Samunnati Foundation

🌾 World Food Day | October 16 🌾 Today, as the world comes together to reflect on hunger, food security, and sustainable food systems, we celebrate the people who make it all possible - our farmers. Every grain, every meal, every harvest begins with their hands and hard work. Farmers are not just food producers - they are guardians of the land, custodians of biodiversity, and drivers of rural economies. At Samunnati Foundation, we believe that a resilient and equitable food system starts with empowering those at its core - the farmers. Through our work in strengthening Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), promoting climate-smart agriculture, and supporting inclusive agri-value chains, we aim to ensure that the people who feed us have the means to thrive sustainably. 🌱 Let’s remember: When farmers grow stronger, food systems grow secure. When we support farmers, we nourish the future. Anilkumar SG | Pravesh Sharma | Poorna Pushkala, ICF-PCC, SHRM-SCP | Sridhar Easwaran | Ishita M. | Nihar Kanti Priyadarshi | Shradha Sundar #WorldFoodDay #SamunnatiFoundation #FarmersFirst #SustainableAgriculture #FoodSecurity #RuralDevelopment #ClimateSmartAgriculture

🌾 Empowering Rural Women, Enabling Change 🌞 As part of our ongoing celebration of #InternationalRuralWomen’s Day, we continue to spotlight the incredible spirit, innovation, and leadership of rural women across India. At Samunnati Foundation, we are committed to strengthening the role of women in #agriculture - through capacity building, access to technology, and knowledge-sharing platforms that promote resilience, sustainability. 📍 From learning farming techniques like DSR (Direct Seeded Rice) 🍎 to participating in health and nutrition awareness sessions, 💧 to adopting solar-powered irrigation solutions for energy-efficient farming, - rural women are redefining the future of agriculture, one initiative at a time. Our objective is to scale these models of empowerment through partnerships, continuous training, and community-driven leadership - ensuring every woman farmer has the tools, confidence, and voice to lead change in her community. Together, we’re not just cultivating crops - we’re cultivating empowerment. 🌱💪 Anilkumar SG | Pravesh Sharma | Poorna Pushkala, ICF-PCC, SHRM-SCP | Sridhar Easwaran | Ishita M. | Nihar Kanti Priyadarshi | Shradha Sundar | Arvind Singh | Sushant Kumar | Aparajita kumari #InternationalRuralWomenDay #RuralWomen #WomenInAgriculture #SamunnatiFoundation #EmpowerHer #Sustainability #AgriTransformation #ClimateSmartAgriculture #FPOs #SolarFarming

🌾 International Day of Rural Women | October 15 🌾   Today, we celebrate the incredible strength, leadership, and resilience of rural women - the true changemakers driving India’s agricultural transformation.   The photograph captures women leaders actively facilitating a Farmer Producer Company (FPC) - level community meeting. They are guiding discussions on input procurement, output marketing, and collective decision-making - demonstrating how women are not just participants, but powerful leaders shaping the future of their communities.   At Samunnati Foundation, we are in awe of the multi-level roles rural women play - as farmers, entrepreneurs, nurturers, and visionaries. Their leadership continues to redefine what inclusive growth means at the grassroots.   💬 “Rural women don’t just cultivate crops - they cultivate communities, courage, and change.”   Our continued work with women-led FPOs reflects our commitment to empowering rural women to lead and manage community-driven development initiatives - ensuring that their voices guide the future of agriculture.   Anilkumar SG | Pravesh Sharma | Poorna Pushkala, ICF-PCC, SHRM-SCP | Sridhar Easwaran | Ishita M. | Nihar Kanti Priyadarshi | Shradha Sundar | Arvind Singh | Aparajita kumari | Sushant Kumar #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen #RuralWomen #WomenEmpowerment #SamunnatiFoundation #WomenInAgri #GenderInclusion #FPOs #RuralLeadership #InclusiveGrowth

🌾 Celebrating #RuralWomen: Strengthening Livelihoods, One Skill at a Time 🌾 In continuation of our Celebrating Rural Women series this week, we spotlight the incredible women farmers of #Jharkhand - women who are redefining what empowerment in agriculture truly means. 👩🌾 From mastering the Package of Practices for paddy with guidance from Corteva Agriscience experts, 🤝 to accessing government schemes and agri inputs through the Satbarwa FPC’s convergence with KVK and other departments, ☀️ to learning #solar-based food drying techniques that turn surplus produce into new income opportunities - these women are taking charge of their livelihoods and futures. At Samunnati Foundation, we are proud to stand beside them - enabling knowledge, access, and opportunities that help women thrive as equal participants in India’s agri value chain. Together, we continue building resilient, confident, and self-reliant rural communities 💚 Anilkumar SG | Pravesh Sharma | Poorna Pushkala, ICF-PCC, SHRM-SCP | Sridhar Easwaran | Shradha Sundar | Ishita M. | Nihar Kanti Priyadarshi | Aparajita kumari | Arvind Singh | Sushant Kumar #RuralWomen #WomenInAgriculture #EmpowerHer #SamunnatiFoundation #WomenFarmers #SustainableLivelihoods #CelebratingRuralWomen #InclusiveGrowth

🌾 Empowering Rural Women, Strengthening FPOs 🌾 In continuation of our International Rural Women Week series (October 13–17), today we spotlight the incredible women leading India’s Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) - women who are not only farmers, but also entrepreneurs, decision-makers, and changemakers in their communities. At Samunnati Foundation, one of our core strengths lies in working with all-women FPOs - enabling them to grow from collectives to successful business entities. Our efforts span across both dimensions - strengthening existing FPOs and promoting new ones through focused support in governance, business planning, and market linkages. 💬 "When rural women rise together, they don’t just build enterprises - they build ecosystems of trust, resilience, and prosperity." Through our work, we continue to be inspired by their multi-level leadership - balancing home, field, and enterprise - proving that when women thrive, communities prosper. 📸 These moments capture our continued efforts to support women-led FPOs in shaping stronger, self-reliant, and inclusive rural economies. Anilkumar SG | Pravesh Sharma | Poorna Pushkala, ICF-PCC, SHRM-SCP | Sridhar Easwaran | Nihar Kanti Priyadarshi | Ishita M. | Shradha Sundar | Arvind Singh | Aparajita kumari | Sushant Kumar #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen #RuralWomen #WomenEmpowerment #SamunnatiFoundation #FPOs #GenderInclusion #RuralIndia #WomenInAgri #InclusiveGrowth

🌾 Celebrating Rural Women | October 13 - 17 🌾 This week, we dedicate our space to the women who form the backbone of rural economies - the cultivators, entrepreneurs, caregivers, innovators, and changemakers shaping India’s agri-value chains. 💜 October 15 marks the International Day of Rural Women, a day that reminds us how central rural women are to food security, sustainable livelihoods, and community well-being - yet how often their voices remain unheard. At Samunnati Foundation, we believe empowerment begins with inclusion - ensuring that every woman in rural India has access to skills, opportunities, and markets that unlock her potential. 🌱 Over the next five days, we’ll share stories, initiatives, and impact from our work - highlighting the women who are transforming agriculture and redefining what leadership looks like in rural India. 💬 Stay tuned as we celebrate their journeys, their resilience, and the collective power of women driving India’s rural transformation. Anilkumar SG | Pravesh Sharma | Poorna Pushkala, ICF-PCC, SHRM-SCP | Ishita M. | Shradha Sundar | Nihar Kanti Priyadarshi | Arvind Singh | Aparajita kumari | Sushant Kumar #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen #RuralWomen #WomenEmpowerment #SamunnatiFoundation #GenderInclusion #RuralIndia #Agriculture #WomenInAgri

🌾 FPO Conclave 2025: Charting the Roadmap for Sustainable, Future-Ready Farmer Producer Organisations 🌾 The 5th FPO Conclave 2025, co-hosted by NABARD - National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and Samunnati , brought together over 2,500 delegates, including 1,000+ FPO leaders, policymakers, financial institutions, and agri-tech innovators, to shape the future of India’s Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs). The conclave revolved around the theme - “Partnerships for Sustainability towards a Future-Ready FPO Ecosystem.” It reaffirmed how collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity are driving the next wave of transformation in Indian agriculture. 🚀 Key Highlights: 🌱 Launch of FPO ScaleX - an ambitious initiative to nurture 300 FPOs into ₹100 crore “Unicorn FPOs.” (Sattva Consulting) 📊 Release of the Ease of Doing Business Index for FPOs, mapping enabling environments across states. 📘 Launch of the Closure Report on the BMGF - Samunnati initiative, showcasing pathways to build investor-ready FPOs. 💰 Introduction of National Pension System (NPS) inclusion for farmers - a “second harvest” for income security. PFRDA- Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority 👩🌾 Spotlight on women’s leadership - unveiling of Nari and Tribo brands celebrating women and tribal entrepreneurship. 🔆 Demonstration of climate-smart and digital innovations - from agrivoltaics to AI-enabled advisory platforms like the Unified Krishi Interface (UKI). With insightful contributions from several ecosystem partners, the conclave showcased how FPOs are evolving into enterprise-ready, resilient, and sustainable rural institutions. As India builds towards a more inclusive and market-driven agricultural future, Samunnati and NABARD reaffirm their commitment to empowering FPOs as engines of rural prosperity. 👉 Read the full coverage on RuralVoice: 🔗 FPO Conclave 2025 Charts Roadmap for Sustainable, Future-Ready Farmer Producer Organisations Anilkumar SG | Poorna Pushkala, ICF-PCC, SHRM-SCP | Pravesh Sharma | Sridhar Easwaran | Ishita M. | Nihar Kanti Priyadarshi | Shradha Sundar #FPOConclave2025 #SamunnatiFoundation #NABARD #FPOs #RuralTransformation #FarmerEmpowerment #ClimateSmartAgriculture #DigitalAgri #CollectiveProsperity #WomenInAgriculture #AgriInnovation #Sustainability

Calling all young impact professionals to be part of an exciting grassroots business growth journey, from the ground up! #FPOScaleXFellowship, a first-of-its-kind programme shaping the future of India’s agri-business sector, will place 50 Fellows across 8 states to catalyse FPO growth from the ground. This programme by Samunnati Foundation and Sattva Consulting, aims to create a better future for agriculture by equipping #FarmerProducerOrganisations (FPOs) across India to evolve into unicorn agri-businesses. Programme Objective: ➖ Engage 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗣𝗢𝘀 across India to scale sustainably ➖ Drive 𝟱–𝟭𝟬𝘅 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 and help FPOs achieve ₹100 crore annual turnover ➖ 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 through organisation strengthening, governance excellence, capital access, market enablement, and digital innovation 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 2–5 years of professional experience in agri, rural development, agri-business management, or social impact 📅𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲: 12 October 2025 👉𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/d9xYUNXG ✉ 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀: fellowship@fposcalex.org 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 : fposcalex.org Aarti Mohan | Rathish Balakrishnan | Srikrishna Sridhar Murthy | Poorna Pushkala, ICF-PCC, SHRM-SCP | Shradha Sundar | Debaranjan Pujahari | Atul Kotnala | Archana Prasad | Ayush Jain | Kriti Shukla | Ravsharan Kaur | Samunnati #FPOScaleX #Fellowship #AgriBusiness #SamunnatiFoundation #Agriculture #FarmerProducerOrganisations #RuralTransformation