Income generation program for rural women farmers, NMHS

Income generation program for rural women farmers through commercial production of some high-value medicinal plants in Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttarakhand

TERI, in partnership with HUMAN India, has implemented the project to generate income for 600 women farmers through medicinal plant production, processing, value addition, and marketing in 06 districts (Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Nainital, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri) of the Kumaon and Garhwal regions in Uttarakhand.

This will be highly useful for overall value chain development in medicinal plant sector in Uttarakhand. Higher benefits from agriculture land will attract local farmers to stay with agriculture activities as their main profession.

Production of High value MAPs not only fetch double income but also provide options for wild animal menace, it is one of the prominent reason of decreasing agriculture activities in the villages.

Capacity building and Skill development of the beneficiaries in the selected prominent regions.