WOMEN TRAINING PROGRAM IN NAP VILLAGES OF ITC LIMITED – AGRI BUSINESS DIVISION.
Introduction
ITC Limited -Agri Business Division is predominately working to promote cultivation of Tobacco in Mysore and Hasan districts of Karnataka State. It is also taking measures to build the capacity of farmers involved in tobacco cultivation for Human wellbeing and Environment wellbeing. As part of the regular, and capacity building of the farming community involved in the Tobacco cultivation, an exclusive training program has been organized for women in the NAP villages. Following are the areas of training organized for the women in the selected forty NAP villages of both Hassan and Mysore districts.
Following topics are covered in the training.
- Sustainable Agriculture Practices in Tobacco Cultivation.
- Opportunities for Subsidiary Income Generation activities for women.
- Awareness on Child Rights, Labors rights and Human rights etc.
- Awareness on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).
- Welfare initiatives from ITC and govt and Non-Government Institutions.
Location and Participants:
- Forty villages are covered from two districts ie Mysore and Hassan.
- 1334 Women attended the program from 40 villages.
Feedback of the Participants.
- Training methodology, topics covered and presentations are good.
- This is a peak season for tobacco related work, hence sitting for 2-3 Hours is difficult which hampers our tobacco work. Hence, better to organize the training after Tobacco curing is over.
- Detail training is required for selected IGA activities for interested women to take it forward.
- Guidance required for marketing and to avail facilities from different sources.
- Energizer and quoting example in-between help us to focus and active.