How is your business helping to solve the health, social, or economic challenges created by COVID19?
Over the last 10 years, Tamul has focussed on creating all jobs in its entire value chain, locally. The women and youth working with Tamul travel a maximum distance of 1-2 km for work and the rural entrepreneurs work in their own home production units. In the current scenario, local sustainable job creation has become very important. Thus, even in the lockdown, Tamul ensured that the arecanut sheaths could be collected and stocked in the arecanut sheath collector’s home, rural micro-entrepreneurs could continue their home-based production. Also, post the completion of Lockdown 1.0, Tamul could reopen its centralised production unit, after following all the regulations of the MHA guidelines. Through this process, Tamul not only ensured that no jobs were lost, but more sustainable livelihoods were created, as villagers found arecanut sheath collection and supply as the only source of income available during this period.
Does your business contribute most to recovery, response, or resilience?
Resilience - we're improving the broader infrastructure for responding to pandemic outbreaks.,Recovery - we're positioned to support in the recovery of those directly affected.
What is the stage of your product development?
I have a market ready product/service. I have sold to customers.
What strengths does your team bring? Include skills and personal experience with the problem.
We work on products, which makes this world, a better place in the long run. We also ensure a sustainable process, thus we focus on production by masses model to generate maximum employment. We partner with rural communities to value add commodities with the use of appropriate technology. While achieving these goals we strive hard to be innovative in our products, processes, and structures.Tamul’s delivery mechanism is unique. It provides support to the producers in the complete value chain. It is just not about creating a value chain but to simplify the process for every stakeholder and create a win-win relationship between all the stakeholders. Tamul has successfully created this relationship and strives hard to strengthen this relationship both in terms of quantity and quality. Tamul is committed to its vision of creating employment for more than 50,000 youth of North East India through arecanut leaf plate manufacturing.The Tamul team has successfully created a sustainable enterprise which generates livelihoods locally for a new resource, new technology and in new markets.
What countries do you operate in?
Our production base is in India. We are located in the northeast region of India and the production is based in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram and Tripura. Our products are being supplied regularly in India, Australia, UK, US, Colombia.
Is your company headquartered in a US "Opportunity Zone"?
No
