Divyaa Poonam Gupta
Divyaa Gupta is the founder of Bazaar Aur Rozgaar Initiative (BARI). She has more than a decade of experience in programme management, policy advocacy, and stakeholder engagement. Her areas of focus have included women’s livelihoods, youth empowerment, and social justice through collective, inclusive, and community-driven initiatives. Divyaa has studied economics, gender studies, and conflict transformation.
Areas of expertise
Gender, livelihoods, entrepreneurship
Currently working at
Bazaar Aur Rozgaar Initiative
Articles by Divyaa Poonam Gupta
November 5, 2025
Building sustainable FPOs: Lessons from India’s cooperatives
By early 2025, 10,000 FPOs had been set up in India under a central government scheme. But a focus on targets risks undermining what makes FPOs truly viable—community ownership, infrastructure, and capacity building.
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