’s Regional Implementing Agency, along with SEWA leaders and […]
Gujarat, India – In the Indian state of Gujarat, potato cultivation plays a major role in the agricultural economy. The state’s favorable climate and soil conditions make potatoes an important cash crop for many farmers. However, despite this potential, farmers have been facing several persistent challenges, such as low profits, limited knowledge of modern farming techniques, […]
