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NABARD partners with Tiruchi Agri-Business Forum to provide training on food processing Tiruchi, June 29 (KNN) A Micro Enterprise Development Programme (MEDP) was organised by NABARD in collaboration with Tiruchi Agri-Business Incubation Forum (TABIF) in Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu.

The 15 day livelihood programme provided training to 30 transperson on food processing sector. The training concluded on Tuesday.

Some of the Key business proposals conceptualised during the programme were opening of a ‘trans-kitchen’” a common sewing centre, meat shop and rearing milch animals in Tiruchi.

The programme was funded by Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute (EDII-TN) and Agricultural College at Research Institute (ADAC&RI).

Speaking at the closing ceremony, Collector M. Pradeep Kumar said that “there is a need for social mainstreaming of transpersons. The district administration would extend support to transpersons in availing credit support for their business ventures.”

Key persons present at the training were C. Vanniarajan, Dean, ADAC&RI, P. Paramaguru, Dean, Horticulture College and Research Institute for Women, J. Saravanan, Business Manager, TABIF, and N. M.Mohan Karthik, District Development Manager, NABARD.

A group of about six to eight transpersons would soon sign a memorandum of understanding with a Chennai-based restaurant chain to open a franchise (‘trans-kitchen’) in Tiruchi.

A Bengaluru based agency had come forward to support the setting up of a common sewing centre to produce disposable cloth items required for hospitals and a private dairy had agreed to enter into a tie-up with a few participants who had planned to venture into rearing milch animals, according to the organisers of the programme. (KNN Bureau)