Farmers in Maharashtra face severe challenges, particularly smallholder farmers, who make up 78% of the farming population and own less than two hectares of land (NSS 77th Round). Further, the state is particularly vulnerable to climate change that affects smallholder farmers who have the least capacity to cope (over 36 Mn Ha land was lost due to unseasonal rains in 5 years). Samhita-CGF, supported by the Walmart Foundation, is implementing a comprehensive intervention to address these challenges across 12 Farm Producer Organizations (FPOs), 7 of which are women-led and located in the Marathwada region, while 5 are mixed-gender FPOs based in the Amravati region.

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