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Food seCuritY and inCome generation through Finger millet CultiVation in nepal 141 problems and suggested strategies for better promotion of millet based products in the market including the following: (i) the product should be good and with longer shelf life, ii) provision of assured selling of the products, (iii) promoting sale of products by creating greater awareness through workshops, trainings and other demonstration activities explaining the nutritional and other advantages of millets, (iv) providing some financial support as an incentive to bakery producers and small industries, and (v) arrangement of loan through Agriculture Development Bank or any other financial institution for initial investment. 10. Capacity building and training 10.1. Training and skill enhancement The implementation of the project benefitted a large number of people belonging to different stakeholder groups. The major beneficiaries included the farmers, entrepreneurs, bakery producers, people engaged in small industries, extension workers, researchers, students, and the persons from government and nongovernment organizations. Several short duration training programmes were organized by the HCRP at Trishuli, Nuwakot district during 21-25 October, 2003 and 10-11 September, 2004 in order to enhance the skill of farmers and entrepreneurs in the field of improved cultivation practices and value addition and product development. Value addition and development of finger millet based products, their commercialization and market promotion activities were undertaken for which the necessary training was provided to the farmers and entrepreneurs. Several approaches were used for capacity building and education of people engaged in finger millet production and utilization. A few need based equipments were provided to Food Research Unit at Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and also the lap top and digital camera were provided to facilitate the research work. 10.2. Establishing micro-mills One micro-mill each at Pipaltar and Khanigaun sites of Nuwakot district was established and handed over to the farmers’ group to reduce the drudgery of women farmers in making the millet flour (Fig. 14). Thus, the farmers of that area were benefited by milling finger millet flour at reasonable price and the person of the community getting an Fig. 14. micro-mill established at pipaltar
142 minor millets in south asia opportunity of job and the source of income. The farmers of that community showed their interest to increase the milling capacity of the machine. A micromill was also established at Kabre site of Dolakha district. An improved version of the pearling machine developed by Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan (VPKAS), Almora was established at Kabre (Fig. 15) to dehusk millet grain and improve quality and to reduce the drudgery of women farmers. Fig. 15. Millet pearling machine at Kabre (left) and modified pearling machine (right) 11. Public awareness The awareness about the importance of finger millet, its genetic diversity and use was raised through a number of means, including the dissemination of prints and electronic media, exhibitions, display of improved varieties and value added millet based products through seminars/workshops as well school programmes and participation of researchers of NARC in several workshops, meetings and symposia/ conferences. The major awareness activities undertaken are given below: Finger millet seeds, plants along with ear heads, and their photographs were displayed in the exhibitions organized from time to time at Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Khumaltar, Lalitpur. Seed samples of different varieties and promising lines of finger millet were displayed on the occasion of NARC Foundation Day organized on 8 May, 2003. Finger millet seeds and finger millet based products were displayed at the time of the seminars held at NARC, NARI Hall, Khumaltar, Lalitpur on 12
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foreword v Foreword The project,
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prefAce ix Preface The small millet
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