The launch of the India Handloom Brand scheme under the aegis of the Ministry of Textile is another flagship decision to support the weavers and expand opportunities for the handloom sector. [...] About the Study This study is an attempt to understand the present landscape of collective enterprises in India’s handloom sector in response to the government’s call for the digitalization of MSMEs across different manufacturing In the context of the growing and service sectors. [...] ecosystem, in combination with gender equality and rights-based 3.1 Objectives of the Study approaches, the report focuses The present study aims to: on the participation and exclusion • Explore the role, challenges and opportunities of digital of weavers and the collective adoption among weaver cooperatives and producer enterprises in India’s handloom companies in the handloom sector. [...] 3.2 Research Questions The present study aims to answer the following research questions: • What is the state of digital adoption among weavers and the handloom collectives in India? • What are the challenges faced by weavers and primary weavers’ cooperatives and producer companies in the handloom sector in adopting digital tools? • How do gender and marginalized identities influence the digital a. [...] 16 Rethinking the Digital Shift for Weavers and Handloom Collectives:Opportunities and Challenges in India’s Handloom Sector 3.6 Limitations of the Study • For the two quantitative primary surveys with the weavers and the cooperative societies, we often had to resort to convenience sampling methods in the absence of sampling frames in selected states.
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