This research explores how women farmers can collectively own, govern, and benefit from data in an increasingly digitalised agricultural economy.

This research offers practical insights for designing gender-responsive climate insurance systems that are accessible, scalable, and rooted in the realities of informal work.

Women in the informal economy have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic due to a variety of factors, including the increased burden of care work, loss of livelihoods and continuing economic uncertainty.

Women Cooperatives: Building a Resilient and Equitable Future captures the discussions, insights, and recommendations emerging from the National Conference on Women’s Cooperatives held in Pune in June 2025, jointly organised by SEWA Cooperative Federation and VAMNICOM.

This report offers practical recommendations for creating sustainable agricultural data cooperatives in India and the Global South that strengthen farmers’ bargaining power, improve market access, and ensure that digital transformation advances equity rather than deepening existing inequalities.

Published in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the report examines how cooperatives have enabled informal women workers to secure livelihoods, access social protection, strengthen leadership, and participate more effectively in the economy.

The report also examines the challenges faced by women’s cooperatives, the role of the Gujarat State Women’s SEWA Cooperative Federation in nurturing them, and key lessons for adapting and replicating similar models worldwide.

Empowering Grassroots Women Leaders: Learning Journey Report of Cohort 1 documents the first year of SEWA Cooperative Federation’s pioneering fellowship programme for grassroots women leaders from collective enterprises and cooperatives.

This report underscores the importance of farmer-centred communication systems, digital literacy, and participatory technology design in building more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agricultural communities.

This case study documents SEWA Cooperative Federation’s efforts to bring urban young women into the cooperative movement through the Srujan Programme, an incubation initiative launched in Ahmedabad in 2022.