Participants and officials during the two-day workshop on SHG Livelihood Scale-Up and Market Linkages at SEFTI, Dimapur. (Photo Courtesy: NFMP)
Dimapur, May 12 (MExN): A two-day workshop on SHG Livelihood Scale-Up and Market Linkages is being organised by the Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP), funded by JICA under the Department of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of Nagaland at SEFTI, Dimapur on May 12 and 13.
The workshop has been organised with the objective of formulating a comprehensive strategic roadmap to transition the Project from primary activities to scalable, cluster-based secondary activities of the SHGs, while ensuring long-term sustainability through institutionalized management frameworks and market linkages, stated a press release received here.
During the inaugural session, Temjenyabang, IFS, CCF & Project Director (AFP), NFMP stated that the Project remains committed to providing all-round support to all components, including the livelihood component, which plays a crucial role in enhancing community-based economic development. He urged all participants to contribute their rich field experiences in order to develop a roadmap for transitioning livelihood interventions from primary income-generating activities to secondary activities. He further shared that besides the main objective of forest conservation, the Project also aims to establish an “NFMP Brand” and encouraged active participation in the various technical deliberations and discussions during the workshop.
In opening remarks, M Senthil Kumar IFS, Additional PCCF & Chief Project Director, NFMP highlighted that the Project, over the years has reached 185 villages and 440 SHGs across 11 districts and channelled more than Rs 2 crore through the Revolving Fund support, through which the SHGs have generated over Rs 6 crore in earnings and Rs 2.4 crore in profits. He stated that the Project is nearing its final phase and emphasised the need to focus on scaling up livelihood activities through the formation of clusters and a federation at the state level. He encouraged the participants to actively share their insights and collectively formulate a roadmap for the Project’s remaining two-year implementation period.
Shailendra, Livelihood Expert, PMC, NFMP, made a PowerPoint presentation on the analysis of livelihood promotion under the Project. The workshop has brought together 70 participants with representatives from all 11 DMUs, FMUs and FNGOs under NFMP for technical presentations, group discussions, experience sharing and plenary sessions aimed at strengthening livelihood interventions and market integration strategies across the Project areas.
