Activities at Bhagidari Business Centre:

• Resource centre for awareness on various development related issues.
• Facilitator for creation of SHGs and farmers’ clubs
• Moderator for smooth functioning of SHGs and farmers’ clubs
• Delivery of high quality Agri – inputs
• Information generation at grass root level for developing farmers’ and area profile
• Capacity Building, training and field visits etc
• Technology transfer through demonstration and training
• Arranging interaction between technical experts, local artisans and farmers
• Backward and forward linkages in value chain
• Market and product related information dissemination through use of Information Communication Technology (ICT)
• Contract production, agriculture and farm diversification
• Resources and activity planning with the help of customized software
• Crop specific consultancy and query redressal
• Farm equipment and machinery on lease and rental to the farmers
• Facilitation for various government schemes and programmes
• Implementation of government and development agencies supported programmes

Social Impact of the Project - Project is on a participatory approach where stakeholders list involves entrepreneurs at grass root level, rural community, financial institutions, state and central government and other developmental organization. This wide participation ensures the greater impact on overall society on a sustainable basis. Being the role of local community on priority in this project accountability will be ensured and the implementation will be in efficient mode. Major impact of the project is listed below:

• Development of a self reliant, self sustained well informed and aware society
• Improved income in project area
• Better access to bank finances, leading to accelerated growth of rural enterprises
• Enhanced entrepreneurial and managerial skills
• Better job and self employment opportunities
• Advanced skills to improve productivity of human resource
• Access to information by latest Information Communication Technology (ICT)
• Intervention of technology and technical orientation of community for better
• Improved farm income through scientific agriculture, better resources planning based on information, improved marketing services, contract farming and forward linkages
• Diversification of agriculture and reduced pressure on agriculture because of training on alternative livelihood options
• Increased commercial activities in society with the increased actions of corporate
• Penetration of services like insurance, bank loan, animal health and agriculture extension