Objectives
- Develop an end-to-end Karanj value chain from collection to processing and marketing
- Enhance incomes of tribal women through Karanj-based enterprises
- Establish women-led collection centres and processing units
- Promote clean energy-based rural enterprises through solar-powered processing
- Strengthen women's leadership, financial inclusion, and market access
Impact
- Connected 624 tribal women karanj collectors with 20 women-managed collection centres
- Set up a solar-powered Karanj decorticator and oil processing unit
- Facilitated ₹14 lakh in working capital loans through formal institutions
- Reduced manual deshelling time by 75–80%, significantly lowering drudgery
- Increased seasonal collector incomes by 200–500%
- Trained 728 stakeholders in enterprise management, record keeping, and market linkage
- Marketed over 15 MT of Karanj oil under the Deep Sakhi brand
- Avoided approximately 13.7 tonnes of CO₂ emissions through clean energy-based processing
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