Seminar on Export Readiness to the Co-operative Secretaries
Thursday, 28 February 2008, 4:48 p.m.
 KalonTripa Samdhong Rinpoche (centre) addressing during the inaugural day of a two-day workshop on “Export Readiness” to the Tibetan co-operative secretaries, which began 27 February 2008 in Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamshala (Photo: Sangjey Kep) |
Dharamshala: The secretaries
of the Tibetan Co-operative Societies and general managers of units of
the Federation of Tibetan Co-operative in India (FTCI) are in
Dharamsala, exploring methods to upgrade their agricultural and
handicraft products to meet the growing demands in the export marts.
A two-day seminar cum workshop – ïž‘Export Readinessïž’ – organised
by FTCI began yesterday at the Gangkyi staff mess in Dharamsala. The
workshop is funded by Netherlands-based Fair Trade Original (FTO).
Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche in his opening address said: ”
Under the 12th Kashag, policies and guidelines were formulated to lay
strong emphasis to make cooperatives more self reliant.”
He further said: “The Department of Home has been spending a
large amount of money to train Tibetans in cooperative management in
order to establish sustainable and self-reliant cooperatives.”
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He underlined that special emphasis on appointing
cooperative secretaries, who have training and expertise in cooperative
management should be strengthened.
During the seminar, agendas including, importance of roles and
responsibilities of cooperative secretaries, quality management of
products and importance of Co-operative Society were discussed.
FTCI is a registered independent body formed in April 2005, which is composed of 15 Tibetan co-operatives.
The federal body aims to make the settlements viable by
promoting the interests of all its individual members to attain their
social and economic betterment through self-reliance and mutual help in
accordance with the co-operative principles.
It facilitates member co-operative societies with agricultural
inputs, tractor ploughing, consumer store, telephone services, milk
diary, flour mills, carpet and handicrafts, marketing agricultural
produce, rice mills.
