*Growing Skills, Buzzing Livelihoods: Training at SEVAI Kalanjium centre, Amoor*

Bee Keeping process, Honey visibility 

Harvested Mushroom ready for cooking 

Chief Trainer Smt Sarala demonstrates

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At the SEVAI Kalanjium Centre in Amoor, learning is hands-on, practical, and rooted in livelihoods that women can take home and grow. Here, DESWOS is training women farmers in two low-input, high-return activities: beekeeping and oyster mushroom cultivation.

Leading the sessions is Chief Trainer _Smt. Sarala_, supported by her associate staff members. Together, they work directly with Self Help Group women, turning training days into spaces of doing, asking, and building confidence.

In the beekeeping unit, women learn how to handle hives, manage colonies, and harvest honey without harming the bees. They practice setting up boxes, identifying queen cells, and understanding the rhythm of the colony. The aim is simple: add honey and pollination benefits to their farms while creating a steady source of income.

In the mushroom unit, women move through the full cycle of oyster mushroom production — preparing paddy straw substrate, spawning, bagging, and managing fruiting conditions. They cut, mix, pack, and spray themselves, so the skill stays with them. Within 25–30 days, the first harvest is ready, and the centre also trains them to convert mushrooms into soup mixes and cookies, adding value and extending the shelf life.

Under Smt. Sarala’s guidance, the training doesn’t stop at technique. Women leave knowing how to source materials, manage quality, and market their produce. What starts at the Kalanjium Centre spreads to homes and fields across Amoor — bees pollinating crops, mushrooms growing on farm waste, and women earning from skills they now own.

With the support of DESWOS, these allied agro-based livelihood activities at SEVAI Kalanjium, Amoor, are creating lasting pathways to income and self-reliance for women farmers.🌿Govin