Chetana Vikas

Project Proposal 2011

What?

Chetana-Vikas works with are dryland farmersOn

• Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture • Natural Resource Management• Appropriate science & technology and

indigenous knowledge.

Where?

• Micro Level– 100 villages of Wardha District in Maharashtra

• Macro Level– Resource Centre for Sustainable Development for

groups, organizations, action fronts, activists, networks government officers, scientists and policy making agencies in India and abroad.

Target Demographics

• 0 to 5 acre land holding - 34%• 5 to 20 acre land holding - 63%• Above 20 acre land holding - 03% • Schedule Caste (SC) - 06%• Schedule Tribes (ST) - 22%• Other backward castes (OBC) - 69%• Others - 03%

Activities at a Glance

• Soil and water conservation for empowerment

• Seed selection & conservation• Farming for Self-Reliance • Alternative Marketing

Details

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