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The guidelines of the various beneficiary oriented schemes of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare provide that States and other implementing agencies should incur at least 30% expenditure on women farmers.

The Central Institute for Women in Agriculture (ICAR-CIWA), Bhubaneswar

• It functioning under Indian Council of Agricultural Research with an aim to research on gender issues in agriculture and allied sectors.
• Hundred per cent budget of this institute is allocated to conduct  research on gender specific issues  in agriculture and allied areas.

Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP)

• A sub-component of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) is under implementation in Ministry of Rural Development since 2011.
• It aims to empower women by making systematic investments to enhance their participation in agriculture based livelihoods.
• It is a demand driven programme implemented in project mode through the State Rural Livelihoods Missions as Project Implementing Agencies.

Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)

• Under Central Sector Scheme of 'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)'special provisions have been made to empower women farmers such as providing special focus, inter-alia, to include women farmers/women SHGs, as members to make FPOs more effective and inclusive; and making provision to prefer women farmers' as its shareholders.
• NABARD is promoting FPOs under its dedicated funds viz. PRODUCE Fund and Producers Organizations Development Fund (PODF) towards collectivization of farmers for enhancing income by way of providing better market accessibility for their farm produce.