MANDI – Market Access eNabled through Digital Innovations

MANDI Project (Market Access eNabled through Digital Innovation) aims to empower smallholder farmers, especially women, in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh.With four interconnected components, MANDI aims to strengthen Farmer Producer Organizations, link farmers to finance, and improve income and resilience through digital technology and data.The FPO members, of which 40% are women, are likely to benefit directly under the capacity building program directed at the FPOs, leading to improved household gender dynamics, enabling the participation of more women in the agriculture sector.