In Pato village, Dehgam district, Gujarat, India, the wheat farming cluster was established in 2024, bringing together 50 smallholder farmers with average landholdings of 1.5 to 2 bighas. With the support of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and the APFP-FO4A program, the cluster was formed to help women farmers reduce costs, improve productivity, and adopt better farming techniques. Through training and collective […]
In the remote village of Sayra, located in the Kutch district of Gujarat, India, a group of women farmers has come together to overcome the challenges of small-scale farming. With the support of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and through the APFP-FO4A program, these women have formed a collective, or “cluster,” to gain better access to […]
Mercy Antony was born in the fishing village of Adimalathura in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India. She grew up watching her mother, a fish vendor, shoulder the family’s financial burden. However, when her mother fell ill, 15-year-old Mercy had no choice but to step into the market. For the past 35 years, she has been working as a […]