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Wage Employment through Local Processing of NPM - Redgram
This initiative
envisages to capitalize on the large area brought
under NPM in redgram. MMS are involved in bulk marketing of
redgram. The processing takes place near Tandur in large
capacity mills, which exchange the raw-gram with dhal to the
extent of 70%; the by-products valuable as livestock
feed do not reach the village. This pilot initiative is an
attempt at standardizing local processing of gram and to
initiate marketing of NPM dhal as a value added product.
The VOs procured,
processed and marketed 5 tons of NPM red gram; WASSAN
initiated marketing of the dhal in Hyderabad. Local
processing systems are being standardized in collaboration
with CRIDA. At present the dhal-recovery rate while
processing was around 65 to 68% and ways to reach a rate of
72+% are being explored. The entire process has generated
wage incomes of Rs 270/- per quintal of produce in the first
cycle showing enormous promise for wage accruals as the
total NPM-gram available in an year is around 200 tons. The
processed dhal was marketed at Rs. 38 per kg.
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