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Understanding the immediate priorities to empower women in the Indian agriculture sector SECTIONS Understanding the immediate priorities to empower women in the Indian agriculture sectorBy Nitin Chaudhary, ET CONTRIBUTORS Last Updated: Apr 03, 2021, 11:32 AM IST Share Synopsis Presently, the agriculture sector employs 80% of all economically active women in India, which includes 48% of the self-employed farmers and 33% of the agriculture labour force. iStock Despite women’s participation as self-employed entrepreneurs in agriculture and allied sectors accounting for about 25%, it is sadden...

Synopsis The priority of a self-reliant India should be a self-reliant farming sector. Connecting all stakeholders within the agri value chain would be a step towards the goal of making India agriculturally self-reliant. Agricultural value chains include the distribution of goods, expertise and awareness between small farmers and customers, adding value at each point of the output and consumption process. The agriculture employs around 58% of the population contributing significantly to the Indian economy and accounting for 13% of total exports from the country. India continues to be a major...

Samunnati launches Agri Elevate platform to connect farmers, FPOs, agri enterprises December 23, 2020 Akin to business directory services, it helps FPOs and agri enterprises meet their info, service needs Samunnati, a financial solutions provider for the agri sector, announced the launch of Agri Elevate, an ecosystem platform to offer services across the agri value chain to farmers, farmer producer organisation (FPOs) and agri enterprises. The platform, essentially on the lines of business directory services, is aimed at helping FPOs and agri enterprises meet their information and service n...