A dimension within Diverse Farming Support
Requests for grants, loans, and funding for mushroom cultivation, including for SHGs.
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Even a small government grant can be the seed for a sustainable micro-enterprise, supporting family needs and children's education.

Families in Sonbhadra envision transforming a modest sum into thriving small businesses, securing their livelihoods and investing in their children's future.

With a modest government loan or assistance, many women establish micro-enterprises like poultry farming and clothing shops to secure their family's future and improve their living standards.

Margareta Pradhan from Kandhamal shares how buying a sewing machine allowed her to earn money and contribute to her family's well-being.
My name is Rinkima Pradhan, Rayakia, Kandhamal. If the government would provide me a grant of twenty thousand rupees, then I would be able to sustain my family through mushroom farming and take care of my children's education.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Chanchala Kahara. Rayagada, Kandhamal. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then with that money, I would take care of my family and do a small mushroom cultivation, and for the maintenance of my children, I would adopt that earning method.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Uttara Pradhan, from Pisaram village, Kandhamal district. If the government gives me 20 thousand rupees, I will try to cultivate mushrooms and alleviate my family's financial difficulties. Thank you.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
Munamahal T. Tina Pradhan, if the government gives me a grant of twenty thousand rupees, then I cultivate mushrooms and support my family. This is my request to the government.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Mamata Digal. My village is Raka Teju, the Panchayat is Siangbali, and the block is Daringbadi. If I receive 20,000 rupees, we will cultivate mushrooms and support our family.
— Mamata Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Puspanjali Pradhan. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small grocery shop and support my family. From Rayagada.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Jitendra Pradhan, from Rayagada Kandhamal. If I am given another 20,000 rupees by the government, then I will cultivate mushrooms and raise my family. And I will also try to educate my children.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Puspita Pradhan. And I am speaking from Raikia, Kandhamal. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small tea shop to earn a livelihood for my family's sustenance.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Jhunnu Ma Pradhan. From Raike Kundabalu. If the government gives me twenty thousand rupees, then I would do chicken farming and support my family.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
I am Uji Pushrita Pradhan from Raykia, Kandhamal. And if the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small grocery shop, keeping a little rice and a little dal, and I will support my family.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My village is Pikorodi, my name is Rachana Digal. And the Panchayat is Pikorodi, the block is Tikabali. If the government would give us 20,000 rupees, then we could cultivate mushrooms and support our family. This is our request to the government, thank you.
— Sunita Pradhan · Tikabali, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Filomina Pradhan. If the government had granted me twenty thousand rupees, then I would have done a small cultivation and supported my family. Raikia Kondo.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Subita Pradhan. If the government had given me a grant of 20,000 rupees, then I would have cultivated mushrooms, supported my entire family, and provided proper education to my children. Rayka Kandhamal.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Chandani Majhi. If the Boirgaon organization provides 20,000 rupees in assistance, I will raise and sell fish in my pond to support my family.
— Bishnu Sunani
My name is Debaki Sunani, from Chatiaguda village. If the government provides us with 20,000, we will do fish farming to support our family, and our SHG group will be strengthened.
— RUDRA PRASAD BAG · Chatīāgura, Nuapada, Odisha
My name is Puspanjali Potra. My village is Teariga. My Panchayat is Katingia. Block Daringbadi. District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. If the government gives 20,000 rupees, I would be able to do poultry farming and my family would be able to sustain itself.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Bubi Patra. I am an SHG woman. If the government gives 20,000 rupees, it would help in poultry farming and I could support my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Prema Muthamaajhi, village Buttedi. I cultivate turmeric and ginger. So, if the government provides me with 20,000 rupees for cultivating turmeric and ginger, it would be convenient for me to buy materials for digging turmeric, and it would also help me educate my children. Therefore, I request the government, if they provide me with 20,000 rupees...
— Karunakar Uthansing · Maradipanga, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Samiti Pradhan. From the village office, Raikek, Kandhamal. If the government gives me twenty thousand rupees, I will manage my family's small expenses and support my family. Thank you.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
If twenty thousand rupees are given, I will open a small pond and do fish farming in that pond. With that fish farming, I will support my family, and with that money, my family...
— Parikshit Majhi
If the government helps us with ₹20,000, then I have a small pond. I want to do some fish farming there to support my family.
— Parsuram Sa · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha
My name is Champabati Shabar. If I am given 20,000 rupees, I can open a small hotel and move forward financially, and I can help my family.
— Jadumani Nial · Muktāpur, Nuapada, Odisha
My name is Sabita Patra. I am an SHG woman. If the government provides twenty thousand rupees, it will help in poultry farming and my family will be able to manage financially.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
I am a female farmer. If I receive 20,000 rupees assistance from the government, I can take care of my family.
— Sumati Parua · Sambalpur, Odisha
My name is Sabita Patra. My village is Teriga. My Gram Panchayat is Katingia. Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. If the government provides 20,000 rupees for poultry farming, it would be helpful, and my family would be able to sustain itself.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Ahalya Sunani. If I receive twenty thousand rupees, I will start a small chicken farm and support my family.
— pinku sunani · Khairpadar, Nuapada, Odisha
My name is Sabitre Sabar. If I am given 20,000 rupees, I will take a pond on lease and do fish farming, and solve my family's problems.
— Jadumani Nial · Muktāpur, Nuapada, Odisha
My name is Kunti Sabar. If I am given 20,000 rupees, I will start a chicken farm to support my family and be able to progress financially.
— Jadumani Nial · Lītīgura, Nuapada, Odisha
My name is Suchitra Pradhan, my village is Budhamaha, GP is Pipikaradi, Block is Tikabali. If our SHG group quickly gives us twenty thousand, then by doing small farming, we could support our family. And we would also be able to live happily. We especially request this from the government.
— Sunita Pradhan · Tikabali, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Rancana Mallick. Rayakia, Kandhamal. If the government gives me twenty thousand rupees, I want to cultivate mushrooms.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Kandhamal, Odisha
Srimati Sushila Majhi, on behalf of Boirgaon Village Organization, if 20000 is given, I will release fish in my pond and after they grow, I will sell them to support my family.
— Bishnu Sunani
I am a woman farmer. If I am helped with 20,000 rupees, I will cultivate vegetables and support my family.
— Sumati Parua · Sambalpur, Odisha
My name is Shivani Pradhan. My village is Gumande, Gram Panchayat Jhinjiriguda, Block Daringbadi. I am an SHG woman. If the government gives 20,000 rupees, I would raise chickens and support my family.
— Tanita · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Narmada Pradhan. My village is Lampakoha, GP is Prikarodi, Block is Tikabali, District is Kandhamal. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then by doing goat farming, I would be able to live my life well. Since my children are also studying, I am living in some financial need. If the government helps me with 20,000, I would be benefited by doing goat farming.
— Sunita Pradhan · Tikabali, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Saulyata Pradhan, village Kamanaju, GP Pikorodi, Block Tikabali. And if our SHG (Self-Help Group) is given 20,000 rupees, then we would be able to do poultry farming and run our family. And we are requesting this to the government.
— Sunita Pradhan · Tikabali, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Kusumu Patra. My village is Teriga, my Panchayat is Katinga, Block is Daringbadi, District is Kandhamal. I am an SHG (Self-Help Group) woman. If the government provides 20,000 rupees, I can be helped in poultry farming and my family can be supported.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
I am a woman farmer. If I receive twenty thousand rupees assistance from the government, I will cultivate vegetables and support my family.
— Sumati Parua · Sambalpur, Odisha
My name is Mangapurda. My village is Guduri Guda. My Gram Panchayat is Katinga, my block is Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. If the government provides 20,000 rupees, it will help in poultry farming and will be able to assist my family with their needs.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Samuk Pradhan. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then with that 20,000 rupees, I will buy some chickens and, for the sustenance of my family, I will open a small shop and manage my family's livelihood. Rajiv Gandhi.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Anita Pattanayak. Gramapudu Mundi. Gram Panchayat Kattinga. Block Daribadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG (Self-Help Group) woman. If the government would give me twenty rupees, then I would do chicken farming to support my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha