Why IBEN

❝ Inclusive businesses provide goods, services, and livelihoods on a commercially viable basis, either at scale or scalable, to people living at the base of the economic pyramid (BOP) by making them part of the value chain of companies' core business as suppliers, distributors, retailers, or customers. In addition to these commercially inclusive activities, businesses may also pursue broader socially inclusive goals. Inclusive business should promote sustainable development in all its dimensions – economic, social and environmental “G20 Inclusive Business Framework” ❞
Need for Promoting IBs in Agriculture and Food Sector
Most (84%) of the world’s 570 million farms are smallholdings; Less than one in five landholders worldwide are women, despite comprising nearly half of the world's agricultural workforce and producing up to 80 per cent of food in developing countries. Farmers belonging to tribal groups or residing in remote areas not benefited from innovations in the Agri and food sector. Perceived lack of business viability, gaps in understanding the needs and solutions of such farmers' groups and lower economies of scale are key issues. Lack of access to innovative farm technologies and infrastructure, quality inputs, and remunerative markets.

Inclusive Business Relevance for India


Despite the substantial growth in India’s food production and technological advancement, a large majority of the smallholders, particularly women farmers have not fully benefited from it. There is an urgent need to promote inclusive growth which addresses the issues of regional imbalances, and community & gender-specific disparities.

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Solutions provided by Inclusive Business

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