Rural Women in India Show Peers What’s Possible November 2024 Summary Empowerment through SHGs: Self-Help Groups (SHGs) have significantly transformed the economic and social lives of rural women in India, providing them with financial independence and community support. Shubh Mint Program’s Impact: The Shubh Mint program, supporting over 26,000 farmers, has established numerous SHGs, enhancing [...]
Tanager Propagates Income for Farmers Through World’s Largest Mint Planting Material Supply Chain July 2024 Summary The Shubh Mint project has significantly improved mint oil yields and increased incomes in Uttar Pradesh by providing high-quality planting material (stolons) to smallholder farmers. Quality stolons from the program produce 55 to 60 kg of crude mint oil [...]
Tanager Launches Signature Tool in India to Boost Shubh Mint Self-Help Groups March 2024 Women in rural communities play a significant role in their households’ farming endeavors. Despite their contributions, however, gender inequality typically prevents them from being able to make significant economic or social gains. Self-Help Groups (SHGs) have served as a useful vehicle [...]
On International Women’s Day, Personal Stories on Tanager’s Impact March 2024 Introduction by Morgan Mercer, managing director, social systems The contributions of women to the global agri-food system are numerous and well-documented. Upwards of 60% of the agricultural labor force in developing countries are women, and, according to the Ethical Trade Initiative, more than 190 [...]
Workshop Offers Road Map Forward for Farmer Producer Organizations October 2023 The importance of transit insurance. The value of feasibility studies at Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) inception. The need to evaluate FPO success beyond membership or revenue increases. The potential of cashew in Odisha. These were among the many strategies suggested for FPOs at a [...]
PSFPO Project to Hold Learning Workshop on FPO Sustainability September 2023 Stakeholders working with farmer producer organizations (FPO) or in the agricultural supply chain in Odisha are invited to attend a learning workshop, “Sustainable FPO Business Models in Odisha,” on Thursday, 21st September, 09:30 am – 2:00 pm, at Hotel Fortune Sishmo in Bhubaneswar. Hosted [...]
Tanager Takes Twin Tactics to Turn Around 2 Crops in India August 2023 “Prima facie, our work in both crops resolves the same challenges through similar solutions,” says Sami Saran, India deputy country director for Tanager and team lead for the Promotion and Stabilization of Farmer Producer Organizations (PSFPO) project. Saran is referencing cashew and [...]
PSFPO Project Tests Potential of Low-Cost Vertical Farming System July 2023 India is recognized as the second-largest producer of several food crops, among them rice, wheat, and vegetables, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Yet a not-insignificant portion of its population suffers from malnutrition. Women and children are disproportionately impacted. [...]
Indian farmer-producer companies are cashing in on cashews through a multi-prong strategy connecting farmers to financial institutions and processors.
Women in Odisha, India are using black gram badi, a local food staple, to earn extra income and establish themselves as businesswomen.
