Market access programme
Market access programme: On International Rural Women’s Day, Walmart Foundation highlights the impactful efforts of NGOs like Pradan, Access, Mercy Corps and Srijan, working in collaboration with the Walmart Foundation’s market access programme. The Walmart Foundation, through its market Access Programme, is committed to support agrarian communities in nine states across India ~ Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, and Maharashtra. In March 2023, Walmart Foundation announced a new>5-year strategy that aims to reach 1 million smallholder farmers by 2028 with at least 50 per cent women.