Rajasthan’s SHGs help African women to farm and flourish
The HinduA women’s self-help group model in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district has helped about 12,500 women in the West African countries of Mali and Senegal earn livelihoods, conserve environment and establish cooperative federations to take up farming, biogas production, poultry farming and goat rearing. Women from Dholpur’s SHGs, established by the Rajasthan Grameen Ajeevika Vikas Parishad, had earlier travelled to Mali and Senegal to share their expertise in rural income generation activities. Mr. Kumar said since the climate in Rajasthan, suitable for millet production, was similar to that in the two African countries, the federation members received tips about growing millet during the training. Mr. Kumar, who interacted with the African women at Indira Gandhi Nahar Mandal’s headquarters here, said the cooperation between the two sides would continue in future.
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