Oracle-Swades Initiative Empowers 900+ Rural Women
Oracle and the Swades Foundation have completed the first year of a rural livelihoods programme that has positively impacted more than 900 women farmers and entrepreneurs across Maharashtra’s Nashik and Raigad districts. The initiative focused on sustainable income generation through climate-smart agriculture, dairy farming, entrepreneurship development, and financial literacy. A total of 525 women farmers…
Gas Crunch Slows Milk Pouch Production
An ongoing LPG supply crunch has begun to affect milk packaging and distribution in Mumbai, with dairies warning that shortages of gas and packaging materials could disrupt supply if the situation continues. Dairy operators say that pasteurisation requires a continuous supply of fuel such as LPG or piped gas, and the crisis has also…