Activities Conducted

• Training in awareness and benefits of Organic/ Zero budgetfarming including making of Organic fertiliser and pesticides.
• Encouraged the cultivation of second crop and provided 15kg Grams seeds per house hold.
• Also provided Toor seeds, Green peas etc for cultivation between 500 to 1000 kg.
• Paddy seeds distribution along with SystemicRice Intensification training (SRI) given to the farmers.
• Male and Female Goats distribution to the landless, differently able and single women headed households.
• Livestock insurance and awareness of claim submission including follow up.
• Veterinary camps, medicines and vaccination of the livestock
• Linkage with ongoing Government schemes applicable to village house hold and community.

Project Impact

• Farmers are trained in organic farming and supported by monitoring visits to ensure regular practice.
• Self dependent for seeds resources.
• Farmers now have the option to take second crops (Grams) every year.
• Expenditure reduced to the minimum due the usage of organic fertiliser and pesticides which has helped maintaining land fertility and yield.
• Increase in protein consumption and decrease in health problems.
• Nearly 60% increase inincome by selling grams and Toor harvest.
• Increase in rice production and consumption due to the usage of SRI technique.
• Reduction in the migration to the neighbouring states.
• Access to the government schemes.
• Increase in livestock population and milk consumption of the households.