News:The government is planning to create a total of 75 lakh Self Help Groups by 2022 to enable more women to get a livelihood. Facts: Self Help Groups (SHGs): NABARD defines SHGs as “small economical homogenous affinity groups of rural poor, voluntarily formed to save and mutually contribute a common fund to be lent to… Continue reading Govt plans to create 75 lakh SHGs by 2022
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Tribal SHG women create an organic agro revolution
Recently,a self-help group of tribal women in Wayanad,Kerala has decided to launch a project to carry out organic farming over 100 acres possibly making this the largest tribal foray into organic farming. The members of this group were guided to organic farming by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra(KVK) under the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU). Organic farming… Continue reading Tribal SHG women create an organic agro revolution
