Agribusiness And
Rural Development
Empowering rural communities through sustainable agribusiness, value addition, and income generation.
Farmer Support
Supporting farmers with knowledge, technology, and market access for sustainable livelihoods.
SHG Women Empowerment
Strengthening women through Self-Help Groups, entrepreneurship, and financial independence.
Youth Development
Building future leaders by equipping youth with skills, confidence, and entrepreneurial vision.
About Us
The Institute focuses on human resource development, agripreneurship promotion, capacity building, and livelihood enhancement, predominantly among women’s self-help groups and rural youth. Through structured training programs, awareness workshops, and applied research, the Institute aims to foster self-reliance, skill development, and social transformation at the grassroots level.
Centre For Agribusiness Skill Development & Incubation (CASDI)
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CASDI
We have Following Post Harvest and Food Processing Technologies and FSSAI – FSMS Compliance Pilot Scale Training Cum Production Set Up:
Grading & Sorting
Multi Commodity Dehydration
Ready to Cook Products
Fruit Candies
Premixes & Flours
Size Reduction
Size Separation
Roasting
Blending
Brews
Health Food Manufacturing
Food Ingredient Manufacturing
Common Facility For Packaging
Operations of CASDI
Connecting Farmers with Industries Program
Training Programs with 1 to 6 days Duration for Skill Development and Self Employment Development
A. Entrepreneurship Development Program
B. Opportunities in Post-harvest Processing
C. Multi Commodity Dehydration Set Up
D. Ready to Cook Premixes
E. Selling Skill Development
F. Empowerment of Women and Youth Development
Hand Holding Programs for Farmer Groups & Self Help Groups
Creating Common Platform for Farmer, Processors, Supply Chains, Financial Institutes and Government Institutes
Promoting Demand Base Farming
Long Term and Short Term Projects to bring Positive SOCIO – ECONOMICAL Impacts on Rural and Semi Urban Areas
Training Programs with 1 to 6 days Duration for Skill Development and Self Employment Development
A. Entrepreneurship Development Program
B. Opportunities in Post-harvest Processing
C. Multi Commodity Dehydration Set Up
D. Ready to Cook Premixes
E. Selling Skill Development
F. Empowerment of Women and Youth Development
Promoting Demand Base Farming
Creating Data Centre for the Corporate Buyers and FPCs for Purchase – Sale
Various Counselling Programs for Farmers, First Generation Agri- Foodpreneurs and SHGs
Projects
Prajakta Women Employment Project
Prajakta HRD has designed an alternative income generation program for those unemployed bidi workers. The details of this program are attached here with
Goal
To create sustainable employment and enhance skill development for ex-bidi women workers through SHG-based micro-enterprise models.
Employment Generation Project for Ex Bidi Women Employee – 10 women first batch
Methodology: To form Self Help group of 10 Women
Project To hire 300 sq. ft. work shed – room on lease
Prepare the room as per FSMS – Food Safety Management
Use Carpet for Hygiene & Separation of working area by curtain
Purchase of 1 electronic weighing scale, hand gloves, grading table, stools,
Provision of light and fan in the shed
Activity
Prajakta IHRDR (PIHRDR) to sign MOU with Prajakta Technology Private Limited (PTPL) for pre-processing of Green Chilly, Curry Leaves, cloves, orange and lemon
PTPL will supply daily 500 kg raw material for pre-processing
SHG will clean the raw material under PIHRD’s supervision and training and forward to PTPL
Expected Outcomes
- The Ex-bidi employee will get more income than bidi wages in better environment- within only 20 days of working.
- The women will learn new skills without travelling too far from their place of residence and gain confidence for self-employment. The new environment will be healthier and hygienic than handling tobacco.
- The health issues – like respiratory system problems, body posture will be recovered by scientific sitting arrangement and movements
- The SHG unit will earn profit. Can be invested for productivity and expansion
Why Us
Handholding & Incubation for Agribusinesses
Self-sustainable model
Self-sustainable model
Farm to fork solution for sustainable
Live demonstration center
Live demonstration center
Strengths
- The Directors are Successful Foodpreneurs
- In House Agribusiness Research Centre and Value Addition Technologies
- Working Very Closely with Post Harvest and Food Processing Industries
- More than Two Decades Experience in Agripreneurship and Foodpreneurship Development
- Close Connect with PAN Bharat APMCs (Agriculture Produce Market Committees )
- Enriched Data Base – (Authentic and The Latest ) Crop Production , Quality Standards, Market Demands, Processing Technologies, National and International Buyers
- Direct Connect With Corporate Buyers
Our Supporters
UDDYAM–PAHSUI FOUNDATION,
Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University Incubation Centre
Schemes
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme
National Creche Scheme
Nari Shakti Puraskar
Our Doners
Prajakta Institute of Human Research Development & Research
Date of Establishment: 23rd Oct 2003
Registration No: F- 10279 –Solapur
CSR Registration No: CSR 00077874 ROC Pune
Constitution: Public Trust – Registered with Charitable Commissioner Solapur
Contact Information
- +91 9876543210
- prajaktaempower@gmail.com
- Registered Office: Vidyabhavan, Near Dayanand College, Chakravarti Housing Society, Solapur - 413002
