The Walmart Group will provide $ 4.8 m in grants to development organization Digital Green and non - profit TechnoServe to help small farmers in India access agricultural technology , training on sustainable farming , and formal markets . The $ 1.3 m grant for Digital Green will help with the creation of digital data platform “ Farmstack ” . TechnoServe will use some of its $ 3.5 m to boost incomes for women farmers . Walmart India also announced that it would increase its direct sourcing from farmers to 25 % of produce sold in its Cash & Carry stores by farmers .
The Walmart Foundation will provide $4.8m in grants to development organization Digital Green and non-profit TechnoServe to help small farmers in India access agricultural technology, training on sustainable farming, and formal markets. The $1.3m grant for Digital Green will help with the creation of digital data platform “Farmstack”. TechnoServe will use some of its $3.5m to boost incomes for women farmers. Walmart India also announced that it would increase its direct sourcing from farmers to 25% of produce sold in its Cash & Carry stores by 2023.