New Delhi: TRIFED, the nodal agency working for the empowerment of tribals, and Indian Farm Forestry Development Co-operative Limited (IFFDC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday to work together for tribal livelihood generation. TRIFED's Managing Director (MD) Pravir Krishna (IAS) and IIFDC's Managing Director SP Singh have signed the MoU in the presence of TRIFED's Executive Director Anupam Trivedi, TRIFED's Executive Director (I/c) Sangeeta Mahendra and IFFDC's Chief Project Manager Dr Harish Chandra Gena.
Under the MoU, the two organisations have agreed to partner with each other to organise training programmes for tribal artisans in the area of entrepreneurship skill and business development. They will also collaborate further to identify and implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and tribal development efforts. Other areas of the association have been identified through which IFFDC promoted PFFCS/SHGs/CBOs will be linked with TRIFED for collection and marketing of NTFPs/MFPs.
IFFDC will also assist in promoting tribal FPOs and will provide training to TRIFED promoted/ linked community organisations/ members. The scope of the agreement will also include any other activity that can be taken up to strengthen tribal livelihoods and entrepreneurship development.
Speaking on the occasion, Krishna said, "TRIFED has been actively exploring convergences with various like-minded organisations to continue our mission towards tribal empowerment. It is our pleasure to engage with a pioneering organisation such as IIFDC which has undertaken such meaningful work in the areas of farm forestry and wasteland development. I believe that we can collaborate, by pooling our strengths together and undertake work that will help in boosting the income and livelihoods of the tribal people."
With the successful implementation of this collaboration and many more convergences both cemented and upcoming, TRIFED aims to make the effect a complete transformation of tribal lives and livelihoods across the country.
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