Name: Himshikar Tea Producer Cooperative Society Ltd., Maijogmai Rural Municipality- Ilam
Register No. 325/2064/2065
Register date: 2064/9/24
Register at Division Cooperative Office, Ilam
Himshikar Tea Producer Cooperative Society Ltd., situated in Maijogmai Rural Municipality of Ilam District, was officially registered at the Division Cooperative Office, Ilam, on 24th of the ninth month, 2064 B.S., under Registration No. 325/2064/2065. The cooperative comprises 40 members, including 7 female members, who are actively engaged in tea farming and cooperative development. It is affiliated with the Central Tea Cooperative Federation (CTCF) Nepal, through which it receives various forms of support aimed at enhancing the capacity of its members. CTCF provides different kinds of training such as tea harvesting, plucking, and pruning, along with Tea Technician training that includes components on occupational safety and health. These initiatives have played a significant role in strengthening the skills and knowledge of the cooperative's members, contributing to improved tea production and overall farm management.
Vision:
To ensure the economic, social, educational, and cultural advancement of the organization and its members by adhering to the prevailing laws and regulations within the organization's working area.
Mission:
The cooperative aims to provide its members with competitive prices for organic green tea leaves, cash crops, and ensuring processing, marketing, organic fertilizer production, and financial services such as savings and loans.
Additionally, it focuses on skill and capacity building, establishing small-scale industries, and creating self-employment opportunities. The cooperative envisions evolving into a sustainable institution.
Objectives:
- Encourage tea cultivation
- Address the problem of unemployment in rural areas
- Process and market the produced tea .
- Conserve the environment and contribute to maintaining a clean atmosphere
Activities
- Provide organic fertilizers and pesticides to members and sell daily necessities at fair prices.
- Organize exposure visits for farmers to locations practicing organic farming and promote organic agriculture.
- Arrange domestic market distribution for processed organic green tea.
- Work towards banning the distribution of harmful pesticides.