:: Coimbatore - 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 Coimbatore 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 Coimbatore District are given below:

:: Traded in
Areca nut Automobile parts Cloth (handloom and power loom) Coffee
Cotton yarn Coconut Curry leaves Electric motors
Egg Groundnut Grapes Milk
Hosiery products Maize Poultry Sugarcane Jaggery
Tea Tobacco Turmeric
:: Trading out
Amla Beetroot Black gram Cabbage Carrot
Cashew Cotton Fish seeds Flowers Potato
Prawn Papaya Red gram Sapota Tomato and Vanilla
:: Existing Livelihoods
 Land Based  Livestock  Trading
 Service Sector  Production  Others
:: Land Based
Cultivation of Pulses (Black gram/Red gram/Horse gram Cultivation of Beetroot & Carrot
Floriculture Production of Curry Leaf
Cultivation of Cabbage Cultivation of Banana & Grapes
Sericulture Cultivation of Maize
Cultivation of fodder Cultivation of Tomato / Brinjal / Ladies finger / Onion
Banana Tissue Culture Vegetable Export (EOU)
Production of Jatropha & Vanilla
:: Livestock
Dairy Milk and Milk based products
Poultry Calf Rearing Goat Rearing
:: Trading
Grocery Cloth/Garments Show room Poultry feed/Cattle feed
Bangles/Cosmetics Grains 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) Cotton yarn Textile Export Jaggery Production Unit
Food Items(pickles/baked items) Broom Making Basket Making
:: Others
Jatropha Processing Contract Farming Coir products FMCG products
Silver Ornaments Poultry Tailoring Unit Power loom
:: Potential Livelihoods
 Land Based  Livestock  Trading
 Service Sector  Production  Others
:: Land Based
Cultivation of Pulses and Millets Cultivation of Beetroot & Carrot
Production of Coriander Leaves Cultivation of Cabbage
Cultivation of Banana & Grapes Sericulture
Vermin compost Vegetable Cultivation
Tissue culture Banana Cultivation of Citronella / Lemon grass / Palma Rosa
Floriculture (Jasmine/Chrysanthemum) Production of Jatropha
Production of Vanilla / Manila Cultivation of Medicinal plant (Aloe Vera) and Amla
:: Livestock
Dairy Milk and Milk based value added products like Khova, ghee, butter milk, curd, butter,butter milk, badam milk, rose milk etc., Poultry
Calf rearing Turkey/Rabbit rearing Goat rearing Piggery rearing AI (Artificial Insemination)
:: Trading
Fish vending Supermarkets Jewellery Grocery
Meat Shop Cloth/Garments Show room Grains Bangles/Cosmetics
Agri & Agri allied input shop NTFPs collection Electronic spare parts
:: Service Sector
Textile Industry Rope making Training Institute Readymade Garment Unit
Powerloom unit Hosiery Unit Tailoring LIC/RD Insurancing Agent
Repair Shop for 2/4 wheelers Electrical Service centre Electronics/ Electrical goods Assembling Unit Agri Clinic
:: Production
Oil Extraction(Lemon grass) Cotton yarn
Textile (Power loom) Textile – Export
Jaggery Production Unit Food Items (pickles/baked items)
Broom Making
Jute Bag Making Basket Making
:: Others
Jatropha processing and contract farming Coir products Tailoring FMCG products
:: 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
Super market Beauty Parlor Electronics and Electrical goods ISD/STD/PCO Booths
Bangles/Cosmetics Shop Internet Browsing Center Poultry feed/Cattle feed Shop Agri Allied Inputs
:: Service Sector
Mason Repair works Ginning mill-job worker Insurance Agent Stone cutter
:: 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
:: Others
Honey bee processing and contract farming Coir making unit
Tailoring unit Silver ornaments
Handicraft items FMCG Products trading