North East Pulse: Manipur’s Catherine Soyamphi Turns Wild Produce into Women Power!

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Catherine Soyamphi from Lungshang, Ukhrul, turned COVID-era challenges into SOYAM, a thriving food processing unit. By transforming wasted wild produce into market-ready goods, she’s empowering local women, reviving traditions, and creating livelihoods. Her inspiring journey proves rural innovation can drive economic and social change across Manipur.  #NorthEastPulse #CatherineSoyamphi #ManipurWomen #FoodProcessingUnit #SOYAM #RuralInnovation #COVID19 #SocialChange #WomenEmpowerment #Ukhrul #India   🔊 LIKE ➡ SHARE ➡ SUBSCRIBE  For More Updates:  English: https://newsable.asianetnews.com/  Hindi: https://hindi.asianetnews.com/  Malayalam: https://www.asianetnews.com/  Kannada: https://kannada.asianetnews.com/  Tamil: https://tamil.asianetnews.com/  Telugu: https://telugu.asianetnews.com/  Bengali: https://bangla.asianetnews.com/  Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsianetNewsa...  Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/AsianetNewsEN  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ann.newsable/  ➡ If you like our video, give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel to get the daily dosage of news, entertainment, sports and more.

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00:00From market stalls to manufacturing units, women in Manipur are leading the charge.

00:10Among them is Catherine Soymfi from Lungsheng Village in Ukrul district,

00:14who turned the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic into an opportunity.

00:22While helping her parents on the farm, she noticed wild fruits and vegetables often went to waste,

00:29a realization that sparked her idea to better utilize local resources.

00:35After receiving formal training, she launched Soymfi, a food processing unit

00:40that now produces a wide range of locally crafted products

00:44with the help of her mother and a team of rural women.

00:50And we have, right now we have 37 products.

00:53We have pickles, candies, banana chips and fermented barrages, jam and jelly.

00:59My mom, my mother, she's a master trainer and from there I also went to different training

01:10in the College of Food Technology and from there recently I also went to Nagpur for a citrus training

01:18and through them we are doing this one.

01:20These small food processing units have created employment opportunities for local women

01:29who are now proudly contributing to their family incomes.

01:34Working here, we earn money which make us self-employed, give us more confidence because we are earning money.

01:42We are also part of the family who earn money, so who are living day-to-day life.

01:50It's very helpful for us working here.

01:53Catherine Soymfi's story is more than just a journey of entrepreneurship.

02:01It is a profound testament to her deep connection with her village, community and traditions.

02:07She has shown that with the right mindset and unwavering determination, simple crafts like making pickles, chips and jams

02:15can transform into not only a sustainable livelihood but also a powerful catalyst for social change.

02:22Her efforts are empowering local women and shining a national spotlight on the rich biodiversity of Manipur.

02:29From market stalls to manufacturing units, women in Manipur are leading the charge.

02:43Among them is Catherine Soymfi from Lungshang village in Ukhrul district,

02:48who turned the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic into an opportunity.

02:59is Catherine Soymfi from Lungshang village in Guangdong.

03:01We are very proud of the greatest part of their friends.

03:02different places and смst offering.

03:03We are definitely lamenting any light

03:05of people in theanda and the best way.

03:08We are also learning about their lives.

03:10At least one of the best people have grown up in the country,

03:12and we are being determined by our messages from all the places that are special needs and teachers.

03:18So we do have a wonderful friend who has defined their lives,

03:21and we think they are very good to the best people of us.

03:26We are very proud to the best people that Christ before us.

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