Kudumbashree made a turnover of Rs 28.47 crores from the Onam Marketing Fairs organized across the state under the leadership of Kudumbashree on the occasion of Onam this time. Sales of Rs 19.58 crores was made through the marketing of products of micro enterprises and sales of Rs.8.89 crores was made through the marketing of agricultural products. This achievement was achieved through the 2014 Onam Marketing Fairs organized at CDS level and District Level across the state. Kudumbashree entrepreneurs who participated in the fair will get this income.
Ernakulam district came in the first place with a turnover of Rs 3.6 crores. Alappuzha district came in the second place with Rs 3.4 crores from 164 fairs. Thrissur district came in the third place with a turnover of Rs 3.3 crores from 186 fairs. Ernakulam district is leading in the number of marketing fairs as well. A total of 205 fairs were organized in Ernakulam district. Thrissur with 186 marketing fairs and Kannur with 182 fairs were ranked second and third respectively.
There has been a remarkable increase in turnover, marketing fairs, number of agricultural microenterprise units, products and participation of entrepreneurs compared to the previous year. This year 43,359 micro enterprise units came to the fair with various products. Last year it was 28,401. This time 26,816 women farmer groups have brought agricultural products to the market. This segment saw an additional participation of 5826 units over the previous year. In this way, better products can be brought to the public market and products can be made available to the common people at a fair price. It is also noteworthy that the Government's interventions to prevent inflation were also supported through this.
Realizing the demand for flowers in the Onam market, this time more farmers were active in this field. As part of this, this time 3000 women farmers cultivated in 1253 acres including marigold, jasmine and lotus and brought flowers to the market. Last year there were 1819 farmers in 780 acres in this area. The excellent response received from the Onam market has given great enthusiasm to the entrepreneurs as well as the farmers.
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Onam Marketing Fairs: Kudumbashree makes a sales of Rs 28.47 crores