In Adaraj village, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, Meghaben Ajay Bhai has transformed her farming practices through the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) with support from the APFP-FO4A program. Meghaben faced high input costs with limited returns, being previously dependent on chemical fertilizers and pesticides. However, after joining SEWA five years ago, she received training in sustainable and organic farming, leading to significant cost savings and increased crop […]
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 […]