FPF Pillar: Initiative (I)

Livelihood

Move 1 lakh+ rural households from subsistence to enterprise. Empower 12,000+ women farmers through direct market access and collective organisation.

1L+
Households Reached
860+
Women's SHGs
3,320
Crossed ₹2.5L Income
18
Registered FPOs

Farmours Initiative

Start with savings groups. Layer on training. Aggregate through FPOs. Lock in 100% women-led governance.

🌾 SDG 1 — No Poverty

Organic Agriculture

Native seeds, organic inputs, and fair markets. We revive what tribal Chhattisgarh already knew and scale it through SHG discipline.

  • Organic input training
  • SRI / SSI cultivation
  • Crop-rotation planning
👩🏽 SDG 5 — Gender Equality

Women-led Governance

Every SHG, federation, and FPO under Farmours has a women-led board. This is not a quota — it is the design.

  • Bookkeeping training
  • AGM procedures
  • Scheme navigation
📈 Direct Market Access

Financial Independence

Bypass the middlemen. Sell directly to mandis and processors.

  • Internal low-interest lending
  • Peer-guaranteed loans
  • 7-day member payout

Empowerment Strategies

How we move households up the economic ladder.

💰 Micro-finance & Savings

The foundation of all our livelihood work. Over ₹12.4Cr in cumulative SHG savings. 35 block-level federations created.

🚜 Agriculture & Organic Farming

Training 12,000+ women farmers in SRI cultivation and organic input production to reduce farming costs.

🐄 Livestock & Allied Income

Diversifying income streams. Backyard poultry, dairy co-operatives, and fishery in restored rivers.

🏛️ Governance & Leadership

Ensuring 100% women-led boards. Providing training in bookkeeping, holding AGMs, and navigating government schemes.

Livelihood FAQs

How does a woman join Farmours? +
She first joins or forms a Self-Help Group (SHG) in her village. Once the SHG shows 6 months of disciplined saving and internal lending, they are inducted into the cluster federation and FPO.
Why 100% women-led? +
Data and our own 14 years of experience show that when women control household income, a larger percentage is reinvested in children's education, nutrition, and health.
Do you provide agricultural loans? +
We do not provide direct loans. We facilitate bank linkages and train SHGs to manage their own internal lending corpus at low interest rates.
Can men participate? +
Men participate in the farming activities, but the FPO shareholding, board seats, and financial decision-making remain strictly with the women members.

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