Women farmers in Jasdan, Rajkot district, Gujarat, India, are transforming groundnut farming into a thriving, women-led enterprise. With support from the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and financial assistance from the APFP–FO4A program, the Jasdan Peanut Oil Mini Mill was established as a locally owned processing unit. Through a grant of USD 9,084, APFP–FO4A enabled SEWA to procure oil milling machinery and […]
Farmer and fisher leaders from various groups under the APFP-FO4A program, implemented by the Institute for Motivating Self Employment (IMSE), gathered on 12 May 2025 for the APFP-FO4A Transition Planning Workshop. The activity was attended by representatives from the program’s Regional Implementing Agency and held at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata, West […]
West Bengal, India – In the rural district of Birbhum, West Bengal, farmers are steadily building better livelihoods through dairy farming and cooperative enterprise. At the heart of this transformation is the Monachitura Farmers Producers Company Ltd., an organization that began just a few years ago but is already making strides in supporting its members. […]