Corteva Reports Reaching 637,000 Women Across 22 States in Agricultural Livelihood Programme

Rural Development Today | 14 October 2026 | India | Women Farmers, CSR, Agricultural Livelihoods | SDG 2, 5 and 8

Corteva Agriscience reported that its #2MillionWomen initiative had reached more than 795,000 people across 22 Indian states since September 2024, including over 637,000 women. Women therefore accounted for at least approximately 80% of the reported reach. The figures were published on 12 October 2026, marking the programme's second year.

The company reported nearly 49,000 women serving as community leaders, more than 90,000 farmers trained and over 154,000 livelihoods strengthened. It also reported adoption of improved farming practices across more than 171,000 hectares. These figures are programme-reported and were not independently verified in the cited news report.

In Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh, women associated with Bandhavgarh Krishi Vanopaj Producer Company have been processing mahua flowers into value-added food products. Corteva's 2025 impact report separately recorded support for more than 75 women-led farmer producer organisations, with 53,000 shareholders, 69% of them women, as of 31 December 2025. These are earlier programme totals, not additional beneficiaries to add to the October 2026 numbers.

The programme targets two million women by 2030. The October 2026 report did not disclose audited changes in average household income, net farm profitability, individual enterprise turnover or the methodology used to define a livelihood as strengthened.

Sources: The CSR Universe, 12 October 2026, 6:20 PM IST — https://thecsruniverse.com/articles/corteva-s-2millionwomen-initiative-reaches-over-637-000-women ; Corteva 2025 Impact Report — https://reports.corteva.com/sustainability/impactreport2025/engaging-with-communities-18427.html