Over the last decade, Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) have emerged as a powerful tool to collectivize smallholder farmers and improve their access to inputs, markets and finance. Among them, women-led FPCs in the small livestock sector (primarily goats and backyard poultry) hold a special place — not only for their economic impact, but also for their role in advancing gender equity and rural leadership. However, while many such FPCs are being formed across India, only a ha