Livelihood Promotion and Skill Development Initiatives of MDSMS
Morigaon District Somala Mahila Sangha (MDSMS) has emerged as a leading grassroots institution advancing rural livelihoods, women's economic empowerment, and community-based enterprise development. In partnership with NABARD and other ecosystem stakeholders, MDSMS has implemented a series of high-impact Livelihood and Enterprise Development Programmes (LEDP) and Micro Enterprise Development Programmes (MEDP) across Morigaon district, addressing both traditional skills and emerging livelihood opportunities.
LEDP: Millet-Based Powder & Breakfast Products
Funded by- NABARD
90 beneficiaries Representing 27 SHGs
Result : A fully equipped demonstration unit was established as a common facility centre for continued production and practice. Of the trained participants, 77 women achieved credit linkage with banks and government resource agencies, while 15 beneficiaries formally adopted milletbased livelihood activities. Notably, seven women established independent millet enterprises, demonstrating strong post-training entrepreneurship and sustainable income generation. The project significantly enhanced local livelihood options, strengthened womenled enterprises, and created a foundation for a community-level millet value-addition ecosystem.
Training Components
Basics of Millet Cultivation
Types, nutritional benefits
Cleaning, Grading & Processing
Processing methods and techniques
Value-Added Products
- • Instant millet breakfast mix
- • Millet laddoo
- • Millet borfies
- • Millet cakes
- • Multi-grain millet powder
- • Millet-based snacks
Packaging, Branding & Labeling
Product packaging and branding strategies
Food Safety & Hygiene
Food safety practices, hygiene standards, and FSSAI basics
Business Management
Cost calculation and market linkage strategies
Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)
Funded by - NABARD
2 FPOs formed with the support from NABARD. MDSMS provides end-to-end support in mobilisation, governance, enterprise incubation, and market linkage.
Karmajyoti FPC
Moirabari
Members
508
Annual Turnover
₹21 lakh
Commodities
Joha rice, maize, jute, mustard, chilli, dairy
Beneficiaries
~6,000 people
Roina FPC
Pub-Barbhagia
Members
550
Turnover
₹6 lakh
Branded Products
- • Roina Mustard Oil
- • Pickles
Emerging enterprises in mushroom cultivation
Beneficiaries
~3,000 people
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