Topic
self-help groups
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaIndia celebrates 15th of October as Women Farmers’ Day or Rashtriya Mahila Kisan DiwasIndia marks 15 October as Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas, recognising women farmers, who make up a large share of cultivators and farm labourers but receive less pay and support.
- Deals & capital, West BengalMicrofinance loans are the new hope for women in KolkataIn Chapla village in West Bengal, self-help groups organised by the Zero Foundation use microfinance loans to run fruit sapling nurseries, giving women with little schooling an income.