(POVERTY/ HUNGER) Afghan team visit district poverty initiative project sites in MP... BHOPAL: A study team of Afghanistan’s rural development and rehabilitation ministry visited site of district poverty initiative project (DPIP) projects in Madhya Pradesh, according to a press release here on Monday. During the two-day visit it apprised itself of livelihood augmentation and socio-economic changes through women’s self-help groups and gram utthan samitis at DPIP’s state unit. It was led by Sushri Naila Ahmad, a World Bank representative. He said that informed that Afghanistan rural development project and national solidarity programme are being implemented in Afghanistan. The study team from Afghanistan has come to Madhya Pradesh and other places in connection with chalking out designs for next phases of these programmes. The study team will utilise experiences, learning, innovation and results of DPIP projects for chalking out these programmes. It was informed in the presentation of DPIP that its target has been achieved by forming over 30,000 self-help groups linking some 3.46 lakh women. Monitoring and evaluation coordinator Manoj Saxena informed in the presentation that 18 producer companies have been formed under a novel effort. Of these, 15 companies are agriculture-based, which are benefiting small farmers. These companies have over 46,000 shareholders with turnover of over Rs 43 crore. (Times of India 21/5/13)
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:05:43 +0000
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