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More than 100 families weave baskets in villages around aoo. They manage
to earn about Rs 1500/month.
But in remote villages like aoo the bartar system still exists. Farmers pay
in grain for the baskets they use woven by families like Suja Ram
Rural communities especially those who are socio-economically marginalised have been able to continue carrying on the traditional skill of basket weaving. Local fairs and festivals provide a captive market and Barefoot College has been making efforts to enable people like Suja Ram and others to be able to get gainful employment by weaving baskets. They are able to make 2-3 baskets every day. Several thousand families survive marketing these household items.