Kusum Emporium is an initiative of Jharkhand State Co-operative Lac Marketing and Procurement Federation Ltd., to promote handicrafts and handicraft artisans of Jharkhand. Kusum is dedicatedly providing a platform to showcase the handicraft artisans of Jharkhand since 2014. Jharkhand being a predominantly tribal state has a rich tradition and handicraft in this region is as old as civilization itself, and shows in all the handicrafts of the state. Brand Kusum has been successful in giving face to dying art forms of the state as well as to the unrecognized faces that create wonderful art forms that decorate homes and humans.
Kusum has been undertaking creative workshops to promote handicrafts and forming clusters to meet ever rising market demand, thereby preserving dying art forms and generating sustainable livelihood of tribal artisans. The entire team at Kusum aims at empowering the tribal masses of Jharkhand through providing crucial inputs in the handicraft sector.
Kusum in its initiative has taken a step forward by bringing its showroom online for wider reach through Amazon, GeM etc. and overall welfare of artisans associated with handicraft of Jharkhand.
Product Category
1. Lac Handicrafts
2. Button Lac & Lac Sealing Stick
3. Bamboo & Wood crafts
4. Jute handicrafts
5. Dhokra / Ceramics / Brass utensils / Blacksmith works
6. Terracotta
7. Handcrafted Jewellery
8. Handlooms
9. Honey / Tamarind cake / Chironjee seeds & other value added forest products
10. Handmade Incense sticks / Aroma candles / Handmade Soap etc.
No. of Artisans/ SHG/s /Co-operatives/ NGOs etc empanelled with Kusum
In order to promote these above mentioned product categories of various handicrafts and handlooms, there are 62 empanelled Artisans / Co-operatives/ SHGs etc. The items are procured and sold by Kusum Emporium with the objective to provide these artisans/ group a marketing platform.
Kusum Emporium is also a franchisee outlet of TRIFED/ Tribes India, which has various products which are made by Tribal artisans all over the country.
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