The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) aims at eliminating rural poverty through promotion of multiple livelihoods for rural poor households. The program is designed...
Multi-sectoral development interventions have intricate design elements and theories of change. These initiatives aim to engage numerous change agents and incentivize them to achieve desired developmental...
India has been going through a period of structural transformation where the overall contribution from agriculture to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is declining while that of other sectors is increasing...
Women are an untapped resource for economic development across the world, particularly in developing countries like India. Entrepreneurship is a critical avenue for women’s empowerment, leads to substantial...
Access to safe, affordable, and timely credit, insurance, savings and other financial services is a critical tool for poverty reduction and the welfare of the rural poor. Its pivotal role as a buffer against...
By early 2021, it became evident that the second wave of COVID-19 in India would adversely impact public health, economic growth, and food security. Even the countryside, mostly unscathed by the first...
The document collection focuses on an assessment of growth-oriented, opportunity-driven, women-owned enterprises (GOWE) in rural and peri-urban areas. It provides insights into the characteristics and...
Intimately linked to each other, and deeply intertwined with the world’s economies, cultures, health and environment, agriculture and food systems find themselves at the heart of the global call for transformative...
The document collection focuses on an assessment of growth-oriented, opportunity-driven, women-owned enterprises in rural areas. It aims to identify the characteristics and drivers of growth for these...
India’s Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) and the World Bank (WB) partnered together to facilitate the participation of 12 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) in the annual India International Food...
Women’s entrepreneurship in the South Asia region, especially India, are dominated by women-run subsistence microenterprises, with very few growth-oriented businesses. The segment of women-led growth-oriented...