India, Sept. 29 -- Women-led Farmer Producer Companies in India are emerging as powerful vehicles to recognise women as farmers, dismantle land-ownership based definitions, and turn SHG members into agribusiness entrepreneurs.

Backed by new laws, global initiatives and SRLM support, WFPCs can reshape gender roles, strengthen climate-smart agriculture, and give women formal ownership, leadership and market bargaining power across agrifood value chains.

The concept of the Farmer Producer Company (FPC) in India originated from the recommendations of the Y.K. Alagh Committee in the early 2000s. The FPC framework was introduced in 2002 by incorporating into the Companies Act, 1956. This initiative was further strengthened under the Companies...