scholarly journals Market Access and Aggregate Sale through Value Chain in Agri-Produce: The Role of Community Owned Women Association

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 8228-8232
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Self Help Groups

Gram Abhyudaya Mandali (GRAM) functions as the parent NGO, conceptualizes the requirement of social and economic development of rural poor women through self-help groups. It conceptualizes, the idea of Aggregate Sell Model for its members, endeavors to create a successful platform by collective pooling and marketing and the sale of its agricultural commodities (like Soya, Paddy, and Maize), by surpassing local mediators transparently using technology. This model benefits its women service members (around 50,000) through 20 Mutually Aided Cooperative Societies (MACS) located across villages in tribal districts of Nizamabad and Adilabad of Telangana, India. The methodology adopted for research study is based on Focused Group Discussions (FGDs). FGDs were conducted and the results were analyzed. Results showed that elimination of intermediaries and adopting transparent process facilitated profitability to the members of the society. The contribution of the study is to elevate the ‘Collective Sale’ (through community owned hub point for its agricultural products), that is uniquely adopted by GRAM. This model could be either adopted or modified to other societies that are operational in rural/semiurban areas.

A Research Study on Development of Self-Help Groups in Belgaum District

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arjun. Y. Pangannavar
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Pragmatic Approach ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
Karnataka State ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Self Help Group

Self-Help Group (SHG) program is a pragmatic approach to eradicate poverty. It is initiated as a self-employment program in the jargon of poverty eradication measures as well as empowerment program in the country. The SHG program was initiated in Belgaum District of Karnataka State in 2000 by the Govt. with a view to bring more poor women under this program to make them empowered politically, socially and economically. But the development of Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) is very slow in terms of its number, membership, accumulation of funds and size of disbursement of funds among beneficiaries. There is a dire need of effective efforts from all sides to make the development process of WSHGs strong and sustainable in the district.

Role of Self Help Groups A Study with Specific Reference to Vellore District

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 243-252
Author(s):  
Dr. M.A. Bilal Ahmed ◽  
Dr. S. Thameemul Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Role ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Self Help ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Self Help Groups

SHG is a movement which came to being in the early 1969. Prof. Muhammed Younus, a great economist of Bangladesh took initiative in setting up Self Help Groups and these SHGs were gradually spread all over the world. This social movement unites the people hailing from poor background. Those who are joining this group feel socially and economically responsible to one another. In India, there are some likeminded bodies and stakeholders of some government organizations play pivotal role towards the formation of SHG In this research article, role of SHGs in Vellore district is studies under the three dimensions of Cognitive role, leadership role and role towards entrepreneurship.

The Job Of Microfinance For The Advancement Of Self Help Groups In India

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (8) ◽  
pp. 236-240
Author(s):  
Dr.R. Murugesan ◽  
M. Leelavathi ◽  
Dr. K. Ravindran
Keyword(s):  
High Growth ◽  
High Growth Rate ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Self Help ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Total Food ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Positive Step ◽  
Food Consumed

towards jumping from the category of developing economy to developed economy there is one big factor that stops and poses a hindrance in its path of advancement and that obstacle is termed as Poverty. The Indian economic policy focuses on a high growth rate along with a equal participation of the poor so that they avail the opportunities available in the market economy. And in order to ensure the participation of the poor it has become important for the country to create a platform where the poor can easily access the various financial products. Microfinance is one such strategy for inclusive growth. Microfinance can change the life of the poor though not completely but a reasonable change can be ensured. In different phases of life women play a crucial role despite the discrimination that is faced by them. But equality can be endowed to women by enhancing the entrepreneurial skills in them. This is possible through Self Help Groups (SHGs). In India women produce around 30% of the total food consumed but she gets only 10% of the property or wealth of the country. Development of women is inevitable for the development and growth of any economy. SHGs happen to be a positive step in this direction. Along with these mediums there should be a cheap and easy source of credit for them and Microfinance fulfills the requirement. This study aims to find the role of this strong medium of Microfinance in the advancement of SHGs in India

The role of self‐help groups in promoting well‐being: experiences from a cancer group

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazira Visram ◽  
Adrian Roberts ◽  
Patience Seebohm
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Cancer Group ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Self Help Groups

scholarly journals Intellectual property and agricultural trade: Producer perceptions of tea and coffee as potential geographical indications

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 586-595
Author(s):  
Fredah Wangui Maina ◽  
John Mburu ◽  
Chris Ackello-Ogutu ◽  
Henrik Egelyng
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Market Access ◽  
International Market ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Agricultural Trade ◽  
County Government ◽  
Geographical Indications ◽  
Production Area

Abstract Kenya tea and coffee are major foreign exchange earners and have high reputation among consumers in the international market. Faced by declining prices and competition from other sub-sectors, production area under these commodities has been declining. Use of intellectual property (IP) rights to protect and market agricultural commodities has been on the increase. Geographical indications as IP have been successfully implemented in developed countries and increasingly in developing countries. The study assesses producers’ awareness and perceptions of territorial-based qualities and the influence on product profits from the two export beverage crops, tea and coffee. Factor analysis was conducted on Likert scale perception questions administered to producers of coffee and tea from Muranga and Kirinyaga, respectively, in the Central region of Kenya. Producers of the two products were aware of the uniqueness of their products and their geographical source. Only perceptions related to market access in coffee and tea, and policies and rules as well as role of county government in coffee positively influenced income. Rather than have GI as a certification trademark, a prescriptive sui generis law would provide the required streamlining needed for collective participation of various actors along the value chain of potential GI products.

Impact of Self-Help Groups, Capacity Building Measures and Perceived Tension on Women Empowerment- An Empirical Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-87
Author(s):  
Varsha P.S ◽  
Gayathri Reddy K ◽  
Sudheendra Rao L.N ◽  
Amit Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Deep Level ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Relationship

The current research seeks empirical insights into the women empowerment (WE) by focusing on the role of the self-help groups (SHG), capacity building (CB) measures and perceived individual tension (T). By applying multiple regression analysis on 351 survey responses in India, our findings suggest that WE emerges from two distinct attributes of the SHG members: surface-level (e.g., age, marital status, no. of children, income, whether spouse working, any other assistance) and deep-level (e.g., years of SHG membership, amount of loan availed, purpose of loan, educational level). Moreover, WE is a combination of five broad dimensions such as economic, political, social, legal and psychological empowerment. Further, a set of capacity building measures (i.e., training on governance, technology-driven livelihood support, promoting networking, social justice and harmony) helps to empower women. The study also explores four different categories of perceived individual tension (i.e., economic, social, legal, and technology-oriented learning) and their effects on WE. Finally, the perceived tension moderates the relationship between deep-level SHG attributes and WE.

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