Godrej Agrovet Launches Disha Programme to Strengthen Women Talent

April 2026: Godrej Agrovet Limited (Godrej Agrovet), a diversified R&D-focused food and agri-business conglomerate, today announced the launch of Disha, a Women’s Career Accelerator Programme, at the third edition of its Women in Agriculture Summit, reaffirming the company’s commitment to building an inclusive and future-ready agri talent ecosystem.

India's agricultural sector is undergoing a significant transformation with productivity, sustainability, and rural income growth emerging as national priorities. However, a persistent structural gap continues to limit the sector’s potential - the underrepresentation of women in formal agribusiness roles. While women contribute 60–80% of agricultural labour force and constitute 30–50% of students across agricultural education, they account for only 6–10% representation in agri companies and under 13% in leadership roles. The challenge, therefore, is not participation, but transition.

Speaking on the launch, Sunil Kataria, MD & CEO, Godrej Agrovet said,” India’s agri and allied sectors is at a pivotal point, with ambitions to drive sustainable growth, productivity and rural prosperity. Nurturing industry ready talent will be central to this potential. Through Disha, we are strengthening the pipeline of skilled women professionals, well prepared to take on meaningful roles and support a sector on which nearly 50 percent of our country’s population depends.”

The Disha Programme, a CSR initiative by Godrej Agrovet, is a focused career-accelerator designed to strengthen employability among women pursuing B.Sc. Agriculture and allied disciplines. Conceptualized as a campus-to-corporate finishing school, the programme equips women graduates with industry-relevant skills across sales, communication, professional readiness and confidence building, enabling a smoother transition from education to formal agri careers. Disha is being implemented in partnership with 1M1B Foundation and Ikka Learning Foundation. 

The launch of Disha also advances Godrej Agrovet’s broader commitment to nurture 1 lakh women across the agri-sector for improved employment opportunities and economic upliftment. To date, the company has reached 63.3k women through skilling, scholarships, early-career programmes, and leadership initiatives.