Tucked away unobtrusively in a densely forested pocket of Korba district in Chhattisgarh, farmers in Navapara under Kartala development block have set a precedent for strengthening rural economy and value addition to originate income from oil.

The oilseeds that they took as part of a diversified crop is creating a good source of income. For, the villagers with the help of a local Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Gram Bartori Vikas evem Shikshan Samiti (GBVSS) have set up an oil processing machine provided by Delhi-based Environics Trust.

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