The Walmart Foundation has announced two new grants as part of a commitment made in September 2018 to invest USD 25 million (around Rs 180 crore) over five years in improving farmer livelihoods in India.
The new financial support which totals USD 4.5 million (around Rs 33 crore) will allow non-profit organisations Tanager and Pradan to scale their efforts to help farmers earn more from improved output and fair market access.
Both grantees will focus on increasing opportunities for women farmers via farmer producer organisations.
With the two new grants, Walmart Foundation has invested an aggregate USD 15 million dollars (around Rs 110 crore) with eight non-government organisations (NGOs) in India. This will support programmes designed to impact more than 1.4 lakh farmers, including nearly 80,000 women farmers to date.