Business case for gender mainstreaming in cotton in Maharashtra
Women play a critical role in cotton cultivation. To assess their potential, IDH commissioned ‘Business case for gender mainstreaming in cotton in Maharashtra’ report, which presents…
Towards Doubling Cotton Farmer Incomes in Maharashtra
The report — ‘Towards Doubling Cotton Farmer Incomes in Maharashtra’ — outlines a strategy towards doubling net household income of Indian farmers. Research is focused on…
In India, as part of a broader gender sensitization activity across IDH programs, 2,000 field facilitators have been trained on gender awareness in their work. Through their trainings, the field…
IDH and Syngenta Foundation India Launch Agri-Entrepreneur Program
IDH in India kick-started the Agri-Entrepreneur (AE) program in collaboration with Syngenta Foundation India (SFI), as a next step towards implementing the workplan agreement to provide service delivery to the…
IDH signs MoU with Maharashtra govt for collaboration under SMART program
IDH in India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government, under World Bank funded mega project to promote sustainable agriculture – State of Maharashtra Agribusiness and…
Better Cotton GIF Reaches One Million Cotton Farmers in 2017-18
The Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) reached one million cotton farmers in 2017-18*, the second year of programme implementation. During the year, the Fund invested over €9.4 million…
International Tea Day: Reflecting on a year steeped in positive change
It’s often said there’s nothing quite so satisfying as a nice cup of tea and a sit down. But today — International Tea Day — we’d like to offer something…
Since the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, until 10 December, Human Rights Day, IDH is proud to be joining this year’s global 16 Days of Activism…