“Nari Shakti Mahila Utpadak Gat”
High pulse yield in Osmanabad & Lohara blocks of Osmanabad led women from 15 villages to come together & start a dal business in the year 2020. To start off, the women set up units in each of the villages which were to be run by two farmer groups in each of these villages. The women organised themselves & formed the “Nari Shakti Mahila Utpadak Gat” (Nari Sakti Women Producer Group). 450 women farmers joined the Producer Group.
The membership fee of INR 200 collected from each member was used for buying raw materials from two villages & processing machines were bought for five villages.
The women have started producing completely organic pulses and cereal crops. However, they were now posed with the biggest challenge of marketing their finished goods. Through extensive marketing, the women have managed to sell 10 quintals till now.
“Now our aim is to create our own brand by producing a maximum number of dal “, Say the women of the Producer Group. Additionally, the women of the Producer Group have received a large number of government schemes under the Department of Agriculture, Atma, PoCRA. The “Nari Shakti Mahila Utpadak Gat” showcases the solutions that emerged from ground up with women collectively stepping up to the adversities.