Regulación emocional: operativización del constructo

•••• The Potential were identified and oriented on marketing activity. •••• Necessary Financial Assistance was provided by the Project

through CIF

•••• Subsequently the VOs have processed the required physical infrastructure like moisture meter weighing scales, tarpanlins etc to take up the activity poor families of their village for collection. •••• The VOs mobilized the poor families of their village for collection

selling it to the VOs and there by getting their livelihood.

•••• The Commodity was provided through VOs and making prompt payment to the collectors.

•••• Regular market study was being made by the DPMU and suitable suggestions were being given to the VOs in marketing the Commodity.

•••• The DPMU has initiated a dialogue with VO represent activates and Buyers to decide a better price in the market.

•••• During the dialogue the traders expressed the quality and grading parameters to the community representatives and insisted for quality production and the terms and conditions of lighting of the commodity by the trader form

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•••• In Accordance with above form and condition the

Commodity was listed by the traders and payments were made to the VOs.

5. Progress.

1 Total No.of VOs involved in Neem Procurement

127

2 Total Quantity Procured 10,000 Qtls

3 Purchase Value Rs.1750,000

4 Quantity sold 9600 Qtls

5 Sale Value Rs.28,80,000

6 Gross profit made by the VO Rs.11,30,000 7 Net profit gain by the VOs Rs.8,01,000

8 No.of Families benefited 2145

9 No.of additional wages days created 17,000 6. Impact: -

This activity mainly aims at Poverty reduction. The Poor families which are in poverty on account of lack of better livelihoods are accessed to this activity.

Mostly the poor families are involved in collection of Neem fruit and earn subsidiary income through selling the commodity the VO interventions have helped in avoiding the middlemen where by better process were ensured to their commodity and good returns were ensured At some instances the community could get enhanced income when compose to regular wages prevailing in the Village.

Families devoid of livelihood age able to get considerable incomes and thereby the quality of life is enhanced. Their purchasing capacities were increased and they are able to take better nutrition food when composed to earlier situation.

Direct Benefits:-

• Community is getting regular income through collections & selling of Neem fruit.

• Through the Project interventions the purchase value of Neem has gone up to Rs.2.00 from earlier 0.50 paise per kg.

• The collections could sell their commodity in the Village it self instead of going to distant places.

• The Mal practices in Wightmans have been eradicated and the payments are made immediately

• An amount of Rs.1.Lakhs (Rs.10/- Quintals) they rural hamils could earn about Rs.1.Lakhs @ Rs.10/- per Qtl.

Indirect Benefits:

• The VO could earn considerable profits through this intervention • They VOs have gained better experience in and acquired new skills. • The community was exposed to improved practices in collection post –

harvesting, storage and value addition in Neem marketing.

• A desirable pro-active usage of Neem fruit was ensured duly converting Neem fruit in to organic Manure and pesticide.

• It has helped in preventing migrations during lean seasons. How the Practice in Self – replicating:

Initially only few people started collection of Neem fruit and earned the incomes. Gradually the concept has disseminated among the community and it was scaled – up. The practices was live witness to he other poor people and the benefits were very tangable and it could replicate by it self.

How it is self sustaining:

The required infrastructure is mostly owned by the VOs and the procurement centres are always available to the collectors. The poor people gained confidence in VOs because of their promptness, transparency and good accounting procedures which they have adopted. The important factor is being the payment of bonus to the collectors out of the net profits realized by the VOs.

How it is developing it IB process:

This process enables the VOs to view at the resources available in the villages, to assess the potentiality of commodities. It also enables to visualize various alternative livelihood opportunities of poor people by collection and marketing the commodities. The members have made access to the services of the VO and poor developed faith. It has helped in organizing the theleft over poor n to groups. The group dynamics have been strengthened through this activity. Better book keeping practices have been developmed. The accountability of the VO and their social responsibility towards community is increased.

How it helps in the knowledge development of the community.

Community could gain better knowledge of available resources their potentiality and acquired skills in the marketing process the VOs gained knowledge on processing of Collection, Value addition storage and marketing interventions. The community as well as the VO members gained knowledge on better marketing prices and avenue.

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Best Practice VIDYA NIDHI

(Contribution of Re.1 from each SHG Member)

The Self Help Group approach has now received wide acceptance as an effective strategy for empowerment of vulnerable sections of society representing economically, socially, and physically challenged human groups such as unemployed youth, women, and weaker sections. Promotion and strengthening of SHGs among target beneficiaries has become an integral prerequisite in community development and self-employment programmes. SHGs discussing not only their own group activities but also all the social issues of their area. With the same spirit the apex body of SHGs at district level has taken a decision to collect one rupee from all the members of SHGs in the district. All the group members have contributed one rupee voluntarily as such ao total of Rs.3.50 lakhs has been accumulated in the district.

The amount has been remitted to the Collectors Fund to utilize the same to assist the poorest of the poor students for their higher studies like Engineering, Medicine, MBA, MCA and other technical courses.