ICAR-CIWA commercialized women friendly “CIWA-Easy Harvest Bag” technology

The bag comes with an easy and quick release mechanism. It reduces the number of trips by easy loading and unloading of produce in bulk.

An MoU was signed for handing over of Easy Harvest Bag technology between ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar and Maa Sarala Tailoring, Salia Sahi, Ekamra Vihar, Bhubaneswar.To minimize the occupational health hazards ICAR-CIWA Bhubaneswar team has developed the women friendly technology of “CIWA- Easy Harvest Bag”. The easy harvesting bag takes into consideration the anthropometric dimensions of Indian females and male also. The bag comes with an easy and quick release mechanism. It reduces the number of trips by easy loading and unloading of produce in bulk.

Dr Mridula Devi, Director ICAR-CIWA, Bhubaneswar encouraged the women entrepreneur to utilize technology “CIWA- Easy Harvest Bag” as a mode to enhance the family income and livelihood security. Director CIWA also assured her that all possible hand holding encompassing forward and backward linkages will be extended to her for ensuring Economic Empowerment.

The bag comes with an easy and