1. Establish the required systems and processes to source farmer-produced products directly
2. Develop a system of governance and management for production, quality, and compliance
3. Prepare a business development proposal and detailed road maps for FPOs
4. Build linkages with stakeholders relevant to the FPO ecosystem
5. Set a system for input procurement and distribution, output aggregation, and training formers on primary processing such as grading, sorting, and packaging
6. Establish system and processes for product cleaning, sorting, and packaging at the in-house facility
7. Recruit, plan, and manage manpower resources at an in-house facility and provide training workers regarding product process stages and inventory management
8. Facilitate processes and develop systems for regular improvement (technical or non-technical) in the process
Requirements:
1. BSC / MSc Agriculture / agro-forestry or allied
At GO DESi we are creating a packaged food brand inspired by regional formats & flavors. Unlike regular FMCGs, our manufacturers are micro-units set up by women entrepreneurs, farmer cooperatives, and SHG in rural and semi-urban areas. All our products are 'as is' i.e. made in a traditional manner by locals with tremendous knowledge about indigenous ingredients, flavors, and ingredients giving GO DESi an unparalleled authenticity. At one end, we are taking our consumers back to the root, on the other hand, we aim to be the slingshot for rural entrepreneurs manufacturing traditional products and thereby enabling them to scale.
We were awarded the TISS Social Enterprise of the year 2017-18 & were incubated at IIM-Bangalore as well as supported by the Deshpande & Wadhwani Foundation. In the past year, we have seen the organization growing 10X. Consumers have loved our products and we have been able to scale up our micro-units in Sira to employ 140 women to service the customer demand.
