LoPryz – Meghalaya

Producers: Farmers, Artisans, Cottage industries. 

Consumers: Buyers with need/ extra income

Connecting:

1. Creation of trust based buyer groups. Some of whom maybe resellers. 
2. Create producer end SHGs, FPCs. 
3. Provide a technology platform to allow sellers to display & buyers access to goods. 
4. Provide need based two-tier transport facilities. 
5. Supply chain automation and tracking. 
6. Handle the payment cycle. 
7. Transparent Complaint Redressal and feedback mechanism. 
8. Stocking goods locally to meet off-season demand. 

LoPryz allows for the following Self-employment  opportunities

• Stockist at each block level. 
• Truck Driver engagement up to two per block. Use of EV vehicles. 
• Inter district transport vehicle @ one round trip per week. 
• NGO engagement via Capacity building & training initiatives. 
• Local stores with urban goods @ one per 350-400 families. 

The creation with proper oversight of this kind of infrastructure can give the following benefits to entrepreneurs in Meghalaya with 11 districts and 46 blocks,  for each block, 

• 20 self-employed/ micro businesses
• 60 new and sustainable  jobs
• ₹30 lakhs direct addition to the local economy

Support needed – ₹35 cr over a 3 year roll-out. Repayable in 8 years. 

• Stockist – ₹35 lakhs * 46
• Collector vehicle – ₹ 6 lakhs * 92
• Large truck – ₹80 lakhs with National permit
• Technology platform: ₹95 lakhs
• Local store – ₹90,000 * 800
• NGOs – ₹3,15,000 yearly. 

This will lead to a net increase of about ₹150 cr annually to the economy on an annual basis. This will happen as a result of greater integration with rest of India.  LoPryz has signed up with eShanya brand to accelerate work. eShanya is the brand name of NEWays , a name that has a good recall in all states of North East and Maharashtra. 

Participating agencies

1. NEWays – Project owner and main implementation agency. 
2. Sen4ngos – knowledge and technology partner
3. Company1 – primary economic driver in Shilling
4. Asorphi – Capacity building & training
5. Nabard – Financing, audit, … 
6. Company2 -primary economic driver in Mumbai. 
7. NGOs at block/ village levels

Few points to understand better, 

👉 Distance and hectic road between two districts.

👉 Align with Present system of collection

👉 Training combined in nearby 5 villages

👉 Processing and value addition of food

👉 Other crop or wild products processing.

👉 Agriculture and Handicrafts