DCSE

DHAN Centre for Social Enterprise

DHAN Centre for Social Enterprise is the livelihood advancement initiative of DHAN Foundation and TDA. The centre has been initiated recently for evolving the model for livelihood graduation of small and marginal producers involved in both farm and nonfarm activities for increasing their income. The CSE has promoted incubation centre and school for sustainable production. The incubation centre focuses on promoting and sustaining the producer organizations. The school of sustainable production will offer capacity building for the producers and the producer organizations. At present the CSE, handholds 52 farmers' producer organizations which are promoted with the support of SFAC and NABARD across six states of the country. To have a common identity the FPOs and their products are branded as Jeevidam. The Jeevidam producer organizations will focus on increasing the production of farmers and facilitate collective marketing for getting better price. The CSE will also support the sector.