📷 Watch Sangita’s inspiring story — a testament to the power of women-led cooperatives in driving economic and social change.

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Through unity, trust, and determination, Sangita and her fellow women farmers are building a movement that empowers thousands and reshapes rural food systems across India.

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She shared her powerful journey of transformation — from a homemaker to a leader uniting hundreds of women through cooperation & collective action.

What began as a small self-help group of 20 women has grown into a thriving enterprise that eliminates middlemen, ensures fair prices.

Watch his thoughts on how collaborative finance and inclusive policy can transform rural economies across Asia.

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By fostering strategic partnerships, innovation hubs, and de-risking mechanisms like portfolio guarantees, the EU is helping financial institutions design solutions tailored for women-led SMEs and cooperatives — enabling them to grow with confidence and resilience.

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He emphasised that fairness must extend beyond finance — it must ensure equitable access to markets, education, and opportunities.

He shared how the EU is driving this vision forward through gender-responsive policies, sustainable farming incentives, and climate-risk protections.

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Women-led cooperatives can scale their enterprises, build their brands, and transform food systems for generations to come.

📷 Watch Parbati’s reflections from the #FiresideChat under the #SeedingStrength campaign.

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Yet, as Parbati highlighted, access to finance, markets, and infrastructure remains limited.

Her call to action was clear — with farmer-friendly policies, fair access to loans, and investment in skills, branding, and digital tools.

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She shared a powerful message on what it truly takes to empower women smallholder farmers through cooperatives.

For over 25 years, women-led cooperatives in Nepal have turned collective strength into impact, reaching more than 400,000 families.

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True transformation requires collaboration — uniting partners across sectors, investing strategically and innovatively, and ensuring scalable, sustainable solutions that give women and marginal producers access to the financial services they deserve.

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He emphasised the importance of building an enabling ecosystem that goes beyond philanthropy.

He highlighted that philanthropic capital alone cannot address the vast challenges faced by women entrepreneurs and small producers.

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This was more than an event—it was a movement. A reminder that when communities lead, transformation follows.

👉 Watch the video, hear the voices, and join us in Seeding Strength to Empower Farmer Cooperatives.

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... Khmer Organic Cooperative; ANJANI KUMAR SINGH, Senior Program Officer, Gates Foundation India; and Davide Loriggiola, Policy Officer, European Commission (DG INTPA)—the dialogue wove together first-mile wisdom and global perspectives.

👉 From Sangita Devi, Executive Director, Diyamaati Farmer Producer Company (India), whose testimony grounded the discussion in lived realities to the insights of Parbati Neupane, Founding Chairperson SEWA Nepal; Noun Tum Noun, Vice President, Cambodia Cashew Federation & Business Development Manager

✨ 5 translators made it possible for women farmer coop members to join the conversation as equals with philanthropies, multilaterals & investors.

Impact?
🌟 170+ participants on Zoom
🌟 39+ cooperatives participated
🌟 2,883 cooperative members engaged from #India, #Bangladesh, #Nepal & #Cambodia.

✨CNN News18 Co-op Film: #SeedingStrength: Heifer’s Mission to Transform Food Systems by Supporting Farmer Cooperatives in Asia was screened in Hindi, Odia, Bangla, Khmer, and Nepali, so their voices spoke directly to the communities, not through filters.

Last week, we saw that dream come alive at the #FiresideChat: Seeding Strength to Unlock Finance for Women-led Rural Enterprises and Cooperatives in Asia.

✨ Farmers and cooperative members from Bangladesh, Nepal, India, and Cambodia didn’t just attend the fireside chat—they shaped it.

This isn’t just an event — it’s part of a movement. A step forward in our mission to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. 🌾🌍

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