Harvesting Change: Divya Dwivedi Sows Seeds of Women’s Leadership in Mandis

In a big boost to women empowerment in leadership positions in the agricultural industry, Divya Dwivedi has been made President of Mandi Board Women's Cell. The development is being welcomed as a forward-looking initiative towards empowering women's voices at agri-business and market administration levels with a view to having increased gender inclusion and empowerment at grassroot levels.

 

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The appointment of Divya Dwivedi is a landmark for the Mandi Board, marking an increased commitment to the role of women in decision-making roles in agricultural institutions.

 

The Women's Cell during her time will most probably try to:

Divya Dwivedi's tenure is going to see more focus on policy reforms and grass-root initiatives so that requirements and aspirations of women in the mandi ecosystem are addressed appropriately. The success of the Academy is guaranteed by the unstinting commitment of its Members and Fellows, who actively participated in all its science programs and successfully brought researchers, innovators, and policymakers together and collectively molded the future of Science & Technology in India.

 

Source: National Academy of Sciences, India Annual Report 2023-24