Case Studies

sectors > Sustainable Livelihoods
Powering Production, Empowering Women
MANIPUR

THE INITIATIVE

  • Providing innovative livelihood options to women

THE BENEFICIARIES

  • Farmers and villagers in Tamenglong district, Manipur

THE CHALLENGE

  • Time-consuming and strenuous method of processing turmeric
  • Woefully inadequate infrastructure, resulting in poor quality turmeric and post-harvest losses

THE SOLUTION

  • NABARD extended assistance for establishment of a Common Facility Centre for solarbased micro spice processing with technical support from the Central Agriculture University, Imphal
  • Women were organised into SHGs and allotted turns to use the facility
  • Capacity-building efforts made to bring women closer to the banking system and market dynamics

THE IMPACT

  • Livelihood opportunities for 95 women and tangible increase in their income
  • Significant improvement in production quality and efficiency of turmeric processing
  • End of post-harvest losses