Chairman
Smt. Sunita Mishra
Fruit Preservation Specialist
Smt. Sunita Mishra leads the Society and its training programmes. A state-level prize-winning fruit preservation specialist, she has trained more than 150 women in fruit preservation and fruit drinks, and has shared recipes and preservation methods on All India Radio and in national farm weeklies.
State-level awards
- First prize for an aonla (Indian gooseberry) dish, State Level Vegetable Show, Bhopal, 12–13 February 2005
- First prize for mango squash, State Mango Show, Sagar, 9 June 2004
- Second prize for mango preserve, State Mango Show, Sagar
Training experience
- Trained 60 urban BPL women in a 300-hour programme on fruit drinks from seasonal fruits
- Trained 60 SHG women in fruit preservation under the SGSY scheme across blocks of Sagar district
- More than 150 women trained in fruit preservation and fruit drinks in total
All India Radio talks (Sagar & Chhatarpur)
- “Fruit Preservation”, AIR Sagar, 15 January 1997
- “Preserving Lime (Lemon)”, AIR Sagar, 29 September 2004
- “Preserving Mangoes”, AIR Sagar, 19 June 2004
- “Summer Season Drinks”, AIR Chhatarpur, 19 May 2005
- “Preservation of Fruits Through Scientific Methods”, AIR Chhatarpur, 8 August 2005
- “Preservation of Seasonal Fruits”, AIR Chhatarpur, 15 December 2005
- “Establishing a Fruit Preservation Industry”, AIR Chhatarpur, 19 August 2006
- “Preservation as Self-Employment”, AIR Chhatarpur, 4 March 2007
Published articles (Krishak Jagat, Bhopal)
- “Drinking Material”
- “Nimbu ka Sharbat” (lime squash) and “Santra ka Sharbat” (orange squash), 30 July 2000
- “Fruit Preservation: A Beneficial Kitchen Industry for Rural Women”, 23–29 October 2000
- “Guava Nectar” and “Guava Jelly”, 23–29 October 2000
Exhibitions
- Demonstrated tomato products (sauce, ketchup, soup) made by self-help groups at the India International Trade Fair, New Delhi, 2005