Capacity Building Programme on Apricot Processing to Self Help

Group Women and Farmers

Capacity building (or capacity development) is the process by which individual

and organizations obtain, improve, and retain the skills and knowledge needed to do
their jobs competently.
Success of a new food product is in the hands of the consumer. Promotion is the
main element to make the product to reach the consumer. To achieve consumer
awareness about the new product, promotion in terms of capacity building
programme is one of the essential steps. The programme included the following
steps:
1. Identification or selection of region and venue (Academic Institute, community
food processing center, village community hall etc.)
2. Choosing of subjects for 1-2 days capacity building programme (procurement,
processing, value addition and marketing) for a group of SHGs, farmers and
entrepreneurs.
3. Impact of capacity building programme: It will be assessed by finding out
knowledge improvement on prerequisites for apricot harvesting and drying
processes, financial planning, and marketing of value added products by using a
knowledge check list before and at the end of the capacity building programme.