THE INITIATIVE

• Value addition at farm-gate level

THE BENEFICIARIES

• Farmers in Wayanad district, Keral

THE CHALLENGE

• Reluctance of farmers to shift to organic production fearing reduction in income
• Dearth of seed capital and adequate skills
• Establishment of value addition infrastructure at project location with support of local producers

THE SOLUTION

• NABARD supported establishment of a processing centre in association with KINFRA and the Coffee Board
• A state-of-the-art facility was set up with modern machines for cleaning, grading and processing coffee, pepper, ginger, turmeric, vegetables, various tubers, roots and jackfrui
• A complete set of capacity-building initiatives to help farmers develop skills

THE IMPACT

• 10,559 farmers registered with APEDA for organic certification covering
• 7,618 farmers Of this, the produce of 2,557ha. has been certified as organic
• Increase in the processing capacity of the unit
• Remunerative prices for farm products in the international market