:: Salem - Livelihood Details

A New Delhi based Research Agency has been engaged by the Project to conduct the Opportunity Assessment and Resource Mapping Study for Livelihoods for Salem District.

This study was conducted in selected sample Villages.

As part of the study, to analyze the problem and prospects of the existing livelihoods and potential activities discussions were held with the following stakeholders.

SHG Members
Key informants of the Village,
Target groups, Shandy sellers & buyers
Public/Private enterprises
NGOs etc.

Based on the above study, list of Livelihood activities in Salem District are given below:

:: Traded in
Mat Plastic Areca nut Leaf Cashew
Flower Petrol, Diesel & Kerosene Egg Animals
Tea Leather Grapes Black gram
Wheat Mustard Cattle feed
:: Trading out
Cotton Groundnut Turmeric Tapioca
Ragi Banana Coconut Mango
Fish Dry Fish Coffee Pepper
Kamala Orange Honey Milk Silver Ornament
Hosiery Product Sugarcane Tomato Steel product
Paddy Gallnut
:: Existing Livelihoods
 Land Based  Livestock  Trading
 Service Sector  Production  Others
:: Land Based
Cultivation of Paddy Cultivation of Groundnut
Cultivation of Cotton Cultivation of Sugarcane
Cultivation of Tapioca Cultivation of Coffee
Cultivation of Kamala Cultivation of Turmeric
Cultivation of Medicinal Plant -Coleus Cultivation of Brinjal
Cultivation of Ladies finger Cultivation of Potato
Cultivation of Ginger Cereal Production(Black gram/Green gram)
Cultivation of Banana Cultivation of Pepper
n of Areca nut Cultivation of Betel vine
Cultivation of Jackfruit Cultivation of Sapota
Cultivation of Gingelly Cultivation of Coconut
Cultivation of Mangoes Floriculture (Jasmine/Chrysanthemum Cultivation)
:: Livestock
Dairy Milk and Milk based products
Poultry Calf Rearing Goat/Sheep Rearing
:: Trading
Grocery Cloth/Garments Show room Fish/Dry Fish Vending
Bangles/Cosmetics Grains (Poultry feed/Cattle feed) NTFPs Collection Meat Shop
:: Service Sector
Textile Industry Rope making Training Institute Ready made garment unit
Power loom Unit Hosiery Unit Tailoring LIC/RD Insurance Agent
Repair Shop for 2/4 wheelers
:: Production
Textile (Power loom) Coconut leaf thatching Bee-keeping Jaggery Production Unit
Food Items(pickles/baked items) Broom Making Basket Making Sea food items
Phenyl/Candle/Agarbati Making Hosiery Product Unit Sugarcane Juice Unit  
:: Others
Jatropha Processing Contract Farming Coir products FMCG products
Silver Ornaments Handicraft Items Tailoring Unit  
:: Potential Livelihoods
 Land Based  Livestock  Trading
 Service Sector  Production  Others
:: Land Based
Cultivation of Paddy/ Groundnut/ Cotton/Sugarcane/Tapioca/ Coffee/ Kamala/ Turmeric
Cultivation of Brinjal/ Ladies finger/ Potato/ Ginger/ Onion/ Banana/ Pepper/ Areca nut/ Betel vine/ Jackfruit/ Sapota/ Gingelly/ Coconut/ Mango
Cultivation of Flowers (Jasmine/Chrysanthemum) Vermi Compost
Cultivation of Mushroom Cultivation of Vanilla
Cultivation of Aonla (Amla)/Lime
:: Livestock
Dairy Milk and Milk based value added products like Khova, ghee, butter, yogurt, paneer,butter milk etc., Poultry
Calf rearing Turkey/Rabbit rearing Goat rearing
:: Trading
Fish vending Supermarkets Jewellery Grocery
Meat Shop Cloth/Garments Show room Grains Bangles/Cosmetics
Poultry feed/Cattle feed Agri input shop NTFPs collection Hotel/Tea shops
Vegetable/fruit vending
:: Service Sector
Textile Industry Rope making Training Institute Readymade Garment Unit
Powerloom unit Hosiery Unit Tailoring LIC/RD Insurancing Agent
Repair Shop
:: Production
Coffee-Processing Unit Masala powder processing unit Pepper processing unit
Cotton yarn Pepper Processing Unit Honey Processing Unit
Mango/Citrus Fruit juice processing unit Leaf Plate making unit Readymade Garment unit
Tapioca value added unit Textile (Power loom) Textile – Export
Jaggery Production Unit Food Items (pickles/baked items) Broom Making
Coconut Leaf thatching Production of Sea food items Phenyl/Candle/Agarbati making
Basket Making Hosiery Product unit Sugarcane juice unit, (Amla)/Lime
:: Others
Clay products unit Coir products Tailoring Silver Ornaments
Handicraft items FMCG products trading Jatropha processing and contract farming
:: Emerging Livelihoods
 Land Based  Livestock  Trading
 Service Sector  Production  Others
:: Land Based
Cultivation of Aromatic/Medicinal plant Mushroom Cultivation Jatropha Cultivation
Cultivation of Vanilla Fodder Cultivation Cultivation of Nerium
Cultivation of Coriander Leaves/Cardamom/Chillies Cultivation of Legumes Cultivation of Green Manure
Cultivation of De-protein plants Cultivation of Subabul/Glyricedia in rainfed areas Cultivation of Cesbania grandiflora (Agathi)
:: Livestock
Calf Rearing Mobile AI Centers to provide AI Facilities Private Veterinary Clinics
:: Trading
Jewellery Shop Watch Shop Cloth/Garments Show room Fertilizer/Pesticides Shop
Super market Beauty Parlor Electronics and Electrical goods ISD/STD/PCO Booths
Bangles/Cosmetics Shop Internet Browsing Center Poultry feed/Cattle feed Shop Medical Shop
Fish Vending Agri allied input shop Hotels/Tea Shops Vegetable/Fruit vending
:: Service Sector
Flour mill Mason Driver Repair works
Ginning mill-job worker Insurance Agent Stone cutter Tapioca Processing unit
:: Production
Milk cooling units Production of Bio-fertilizers and Pesticides
Bee- Keeping Sericulture
Production of high value added items like Ghee/Butter/Cream/Yogurt/Paneer Mini dairy units of 5 animals and above
Milk Processing Units by SHGs Soil less Culture for Vegetable cultivation
Pottery Hotel/Catering
Tea stall Weaving
Agarbati making Mattress
Basket making Greeting Cards Preparation
:: Others
Honey bee processing and contract farming Coir making unit
Tailoring unit Silver ornaments
Handicraft items FMCG Products trading