Manisha possess an experience of 20+ years in the handloom sector, and knows the intricacies of business. She now wants to set up an enterprise specializing in growing, sourcing and processing sustainably grown organic agricultural produce from the North East states of India. Her Vision is to “to inspire healthy eating choices by providing wholesome & sustainably produced food products for our communities, and mission is “to produce the highest quality food products from our land in the most environmentally and economically sustainable manner possible”.
Her plan is to start the journey as a small scale enterprise with employee strength below 10 persons. Local manpower will be initially sourced as per requirement and seasonality. While farmers and growers will be the mainstay of the venture, they intend to work closely with Food Microbiologists and Food Biotechnologists, Food Chemists & Quality Experts, Supply Chain And Logistic Professionals.
Manisha is from Cohort 2.0 of Project Her&Now.