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Table 10.2 Selected livelihood clusters
S. No. Activity
Location
Supporting partner
1.
Nutrition mix making
Rayagada district,
Odisha
NGO AKSSUS—Adivasi Krushi
Swasthya Sikhya Unnayan
Samiti
2.
Cashew and
agro-processing
Koraput district, Odisha NGO SPREAD—Society for
Promoting Rural Education and
Development
3.
Sal leaf plate making
Mayurbhanj district,
Odisha
NGO DEEP—Development of
Environment and Education
Project
4.
Bamboo furniture
making
Balaghat district,
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh State Bamboo
Mission
Fig. 10.2 Implementation institutional structure
10.5 Koraput, Odisha
Implementation of the two-stage biomass gasifier in Koraput has started in Odisha.
The gasifier will support a new livelihood cluster of processing cashew, pulses and
rice to sell directly to the market, which would have not been possible without a
regular supply of electricity. As of now, there is no processing happening due to
very poor voltage, and the villagers are just drying the shelled cashew for a few
days and selling them to middlemen at the weekly market. This does not give them
enough income. Processing of the cashew will increase their profit by over 500%.
This activity will be owned and run by women SHGs of the villages nearby. A picture