Case Studies

sectors > Sustainable Livelihoods
Herbal Solution
KERALA

THE INITIATIVE

  • Use of organic products in rural India

THE BENEFICIARIES

  • Residents of Idukki, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts, Kerala

THE CHALLENGE

  • Increasing use of chemical mosquito repellents
  • High investment, amounting to approximately ? 25 lakh, for manufacture of chemical mosquito repellents

THE SOLUTION

  • NABARD supported Peermade Development Society in developing a safer herbal mosquito repellent using agricultural waste
  • The agency developed a low-cost mosquito coil-making machine and registered the unit as a small scale industry
  • Marketing done through the SHG network of PDS and sales outlets at Kuttikanam and Peermade

THE IMPACT

  • Opportunities created for more such production units
  • Possible product diversification in terms of oil, paste, etc.
  • Supplementary source of income for women trained in making mosquito repellents