1stquarterly narrative report
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1ST QUARTERLY NARRATIVE REPORT
ON
ENHANCING LIVELIHOOD OF MIZO WOMEN
THROUGH IMPROVED PIG PRODUCTION INKOLASIB DISTRICT
NAVAJBAI RATAN TATA TRUST
UNDER
THE NORTH EAST INITIATIVES
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CONTENTS
Page No.
Introduction 3
Project Area and Partners 3-4
Objectives and Aim 4-5
Specific activity progress 5-9
Funds mobilization strategy and details 10
Future Action Plan for new quarter 10-11
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Introduction:
A project title on Enhancing Livelihood of Mizo Women through Improved Pig Production in
Kolasib District supported by Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust was started on 1 st
March, 2013 and will be ended on 29th February, 2016 and the amount of grant assistance of Rs.
3,016,000/- was sanctioned for this project for the entire period of three years. The project was
approved with Grant ID.RLC-NEI-OD-20130211and the first installment amount of Rs. 10, 00,000/-
(Rupees ten lakhs only) was released on dated 4 th June, 2013.
Open Doors and the communities gave heartfelt thanks to Sir Ratan Tata Trust and NavajbaiRatan
Tata Trust for their tremendous support for livelihood improvement for the Mizo women. The
dedicated Team members of North East Initiatives who are cooperative and dutiful, their guidance,
support and suggestions in each and every step of the activities for the success of the project are
beyond mentioned. Open Doors also gratefully acknowledged the helpful cooperation from the
village leaders, Mizoram Rural Bank, Chanmari Branch, Aizawl, KVK, Kolasib, AH and Vety
Department, Kolasib and NABARD, R.O., Aizawl.
Project Area and Partners:The project has been implemented at four villages in Kolasib
District, namely:-
Serkhan: Serkhan village lies under Tlangnuam Block, Kolasib District and is 26 kilometres
from the state capital Aizawl with 167 households with 672 ST populationsout of the total
population of 802. Since the beginning of the project, Open Doors is working closely with the
village council, Mizoram Upa Pawl (Mizoram Elders Association) and MHIP (Mizo Women
Association) for formation of SHGs, selection of women farmers and taking steps together to
achieve the project goals and objectives.
Nisapui: It is situated under Tlangnuam Block, Kolasib Districtconsisting of 181 households
with total population of 822 among which 794 belong to ST population and is 30 kms away
from Aizawl. Open Doors team received a huge positive response and concern about the
development of the project from the Village Council and MHIP
Thingdawl: Thingdawl village, 80 kms away from Aizawl lies under Thingdawl Block,
Kolasib with 688 Households consisting of 3045 ST population out of the total population of
3111. Positive response and concern of the MHIP and the Village Council is nurturing the
project in a positive direction.
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Kolasib (Khuangpuilam): Kolasib, the district capital of Kolasib District is situated under
Thingdawl Block and is 85 kms from Aizawl having 83955 populations out of which ST
population is 73609 and the total number of 17270 households.The Village Council and
YMAs prosperous participation is tremendously helpful for the smooth functioning of the
project.
Objectives and Aim:
The community based pig breeding project of Open Doors-NRTT livelihood initiative is intended to
address the basic problems that hindrances the present productivity and profitability of piggery in 4
villages of Kolasib District viz. Kolasib (Khuangpuilam), Thingdawl, Serkhan and Nisapui. Specific
interventions are required to upgrade and enhance the pig production as identified from the results of
the baseline survey conducted during May-June, 2013. The following objectives were drawn outfromthe results of the baseline survey to tackle the various constraints faced by the farmers.
Production of better quality piglets
Capacity building for the farmers for improved management of pigs
Improve housing system to improve pigs health, better hygiene and production
Better utilization and feeding practices of available non-conventional feed ingredients
Extension service delivery for pig disease prevention and control
Objective 1: Production of better quality piglets
a) Considering rate of 5% mortality, if 97 sows out of 102 sows produce 30 piglets (5
gestations X 6 piglets taking into account an approximate value of 10% pre weaning
mortality) then the project is expected to produce 2910 piglets at the end of the project
duration.
b) To propagate 485 times (97 sows X 5 times) from 8 breeding boars at the rate of 97services
in the 1st year, 194 in the 2nd year, and 194 in the 3rd year respectively considering 20 services
per boar per annum.
Objective 2: Capacity building for the farmers for improved management of pigs
a) Training on Care and Management of breeding Sows for selected Households (1 training per
village)
b) Seminars / Workshops on Care & Management of Pigs (1 per village)
c) Training on care & management of pregnant sow (1 per village)
d) Training on feed, care & management of new born piglets (1 per village)
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Objective 3: Better utilization and feeding practices of available non-conventional feed
ingredients
a) To enhance growth rate
b) To reduce feed cost
c) To reduce felling of trees used for cooking pig feed.
Objective 4: Improve housing system to improve pigs health, better hygiene and
production
a) To improve productivity in terms of growth rate and litter size as a result of minimizing on
farm sub-clinical infections and parasitic infestations.
Objective 5: Extension service delivery for pig disease prevention and control
a) To achieve survivability of vaccinated pigs in the event of CSF outbreaks.
Specific activity progress: Recruitment of personnel: Job advertisement was displayed at the popular local newspaper
Vanglaini and personal interview was conducted with the panel members from Governing Body
of Open Doors. The Governing Body selected 1 project coordinator, 1 Field Supervisor and 1
accountant to look after the project. 4 local service providers were also appointed at 4 villages
Formation and strengthening of farmers club/SHGs: Meeting with the local womenfolk wasorganised, discussing with them the nature and functions of SHG and motivated them to form
SHG. A total of 26 SHGs were with altogether 145 members (5-10 members in a group) and
opened saving bank account and smoothly functioning till date.
F ig 1: Women come together as SHG
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Baseline survey: The baseline survey was conducted among 55 households at 4 villages-
Kolasib, Thingdawl, Nisapui and Serkhan under Kolasib District. The survey format was
designed to capture the experiences and perceptions of farmers/beneficiaries on the present pig
rearing including pig health, management practice, feeding practice etc.
Procurement of equipment for project: Purchase of equipment such as 1 desktop computer, 1
printer and 1 UPS inverter power back up was done as per the procurement policy of the Open
Doors to be used for documentation and other administrative works.
Community Sensitization Workshop (CSW): Two days hands-on training programme on
scientific management of pigs was organized on all the four project villages, as preparation offarmers for the project in collaboration with Central Agricultural University, College of
Veterinary sciences & Animal Husbandry, Selesih, Aizawl during 29 th January to 2nd February,
2013. Twenty farmers from Serkhan, Thingdawl, Nisapui and Kolasib participated in the
training programme. The farmers were given basic training on feeding, reproduction, disease
management of swine so as to provide awareness among them in scientific pig husbandry
practices.
Community sensitization Workshop was organized once in each village including community
leaders to give sensitization and awareness on the project objectives, goals, responsibilities and
expectation. Lecture on General Pig Husbandry was given by Dr. James Lalthansanga, the field
Officer of SRTT in which the topics included Selection of piglets for sow and boar, Housing and
construction of pigsties, Common diseases of pigs encountered in Mizoram, Importance of
managemental practices in pig breeding etc. PowerPoint Slideshows projected with an Overhead
Projector was used as a visual aid during the lecture. Learning, interaction and sharing of
experiences tremendously helped the farmers for their construction of pigsties, selection of
piglets, etc. and booklet/paper on pig breeding prepared by CAU, Selesih were distributed to the
farmers.
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F ig 2: F armers paid attention to Dr. James Lalthansanga, Fi eld Off icer at Communi ty
Sensiti zation Workshop
Transportation of materials: Pigsty construction materials such as CGI sheet, cement and
sand were purchased and materials were transported to the villages. In each village either the
President of the Village Council or President of YMA distributed the materials to the farmers.
Fig. 3: Construction materials transported to the vil lage
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Fig 6: LSP visited measur ing the pigsty duri ng construction
Fig.4: Farmers received materi als fr om VCP Fig. 5: Woman engaged in pigsty construction
Construction of pigsty: The pigsty construction design was distributed to all selected farmers
for better understanding of the pigsty construction. The farmers were facilitated to construct
improved pigsty for 2 pigs with a specification of 64 sqft to accommodate 1 pig. The farmers
also contributed materials such as iron nails and revit, timber, etc including labour charge for
leveling of land and construction of pigsty. At least 75% of the farmers completed
construction of pigsty.
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Purchase of piglets and distribution of
piglets to the selected farmers: Based
on the breed performance and
community preference, breeding
stock was purchased from privatebreeders in other villages.
Purchase of 55 piglets with 2-3
months old breeding stock
consisting 51 female pig and 4
male pigs was done. All the piglets
were of large black Hampshire and
Yorkshire variety. Among 55
piglets, 20 piglets were purchased from
the farmers of the previous project supported Fig.9: Enquir ing and purchase of piglets
by NRTT at Bilkhawthlir. Piglets were randomly distributed to the farmers based on
lottery system.
Fig. 8: Farmer with her new pigstyF ig. 7: Farmer with her old pigsty
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Funds mobilization strategy and details:
Open Doors had submitted project proposal to NABARD requesting for financial support for
the purpose of introducing scientific ensilage technology as a sustainable source of feeding
farm animals during lean period. The activities will include conducting capacity building
trainings for the farmers on management of pig farms and economic, support and strengthen
the local service providers for constant monitoring and extension materials for the farmers.
OD also requested the officials of KVK, Kolasib to kindly provide technical support in terms
of conducting training for the farmers
After discussion with Dean, CAU, Selesih, the faculty from the University are open to
conducting animal health camps at the selected villages. Similarly, the office of AH &Vety,
Kolasib are also requested to provide technical support at various stages of the projects.
Future Action Plan for new quarter as per approved AWP:
Activities Completion Date
Piglets will be insured once the piglets were kept in the
pigsty
Signage will be prepared mentioning the name of the
supporting agency and display on each pigsty
Concentrated feed will be purchased and distributed to
the farmers for six month duration
Land development for growing of pig feed such as sweet
potato, tapioca, etc.
Construction of 1 silo pit in each village with the
support of NABARD
Training and demonstration on ensilage technology to
the farmers in each village with the support of
NABARD
Vaccination kits will be purchased for vaccinating pigs
to prevent pigs from swine fever
Swine fever vaccine will be purchased to vaccinate pig
to prevent from swine fever
August, 2013
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Purchase and distribution of anthelmintic to the farmers
to prevent pigs from worm infestation
Purchase and distribution of mineral mixture to the
farmers to increase growth rate and improve overall
health
4 LSPs will be given training on pig management in
collaboration with KVK, Mamit and AHVD
Extensions materials will be developed, printed and
identify the place to display and store extension and
communication materials in each village.
1 time training on record keeping and documentation
will be given to the 8 SHGs in the 4 villages for better
performance of SHGs
The project personnel will liaise with the concern
departments at the district and state level for resource
mobilization for strengthening of the project.
OD team will carry out regular monitoring of the
projectat their level best for the success of the project.
August- February, 2013
August- February, 2013
October, 2013
October- November, 2013
September, 2013
March, 2013February, 2014
March, 2013February, 2014
(LALROKIMI PAUTU)Project CoordinatorOpen Doors