Bilikere women’s collective adopts CFTRI technologies
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GRAAM plans to model merchandise, assist in organising a unit for value-addition of millet-based merchandise
• Ragi Mudde combine and Ragi Shishuposhan developed by the CSIR’s premier meals lab had been transferred to the ladies entrepreneurs’ initiative as part of rural livelihood enchancment initiatives
Shankar Bennur
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The CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, has transferred two of its technologies to a village women’s collective as part of an endeavour to enhance livelihood initiatives in rural areas.
The transfercould turn into doable following its MoU with Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement (GRAAM), Mysuru. The MoU was signed final yr for offering a mutual technical-social collaboration for establishing rural livelihood initiatives within the nation.
The CFTRI prolonged expertise switch of two merchandise – comfort flour appropriate for stiff porridge (Ragi Mudde combine) and malted weaning meals (Ragi Shishuposhan) by technical coaching to the ladies entrepreneurs of Bilikere women’s collective – Asare Sanjeevini Food Products.
Per week-long coaching programme was carried out this month by Usha Dharmaraj and the workforce from CFTRI, which has experience within the processing of millets and pseudo cereals, amongst others. Around 15 girls from the collective participated within the coaching and learnt the method concerned in making ready the above two merchandise for his or her social enterprise initiative. The coaching programme was held at CFTRI.
Upon profitable completion of the coaching, they obtained certificates at a programme held at CFTRI just lately. Executive Director of GRAAM, Basavaraju R. Shreshta; Director of CFTRI, Sridevi Annapurna Singh; Head of TTBD at CFTRI, Rajeshwar Matche; and the employees of CFTRI and GRAAM had been current.
Susheela, Project Director, ZP, Mysuru, and Girish, EO, Taluk Panchayat, Hunsur, and NRLM subject employees had been additionally current.
The CFTRI director mentioned empowering girls will empower their households, thereby empowering the nation. Appreciating the efforts, she mentioned the CFTRI will all the time be open to extending any technical assist in making the initiative a profitable one. She congratulated all the ladies and wished all success to the aspiring girls entrepreneurs of Bilikere.
Dr. Basavaraju thanked CFTRI for becoming a member of palms with GRAAM in its social initiative and agreeing to increase its assist in future initiatives. He defined concerning the uniqueness of the initiative and its convergence with the nationwide curiosity together with “Atmanirbhaar Bharat” and girls empowerment.
GRAAM, in a launch right here, mentioned it intends to develop a model for merchandise produced by the ladies entrepreneurs. The undertaking goals at creating a resurgent financial system in rural India by including worth to the native agricultural merchandise. The programme is predicted to learn the entrepreneurs in addition to farmers within the rural areas. “A millet-based value-added product manufacturing unit will be set up and will handhold the women entrepreneurs to streamline the business functions in a sustainable manner,” it mentioned.
The undertaking is being supported by Wuerth Elektroniks, a 75-year-old multinational firm below its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative.
