The Problem

Limited employment
opportunities available for
people living in rural areas of
upper Himalayan region

Existing Employment options limited to Tourism

based seasonal Income.
The huge gap of required skill sets and marketing
support for organic farming of local Cash Crops and
High-end Mushrooms needs to be addressed for
creating income generating activities.
Elevator Pitch

What?
A Providing Sustainable Livelihood Solutions in Himalayas
through farming of Cash Crops and High-end Mushrooms

How?
B Strengthening rural people of Himalayas
through skill building and marketing
support for farm produces

Why?
C To provide a sustainable livelihood
To help reduce migration from hills
The Solution Sustainable
Livelihood
Working at
Grassroots

Multiple Ways to bridge the Gap

We aim to fill this gap by building on a model of sustainable livelihood through encouraging
villagers to opt for organic farming of Local Cash Crops and High-end Mushrooms and
providing market linkages.

Skill Building and Upgradation

 For encouraging Community Farming
 Skills for farming and associated activities

Market Linkages
 Cluster based approach for collection of
farm produces
 Linkages to:
 Indian Markets
 Employees of PSUS
 Overseas markets
 Non-resident Uttarakhand Community
 Traction- What Have We Achieved So Far

Crops portfolio

Operations during Cash Crops cultivated so far Average income to reach

last year Ginger INR 4500 per month
Turmeric
Garlic Average Income
Community Farming in a Village
INR 2200 per Road Ahead
Selling produces at Dehradun Manduwa month
Initial Jhingora

Breakthrough Working with 3 Diversification of crop portfolio to:

women, Total sales High-end Mushrooms
Accidentally Selling Ginger to
of INR 194500
tourists at homestay Rosemary
Lemon Grass
Started with Spoke and Hub approach for sourcing
“Zero”
Investments and selling
Numbers @ a Glance

Actuals - Previous Projections - Projections -

Actuals/Projections - Current Year 1 Year 2
Financial year (Apr-Mar Financial Year (Apr-Mar 2020-21) (Apr- (Apr-
2019-20)
Mar) Mar)
 
Total income 55000 139500 2659100 12496000
COGS 29000 68500 772800 3916000
Total expenditure 5000 10000 1295000 5625000
Income minus (COGS +expenditure)
21000 61000 591300 2955000
Number of Villages Impacted Directly
1 1 5 25
Number of Beneficiaries Impacted Directly
3 3 20 100

Average income per beneficiary (INR per

Month)
2167 2167 4293 4351
 Team Members

Vijay Kumar Bhatt

Self-Employed Commerce Graduate currently working with people at
grassroots level in Kumaun Region of Uttarakhand for creating sustainable
livelihood options through organic farming.
Samarendra Singh as Mentor
Over 12 years of diverse experience in Entrepreneurship, Incubation, Business
Strategy, Operations Management , Non-profit Management and Maritime
Operations.
Worked with the Government Organizations, NGOs and Corporate Sector.
 Support required from UnLtd

Financial Support:
 For expanding operations in to High End Mushrooms

Networking Support
For Expanding Market reach through UnLtd Network members

Mentoring Support
Agri Sector Experts
Organisation Building
 Thank
Address
Jageshwar, PO Jageshwar
Almora Uttrakhand India
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Contact Numbers:
9012083840, 9557688484

Email Address:
vijaybhatt201198@gmail.com