Extension MECHANISM ( AGRI-ALLIED ACTIVITIES): ACCESSING RESOURCES …

PRASARI

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Mission & vision…

MissionWorking with and for the poor towards secured and sustainable livelihoods.

VisionEnsured access to the services for secured and sustainable livelihoods for the poor, especially the women, to lead dignified life.

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FOCUS…DIRECT

-IMPLEMENTATION

• NRM ACTIVITIES• THROUGH SHGs/FARMER GROUPS

RESEARCH

• ON SRI• ON SALINITY & WATERLOGGING

POLICY

ADVOCACY

• GoWB• PLANNING COMMISSION OF INDIA

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STRATEGIC PARTNERS…DIRECT-

IMPLEMENTATION

• PRI IN ALL LEVELS• LINE DEPTS. OF GoWB• SDTT & ALLIED TRUST with JTT• TDH GERMEN & TRICKLE UP INDIA

RESEARCH

• SIR DORABJI TATA TRUST• BCKV• AMBUJA CEMENT FOUNDATION

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• FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF UNITED NATIONS

• INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE• BANGLAR SRI

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Implementation Approach…

SRI AS AN ENTRY POINT…• KNOWING THE COMMUNITY• PURSUING THE SCALE

MAPPING THE RESOURCES…• RESOURCE MAPS ON REVENUE SHEETS• OWNERSHIP AND LANDUSE ON TRACKING

LIVELIHOODS PLANNING EXERCISE• NURTURING TARGET SHGs• ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE FAMILIESM

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Extension Agriculture…• At present Agriculture support has been extended

from SDTT in both Delta & Hill area.• Carried on SRI-Promotion with villagers through

SHGs and beyond in Gosaba (S24), Mal & Nagrakata (Jalpaiguri)

• Reached out 6213 farmers (4205 in Sunderban & 2008 in Dooars) with an amount scaling i.e. Govt. leverage Rs.3,86,934 & farmers Rs. 38,69,567 in Dooars. Following this in Gosaba Govt. leverage Rs. 3,05,804 & farmers Rs. 44,27,930.

• Kept on updating the Agri-Dept.• 90% of the vegetable mini-kit for Nagrakata and

Gosaba handed over to PRASARI for SHGs; covered 1463 families on 1369 decimal.

• On own initiative of farmers SRI carried out in Sunderban is 1033 bigha with engagement of 887 farmers & in Dooars it goes 259 bigha with 307 farmers.

• Implementation of vermi compost in Sunderban is 606 beds & for Dooars its 812 beds. Own contribution by farmers is Rs. 17,01,600.

• In Sunderban, PRI has given 50 vermi-compost beds whose monetary value is approx Rs. 10 lakhs.

Vermi-compost

• Two different types of vermicompost beds-

Readymade bed Kutcha bed

Size:Length X Width X Depth=4f X 4f X 2f

Size:Length X Width X Depth=6f X 3f X 1.5-2f

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Ag-Dept. extended more support….• Common meeting between

PRASARI-ADA-PRI on SRI up-scaling

• Dept. deputed two of its staffs for disease-pest management training for PRASARI farmers (SRI+Veg)

• ADA transferred BGREI entire kit of the Block to PRASARI for 1000 farmers along with phases of trainings by Dept. to farmers on field

• Jointly organized kissan mela for 14 GPs of Gosaba.

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Extension Animal Husbandries…• Livestock Dept. supported

vaccines for all goats in 6 GPs of Gosaba, Sunderban.

• Community paid the vaccine costs and carrying costs (which are not free)

• NO PPR this year for goat• Chickens, pigs and cows are

vaccinated completely

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Extension Fishery…

• 510 families following proper package of practice

• All practicing families are linked to quality suppliers of fry and purchased collectively

• Feeding fish is now a habit• Demand generated for

supply of feed and fry to a scale

• Fishery Extension Officer trained 148 families and wishes to work together

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Extension five square model; MGNREGS• Standardized the design• Lots of Arguments between

PRASARI Engineers and Block Engineers on stability of slopes: finally could convince technically (Courtesy WRDD-GoWB)

• Model justifying the hypothesis-salinity & water logging prevention

• Leveraged 13 structures in 2 GPs amounting 12.9 lakhs & 220 are under process with value in Rs. 1crore for 3years.

• Appreciated by FAO of UN-World Bank intends to study the model.

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To Summarize…

• SRI LEVERAGE FROM BGREI FROM GoWB: for 1000 farmers (Courtesy Dept. of Ag)

• LIVESTOCK VACCINATIONS FOR ALL IN 6 GPS: (Courtesy Dept. of Livestock)

• 510 FAMILIES UNDER CARP-PRAWN CULTURE WITH PROPER POP (Courtesy SDTT-PALLI demo)

• 13 FIVE SQUARE MODELS (Courtesy : PRI)

• 1418 VERMI BEDS

• 7506 SRI FAMILIES IN N

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RESEARCH…• BCKV-ON STATION• ACF-ON FARMSRI

• WATER HARVESTING• PREVENTING

SALINITY AND WATERLOGGING

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ASPECTS (ON STATION &FARM…YEAR SEASON ASPECT NO OF

FARMERSCONSISTENCY

2011 KHARIF BASE LINE-SRI

14+14

2011-12 RAVI WEEDNUTRIENTWATER

4+44+46+6

2012 KHARIF WEED 14+14 2 FARMERS REPLACED

2012-13 RAVI WEEDNUTRIENTWATER

4+44+46+6

2013 KHARIF WEED 14+14

TOTAL 5 5 70+70=140

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1.91t/ha

SUBMERGENCE LOSS OF ONLY GROP (as high

70%)NOMINAL

SECOND CROP

SINGLECROP-RICE+1 acre av. land

HIGH RAINFALL IN JULY(753mm)

WATER SCARCITY+HIGH SALINITY INSUMMER (50% MORE)

FOOD INSECURITY+60% DISTRESSED MIGRATION

RESEARCH ON SALINITY-WATERLOGGING…

FARMER’S LACK OF FAITH ON NRM-AGRIL.

DISTRESSED MIGRATION

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WHS AS A SOLUTION FOR WEST BENGAL (FAO of UN)…

WHS IN WESTERN ZONE

HARVESTING RUNOFF

RECHARGING GROUNDWATER

WHS IN COASTAL ZONE

HARVESTING RUNOFF RECHARGING

GROUNDWATER?REDUCING

SALINITYREDUCING

WATER LOGGING

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WHS & LANDSHAPING TREATMENTS…….SC

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Addressing (submergence) Water logging…..

Water Depth,(15 Days interval)-2013Date Pond Field Outside30th,july 2012 3ft. * *

15th,August 4.5 ft. * *

31st, August 7ft 2 inch * 4 inch

15th, September 11ft. 4 inch 8 inch 2 ft.

30th, September 10.5 ft. 6 inch 1 ft 2 inch

15th, October 9ft.8 inch 4 inch 8 inch

30th, October 9 ft 2 inch 3 inch 7 inch

16th,November 8 ft.8 inch 1 inch 2 inch

30th, November 8ft, 2inch * *

17th, December 8ft * *

31st, December 7ft, 11 inch * *

15th, January 2013

7ft, 8 inch * *

29th January 7ft, 6 inch * *

14th February 7ft, 4 inch * *WH

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Addressing Soil Salinity…..Soil Salinity and pH-2013

Bund Field Outside

Date Salinity PH Level Salinity PH Level Salinity PH Level

(%) (%) (%)July 4 7.5 7.5 7 7.5 6.5

August 3.5 7.6 6 7.5 7.5 6

September 3 7.8 6 8 6.5 4.5

October 2 8 4.5 4.5 5 4.5

November 0 5 2 5 4 4

December 0 5 3 5 5 5

January 1 5 3 5 6 5

14th February 2 5 4 6 6 5WH

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Investment and expected return from the 'five square model' for 33 decimal1 RAIN-SEASON AREA(SQ.FT

)WATER REQD.

Investment (Rs.)

RETURN(RS.)

AVAILABLE WATER

A RICE -SRI(SQ.FT) 10890 0 1000 8437.5 16639B BUND-VEG

(OKHRA)1452 0 2400 9600 16639

C HIGH-LAND VEG (OKHRA)

2800 0 0 16639

2 FISH (MIX CULTURE)

3025 5043 2268.75 5000 11596

3 POST-KHARIF 11596A MUSTARD-SRI 5724 5724 2000 6181.92 5872B BUND-VEG (bitter

gourd)1452 1452 1000 5120 4420

C HIGH-LAND VEG (cue-cumber)

2800 2800 1500 4977.778 1620

4 SUMMER 1620A BUND-VEG (RIDGE

GOURD)1452 1452 750 3840 168

TOTAL 16471 10918.75 43157.2 RETU

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What PRASARI is doing at jalpaiguri…

Cost minimization

Increasing productivitySRI and Vermicompost

Diversion Based Irrigation project at Angrabhasa-I

Promoting Self Help Groups (SHGs)

Proper knowledge through training and exposure

Irrigation water for 430 Ha. of land for cultivating throughout the year

Livelihood planning and exercise (Yearly)

Strengthening Agriculture and

promoting livelihood

Diversion Based Irrigation

• Brief about the project:

– Using gravity diversion (Pipe Based) of river (Daina) water for irrigating 430 ha. of land in two mouzas, Uppar Kalabari and Hridaypur, of Angrabhasa-I Gram Panchayat.

– Total 3.3 Km Parallel pipeline with many outlets and a inspection chamber

– Renovation of inlet at the river embankment– Three concrete water diversion structures and a siltation chamber– Total Project cost: Rs 1.3 crore (funded by SDTT)– 1160 beneficiary families– Post infrastructural implementation livelihood promotion

through SHG

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