Over the past five years , AAPI has helped farmers generate
$ 802 MILLION just from extra rice .
OVER WILL
WOMEN
40,000
FARMERS
were involved in training through AAPI-WFA . More than 80,000 adopted new technology and revolutionized their families ’ incomes , nutrition , and lives because of the project .
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about AAPI-WFA training and FDP . Because of their constant advocacy , the local WFA staff approached Rinku with an opportunity to invest in a fertilizer briquetting machine . They decided to start a new family business producing fertilizer briquettes .
AAPI-WFA supplied a portion of the machine ’ s cost and even arranged for the machine to be delivered to Rinku and Taposh ’ s home . More than that , AAPI provided technical and business training – from actually making fertilizer briquettes to business management and marketing skills – while Rinku and Taposh got their new venture off the ground . AAPI also linked them with local fertilizer dealers and retailers .
At first , not everything went smoothly . They struggled the first few months
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while learning to operate the machine and manage a business . But AAPI- WFA continued supporting them , and the program helped the couple through more training sessions . After they made connections with retailers , production and sales took off . From June 2014 to May 2015 , Rinku produced 250 metric tons of urea briquettes , securing a profit of approximately $ 3,184 .
Now , Rinku and her husband are running a successful briquette production operation , and their income is stable and secure . They are financially able to send their children to school and make sure they have adequate nutrition .
Despite her newfound stability , Rinku is never satisfied – she still wants more .
Rinku and Taposh continue to farm vegetables and now use their land as demonstration plots so farmers from the community can observe the benefits of FDP and best farming practices . Rinku also fulfilled her longtime dream of owning a cow . The family ’ s next project is to rebuild their house using bricks .
None of her success , Rinku realizes , would have been possible without FDP or the indispensable training she received from AAPI-WFA . Because of the couple ’ s perseverance and openness to learning , they have secured their futures and become a cornerstone of support for an entire community .
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