Background The Jasdan Peanut Oil Mini Mill is a women-led processing unit established by the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in the drought-prone, rain-fed region of Jasdan in Rajkot district in Gujarat, India. Around 60% of farmers in the area cultivate groundnut (peanut) during the Kharif season, while others grow cotton, fodder, and a few […]
Background The Kavitha Daal Mill is a rural agri-processing unit established under SEWA’s transformative Kheti Zumbesh campaign, which aims to turn farms into enterprises and women farmers into entrepreneurs. The mill was initiated by a collective of women farmers in Kavitha village who sought to add value to their local produce, primarily green gram, pigeon […]
Farhana is a Board Member of the Five Star Women Farmers Cooperative, a cooperative in Sultanabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, established with support from the Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF) through the ETI project. Like many women in her village, Farhana began farming alongside her husband to support their household. Despite their hard work, meeting the daily needs […]