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with due permissions from authorities. These efforts have not only helped in mitigating the heightened risk of girls dropping out of school due to COVID-19, but also in reducing learning losses caused by school closures. PROJECT PRERNA KRISHI MITR Women often work on farms for long hours performing tedious and back- breaking tasks. There was a need to help them become better farmers and improve their lives by providing them with the necessary opportunities, training and equipment. Project Prerna Krishi Mitr is aimed at supporting and empowering Indian women in agriculture sector with the right tools and training on subjects like major crop productivity enhancement and farm mechanisation to ensure their incomes improved. The project helps in increasing the livelihoods of the women farmers and develops an entrepreneurial mindset among them. 20,135 In F22, Project Prerna Krishi Mitr benefitted women farmers. REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES In line with our focus on empowering women, we initiated this project to enable women farmers to use regenera- tive agricultural practices as a technique to transform the soil on their land, increase productivity and earn profits throughout the year, in addition to ensuring food and nutrition security for their families. Under this project, Regenerative Agriculture Hubs were set up with a demo farm for sharing knowledge on various agricultural practices and training other women on various farm tools, equipment, and techniques. MAHINDRA PRIDE SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS To harness the advantage of our demographic dividend, the skill develop- ment of youth in India is essential. Aligning with this national priority, Mahindra Group began a livelihood and skill development programme called Mahindra Pride. The programme runs two different interventions, namely Mahindra Pride Schools (long-term course) and Mahindra Pride Classrooms (short-term course), catering to skills training. A total of 3,400 women farmers from Moga in Punjab and Shravasti in UP were provided knowledge on regenerative organic farming practice. MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. Integrated Annual Report 2021-22 41