SLRD Initiative

Rural Enterprises

Climate ActionSustainable LivelihoodsCommunity LedTechnology Enabled

Producer institutions owning the assets, the value addition they run, the energy infrastructure making them viable, and the skills behind both.

On this page: Producer institutions · Renewable energy · Skills and enterprise programmes

Delivered Completed work

9 producer institutions
  • 9 producer institutions partnered with or formed, including Nagaland Agri Alliance FPC and Ecoharvest FPC, both formed by SLRD.
  • A twenty year agreement with Jatinga Valley FPC, August 2026.
  • An agreement with Meghalaya Rural Bank, June 2026, to help self help groups, artisans and agricultural processors become bankable.
  • Eight completed skills and enterprise programmes in Meghalaya, 2,720 people, across apparel, handicraft, pottery, herbal products, bamboo and handloom.

Under way Work in progress

  • A fruit and herbs dehydration unit rated at 1,000 kg of fresh produce a day.
  • Mission Vistaar, reaching more than 100,000 people through the FPO network across eight states.
  • Digital enterprise records live across five farmer producer companies.

Renewable energy: solar and photovoltaic infrastructure

Solar here is enterprise infrastructure. Solar PV skilling trained 360 people across three Garo Hills districts, an off-grid system was installed at a village school, and the work led to appointment as a Project Management Unit by the Power Department, Government of Meghalaya. A 12 kW solar cold storage, solar water pumps and off-grid systems run across the Ri Bhoi cooperatives, with a solar installation at Madanheh village co-funded by SELCO Foundation, and solar cold storage planned at Madla at the Panna Tiger Reserve gateway.

Technology: Digital enterprise records, inventory systems, traceability, logistics coordination, quality monitoring and market connect platforms.