Chief Minister Pramod Sawant while inaugurating the Modak manufactured by Siddhivinayak Self Help Group (SHG) of Van-Bicholim.
BICHOLIM
The Siddhivinayak Self Help Group (SHG) at Van-Bicholim has begun selling Modak under their own brand.
This has been possible following support from the Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) North Goa at the Zonal Agriculture Office in Bicholim.
The SHGs members were given training on value addition in mango and jackfruit at the DR Hedgevar Smruti Seva Prakalp in Mangaon-Kudal to make products like pulp, modak, barfi, toffee, etc.
They were then given guidance on agribusiness in dairy farming at the Goshala in Shikeri-Bicholim and Nanus-Sattari, to make milk products like Khoa, Pedha, Basundi etc.
During Ganesh Chaturthi, the Siddhivinayak SHG sold flavoured modak of mango and jackfruit, coconut khoa and cashew modak.
The SHG sold around 2,000 modak made from about 20 kgs of khoa, generating a profit of around Rs 20,000
“Our next vision is to make Barfi and sweets at Dussehra and Diwali,” says SGH representative Shilpa Sawant.
The ATMA North Goa team comprised Kishor Bhave (Project Director, Zonal Agriculture Officer), Nilima Gawas (Block Technology Manager), Poonam Mahale (Asst Technology Manager) Shital Devidas Degvekar and Surendra Savlaram Betkekar.
This has been possible following support from the Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) North Goa at the Zonal Agriculture Office in Bicholim.
The SHGs members were given training on value addition in mango and jackfruit at the DR Hedgevar Smruti Seva Prakalp in Mangaon-Kudal to make products like pulp, modak, barfi, toffee, etc.
They were then given guidance on agribusiness in dairy farming at the Goshala in Shikeri-Bicholim and Nanus-Sattari, to make milk products like Khoa, Pedha, Basundi etc.
During Ganesh Chaturthi, the Siddhivinayak SHG sold flavoured modak of mango and jackfruit, coconut khoa and cashew modak.
The SHG sold around 2,000 modak made from about 20 kgs of khoa, generating a profit of around Rs 20,000
“Our next vision is to make Barfi and sweets at Dussehra and Diwali,” says SGH representative Shilpa Sawant.
The ATMA North Goa team comprised Kishor Bhave (Project Director, Zonal Agriculture Officer), Nilima Gawas (Block Technology Manager), Poonam Mahale (Asst Technology Manager) Shital Devidas Degvekar and Surendra Savlaram Betkekar.
