The village is situated in a coastal region. Plenty of coconuts are available in this village. The group has set-up a coconut processing unit. They will be buying coconuts in bulk quantity and process it and give it to the nearby oil mills for extraction. This is a good example of where the people take advantage of the resources locally available and by adding time and labour are able to earn a livelihood and generate income.
Calf
Rearing
Location
Keelamanakudi
Village, Chidambaram ,Tamil
Nadu
Geographical
Map
The Group
Annai Teresa
SHG
Date
of Loan Disbursement
August 2001
Loan Amount
Rs. 60,000
Activity
As this area is not suitable for Diary activity due to scarcity of water and fodder. The group has started Calf - rearing and breeding. The price of claves is around $ 80. Moreover, the requirement of feed and maintenance cost is very less. They send the calves for grazing in open land. At the appropriate time the calves will be ready for artificial insemination. Then they sell the calves for a good price, which is two, or three times more than the amount invested in buying the calves. This activity gives them additional income.The group is not able to pay the loan installment regularly due to internal group conflicts. MSSRF is addressing this issue.
Mushroom
Production
Location
Sivaranthagam
(Ariyur) village of Pondicherry
Geographical
Map
The Group
Mahalir
Munnetra SHG
Date
of Loan Disbursement
August 2000
Loan Amount
Rs. 11,000
Activity
The members of the group are engaged in mushroom production, after undergoing training organised by MSSRF in spawn and mushroom production, marketing, post-harvesting technology, etc., The mushrooms are sold locally and in established markets /hotels. The group is not able to pay the loan installment regularly due to internal group conflicts. MSSRF is addressing this issue
The village is situated in a coastal region. Plenty of coconuts are available in this village. The group has set-up a coconut processing unit. They will be buying coconuts in bulk quantity and process it and give it to the nearby oil mills for extraction. This is a good example of where the people take advantage of the resources locally available and by adding time and labour are able to earn a livelihood and generate income.
