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Sunrise States Realizing The Potential Of North‐East
Team DetailsCollege: Model College, DombivliCourse: Bachelors in Management Studies
MembersAbhishek Dube Sushmita NagaralAustin Gangar Trupti JasalRachana Dhupkar
Introduction
• North‐east is also known as region of “Seven Sisters”
• It shares its boundary with 5 countries (most by any region in India)
• It is one of the leading producer of tea, coffee and rubber in India
• Handloom and Handicraft industries are the major industries in North‐east
• It is also known for its flora and fauna in the world
• It contributes only 0.004% of the total exports of India
Out of India’s export volume of about $254.4 billion, the Northeast’s share is only about $0.01 billion.
Barriers to Exports1.Lack of infrastructure facilities‐ Due to hilly areas transport is difficult in north‐east India
2.Large number of small scale farmers‐ There are over 50,000 small farmers in north‐east India
3.Less financial support to the farmers‐Small farmers do not have their ownership rights over the land,therefore they deprived of access to bank loans which are essential if they wish to expand
4. Lack of organic farming‐ European buyers are looking for Kenya for tea because of their organic farming
methods‐ But organic farming method is yet to be followed in north east regions
We will create a network of young volunteers who would teachsmall farmers modernized techniques of farming
• Synopsis of solution
Involving Graduates
Tying up with export organizations
‐Young college students will be trained to teach the new techniques of farming
‐These students will go to different villages and teach small farmers new techniques which will help them to improve their quality of their produce
‐Tying up with exporters and corporate will help taking the improved produce of farmers to them
‐ This will help the farmers to get a good value of their produce
Forming a non profit organization
‐The main objective of this non profit organization is to train the farmers for producing better quality of products which would be exported globally‐The organization will also be tying up with the exporters and the corporate houses so that it would be easy to take the produce from the farmers and export it globally
Recruitment of volunteers
• Volunteers will be recruited by approaching colleges and selecting the potential students
• Majority of volunteers selected will be having agricultural know how
• We would also be looking for professionals and experts who can contribute by imparting their valuable knowledge
Training Volunteers• We would be hiring experts from different institutes to train
volunteers
• Volunteers will be groomed through workshops and seminars
• Volunteers will also be trained through online simulation
• Volunteers will also be given on field training
Training Farmers• Volunteers will reach out to Gram Panchayat
• Volunteers will train farmers through workshops
• They will collect Individual samples of soil from farmers
• Collected samples will be sent to laboratories for testing
• Based on results of testing volunteers will advise on new methods of farming
Funding
• We would be looking for government support for funding
• We will also try to convince the corporate as a part of their corporate social responsibility
• We would be also approaching the rural banks for their financial support
Allocation of funds• 50 per cent of total funds would be spent on training programmes for volunteers and farmers
• 40 per cent of funds will be spent for setting up ofoffices in districts
• 10 per cent will be spent for promoting the concept in rural areas
Tying up with Exporters and corporates
• We will be tying up with merchant exporters and corporates so that the produce of small farmers can be taken to them
• Exporters will get best possible yield in less period of time
• This will help farmers to take their product to the exporters
• This will raise the standard of living of farmers
• Corporates will be motivated to set up factories in nearby areas
Offices in Districts
• Offices will be set up in all the districts of the states
• Office will consists of the officials having good knowledge about the agro products
• Farmers will bring their sample of produce to the office for quality checks
• Based on quality the produce will be segregated class wise‐ Class A (produce will be exported)‐ Class B (produce will be sent to different states)‐ Class C (produce will be sent in local markets)
• Farmers can also contact with the officials for solving their queries regarding farming
Impacts
• Will have an impact over 50,000 farmers in 7 states
• Farmers will get better profits
• Contribution towards country's exports will rise
• Farmers will get better opportunities for their growth
• Will draw government’s attention towards framing better Policies
Challenges
• Lack of government support
• Poor infrastructure facilities
• Adverse climatic conditions
• Lack of co‐ordination, faith by farmers
• College students may not show interest towards the concept
Mitigation Factors
• If government doesn’t support then we can approach NGOs for help
•We can create awareness by going to different villages and promoting our concepts through street plays
•We will be giving incentives and recognition to the volunteers for the work done by them in form of cash and certificates
Appendix
• http://commerce.nic.in/trade/national_tpa_export.asp
• http://commerce.nic.in/trade/EDF_Guidelines.pdf
• http://www.pwc.in/en_IN/in/assets/pdfs/publications/2013/north‐east_summit‐2013.pdf
• http://maizestarch.com/connex/products/north‐east‐region/
• http://drnarendrajadhav.info/drnjadhav_web_files/speeches/North%20East%20Draft.pdf
• http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/8495