400 tribal households, Bastar
Kondagaon & Jagdalpur
Maa Danteshwari Herbal Group runs collective farming on about 1,000 acres with around 400 tribal households, exporting black pepper to the USA and Europe.
DNA India, 2023Farmers & Results
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Kondagaon & Jagdalpur
Maa Danteshwari Herbal Group runs collective farming on about 1,000 acres with around 400 tribal households, exporting black pepper to the USA and Europe.
DNA India, 2023Travelled ~1,000 km to Kondagaon
After inspecting MDBP-16 pepper climbing up to 100 feet on Australian teak, with up to 10 kg dry pepper per vine, the group decided to take the model back to Bihar.
Krishi Jagran, Sept 2026Exposure visit to Kondagaon
A delegation of about 60 women farmers trained at the farm in organic and medicinal cultivation, guided by MDHP experts including Jasmati Netam, Shankar Nag and Krishna Netam.
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