scholarly journals SETTING-UP OF CHAIN-LINKED FOOD PROCESSING UNITS THROUGH SELF HELP GROUPS USING ‘NBMS’ MODEL

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilanjan Sengupta ◽  
Ratan Majumder
Keyword(s):  
Food Processing ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
The Self ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Self Help ◽  
A Chain ◽  
The Right ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Processing Techniques

A staggering 25 to 30 per cent of production of fruits and vegetables in India is lost due to wastage. India ranks first few positions globally in the production of fruits and vegetables. But hardly one percent of the annual production of fruit and vegetables is processed in this country which is much lower compared to other developing nations. Food Processing and other post-harvest technologies are the best option available to reduce the wastage of 50% of food and vegetable products and enhance food security of the country. The right post harvest practices such as good processing techniques, and proper packaging, transportation and storage can play a significant role in reducing spoilage and extending shelf life. Indians spend about 50% of household expenditure on food items. Demand for processed/convenience food is constantly on the rise. India's comparatively cheaper workforce can be effectively utilised to setup large low cost production bases for domestic and export markets. A chain-linked model of food processing at rural level can be developed using NBMS (Nodal-Big-Medium-Small) model and involving the Self Help Groups. The capital required for this business will be evenly distributed among the groups lessening the economic burden on them and the ongoing schemes and grants of different government departments can be clubbed together to assist the Self Help Groups to enter into this foray.

Self-Help Groups and Organizations

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven P. Segal
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
The Self ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Mutual Assistance ◽  
Self Help ◽  
The World ◽  
The Right ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Informal Groups

Self-help groups facilitate mutual assistance. They offer a vehicle for people with a common problem to gain support and recognition, obtain information on, advocate on behalf of, address issues associated with, and take control of the circumstances that bring about, perpetuate, and provide solutions to their shared concern. Self-help groups may be small informal groups, confined to interactive support for their members, or differentiated and structured multiservice agencies. In the latter case, they are recognized in the self-help community as mutual assistance organizations, as distinct from professionally led organizations, when they are directed and staffed by “self-helpers” and when these self-helpers are well represented as board members and have the right to hire and fire professionals in the organization. Self-help groups and organizations empower members through shared example and modeled success. Spread throughout the world they are a major resource to social workers seeking to help their clients to help themselves.

Understanding the Role of Chlorine and Ozone to Control Postharvest Diseases in Fruit and Vegetables: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-461
Author(s):  
Gabriela M. Baia ◽  
Otniel Freitas-Silva ◽  
Murillo F. Junior
Keyword(s):  
Chlorine Dioxide ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Residual Effects ◽  
Pathogenic Microorganisms ◽  
Postharvest Diseases ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
By Products

Fruits and vegetables are foods that come into contact with various types of microorganisms from planting to their consumption. A lack or poor sanitation of these products after harvest can cause high losses due to deterioration and/ or pathogenic microorganisms. There are practically no post-harvest fungicides or bactericides with a broad spectrum of action that have no toxic residual effects and are safe. However, to minimize such problems, the use of sanitizers is an efficient device against these microorganisms. Chlorine is the most prevalent sanitizing agent because of its broad spectrum, low cost and well-established practices. However, the inevitable formation of disinfection by-products, such as trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs), is considered one of the main threats to food safety. Alternative sanitizers, such as chlorine dioxide (ClO2) and ozone, are becoming popular as a substitute for traditional post-harvest treatments. Thus, this review addresses the use of chlorine, chlorine dioxide and ozone emphasizing aspects, such as usage, safe application, spectrum of action and legislation. In order to ensure the quality and safety of final products, the adoption of well-prepared sanitation and sanitation programs for post-harvest fruits and vegetables is essential.

scholarly journals Ethylene induces soil microbes to delay fruit ripening

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guenevere Perry ◽  
Diane Williams
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Soil Microbes ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Ripening Process ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Climacteric Fruit ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Transportation Container ◽  
Post Harvest Loss

The consumer demand for fresh fruits and vegetables increases every year, and farmers need a low cost novel method to reduce post-harvest loss and preserve the quality of fresh fruits and vegetables. This study identifies a method to induce soil bacteria to biosynthesize a nitrile compound that potentially enters the plants tissue and negatively affects climacteric ripening and delays the ripening process at 20-30˚C. This study used soil rich with soil microbes, to delay the ripening of climacteric fruit. The soil was treated with nitrogen, a heavy metal, and ethylene gas. Ethylene induced the soil to delay the ripening of organic bananas and peaches. A prototype transportation container maintained fruit fresh for up to 72 h at 20-30˚C. The fruit retained color, firmness, texture, no bruising and minimal spotting. The soil also prevented fungal infection in all samples. GC-MS analysis suggests ethylene induced the soil microbes to release an acetonitrile compound into the gaseous environment. The nitrile is released in low concentrations, but mature plants (fruits) contain very low levels of indole-3-acetonitrile (IAN) or indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). The nitrile may obstruct or modify the mature plants (fruit) late stages development process, thus delay the climacteric ripening process and retarding the physiological and phenotypic effects of fruit ripening. We believe this study may have strong applications for post-harvest biotechnology.

Self Help Groups

2016 ◽  
pp. 221-235
Author(s):  
Shruti Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Favorable Environment ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self Help Group

The chapter is based on the Self Help Group-Bank linkage Programme in India. The objective of the chapter is to assess the SHGs access to credit under SHG-Bank Linkage Programme, to know the progress of SHG-Bank Linkage Programme in India and to evaluate the impact of SHG-Bank Linkage Programme in India. Finally the chapter ends with suggestions to improve self help group-bank linkage programme and concludes that SHG-Bank Linkage Programme has provided a more favorable environment for enhancing India's potential for greater equitable growth with empowerment while considering the positive signs in their performance.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Pengetahuan Ibu dalam Deteksi Dini dan Pencegahan Stunting pada Balita

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-230
Author(s):  
Ratih Sakti Prastiwi ◽  
Meyliya Qudriani ◽  
Istiqomah Dwi Andari
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Health Card ◽  
The World ◽  
The Right ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
And Behavior

Abstrak: Stunting masih menjadi masalah besar di dunia, meskipun dalam satu decade sudah mengalami penurunan namun prevalensinya masih cukup besar. Stunting yang tidak tertangani memiliki dampak panjang pada kehidupan anak. Adanya pandemic COVID-19 menambah beban dalam pelaksanaan penanganan stunting. Oleh karena itu ibu menjadi sasaran yang tepat untuk membantu mencegah terjadinya stunting pada anak. Ibu sebagai pengasuh utama anak harus memiliki informasi yang cukup untuk melakukan deteksi dini dan pencegahan stunting. Oleh karena itu perlu adanya upaya peningkatan pengetahuan ibu terkait pencegahan stunting. Pengabdian masyarakat dilakukan melalui pemberian pendidikan kesehatan dan praktek pembuatan MPASI. Kegiatan dilaksanakan pada 13 November 2020 melibatkan 35 ibu yang memiliki balita. Peserta mendapatkan materi terkait stunting dan pencegahannya. Ibu juga diajarkan mengenai deteksi dini stunting melalui cara membaca KMS. Tim juga melakukan demonstrasi memasak makanan untuk anak dimulai dari teknik pengolahan bahan makanan serta teknik memasak yang benar sehingga nutrisi makanan tetap terjaga. Teknik ceramah didukung dengan demonstrasi sangat membantu peserta dalam memahami informasi yang diberikan. Agar tercapai tujuan penurunan angka stunting maka perlu dilakukan pemberian pendidikan kesehatan lebih sering agar informasi yang didapatkan oleh ibu lebih banyak. Dengan pengetahuan yang tepat dan benar maka secara langsung dapat merubah sikap dan perilaku ibu menjadi lebih sehat.Abstract: Stunting is still a significant problem in the world. Although in a decade it had decreased, its prevalence was still quite large. Untreated stunting has a lasting impact on a child's life. The existence of the COVID-19 pandemic adds to the burden in the implementation of handling stunting. Therefore, mothers are the right person to help prevent stunting in children. Mothers, as the primary caregivers of children, must have sufficient information to detect and prevent stunting. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the knowledge of mothers related to stunting prevention. Community service was carried out through providing health education and practice of making complementary foods. The activity was held on November 13, 2020, involving 35 mothers who have toddlers. Participants received material related to stunting and its prevention. Participants also taught about early detection of stunting by reading Health Card. The team also conducted a cooking demonstration starting with food processing techniques and proper cooking techniques to maintain food nutrition. The lecture technique supported by demonstrations helped the participants understand the information provided. Health education to reduce the stunting rate needs to be done more frequently so that mothers can obtain more information. The proper and correct knowledge can directly change the mother's attitude and behavior to become healthier.

scholarly journals Constraints Faced by the Women Self Help Groups in Nagaland and Suggest Measures to Overcome

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Nchumthung Murry ◽  
R. Nakhro ◽  
Sanjoy Das
Keyword(s):  
Educational Background ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Draw Conclusion ◽  
Skill Improvement ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Ranking Technique ◽  
Self Help Group

Although women Self Help Group (SHG) act as a catalyst in mobilizing poor women to attain socio and economic empowerment, it has been observed that women Self Help Group are facing various constraints which act as a barrier for many SHG to function effectively. In this context, it is important to study the nature of constraints facing by the Self Help Group and suggest suitable measure to overcome. Such, study to identify the nature and complexities of problems facing by the Self Help Group would help in strategizing policy measures for Self Help Group. Therefore, in this study attempt has been made to identify constraints faced by the Self Help Group and suggest suitable measures to overcome such constraints. The study was conducted in selected districts Nagaland. Multistage purposive random sampling was adopted for sampling 120 Self Help Groups for detailed study. Garrett’s Ranking Technique was applied for interpreting the results and to draw conclusion from the findings. From the study it was found out that the lack of technical know-how for taking up productive activities, lack of marketing facilities and inadequate loan amount which was ranked first, second respectively followed by lack of training facility for skill improvement, low social educational background of the members and delay in sanctioning loans.

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