vikasana proposal of sustainable project

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Project Proposal

History of the organisation:-

VIKASANA is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) established in the year 1988-89 or the beneit o man!ind es"e#ially or the e#onomi#ally and so#ially ba#!$ardr%ral "eo"le& Over the "ast 18 years' $e have $or!ed to identiy and meet theneeds and as"irations o the r%ral "oor thro%gh "arti#i"atory a""roa#hes ordevelo"ment in * villages o +hi!magalore and Shimoga distri#ts sele#ted tal%!s&

,ain thr%st area o the organisation is so#ial' ed%#ation' e#onomi#al develo"ment onegle#ted $omen and #hildren o most ba#!$ard #omm%nities and minorities thro%gh

1. Name of the OrganisationOrganization

VIKASANA(Organisation or d%#ation and So#ial

.evelo"ment)2. Address of the

Organisation

/&0& No& ' ari!ere 2*33 8+hi!magalore .istri#t& Karnata!a- India 4/hone5 6871 *66 (o)' 39()+ell No& 69883'mail I.-vi!asana:ngo;siyom

3. ontact person address ,r&A&,&Varghees +leatas+hairman


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organising the $omen into gro%"s and ederation? "rovided varies' training' e@"os%re and$or!sho"s on leadershi"' de#ision-ma!ing' ree legal aid' />Is strengthening andim"roving the $omen involvement in the "ro#ess o />Is at all levels' gender' "oliti#alinvolvement' e#onomi# generation a#tivities et#&

or +hild integrated develo"ment organisation has been im"lemented #r#he #entre' "re-s#hools' non-ormal ed%#ation #entre' ello$shi" "rogramme' and 0ridge S#hools or

rehabilitation o negle#ted #hildren& Bobby and Advo#a#y "rogramme o #am"aigns' street"lays' Cataha "rogramme have been #ond%#ted to "ress%riDe the government and "%bli#or im"lementation o #hild related bills and a#ts ee#tively&

nvironmental ed%#ation' a$areness and %"-gradation "rogramme also been o#%sedd%ring these years thro%gh im"lementation o $atershed "rogramme' S%stainableagri#%lt%re "romotion "rogramme' tan!s re=%venation' gro%nd $ater re#hargement' nat%ralreso%r#e management "rogramme& hese "ro=e#ts have develo"ed the good im"a#ts inim"rovement o bio-diversity enri#hment and vegetation develo"ment&

(he 'epartment of )omen * hild 'e+elopment, o+t. of arnata&a onferred

/0AANA ith the %est implementer of projects Aard in the year 1$ andarnata&a tate aard in 14- for (an& onser+ation * rej#+enation. Anditt#rrani hannamma aard in 2553-255! 6y omen and child de+elopmentdepartment go+ernment of arnata&a&

O6jecti+es of the Organisation:

/ay s"e#ial attention to the needs and as"irations o the so#ially ande#onomi#ally marginaliDed' S#hed%led +astes' S#hed%led ribes and other$ea!er segments o so#iety' "hysi#ally and mentally handi#a""ed "ersons'or"hans and destit%te $ith d%e o#%s on $omen and #hildren&

OrganiDe "oor r%ral' tribal and %rban %nder-"rivileged $omen into gro%"s and set%" Sel-Eel" Gro%"s or their so#io-e#onomi# develo"ment and em"o$erment&

Im"rove the Eealth F N%tritional stat%s o $omen and #hildren by #ond%#tinga$areness and servi#e "rogrammes in the areas o health' hygiene' EIV


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or! or the develo"ment o highly negle#ted ribal +omm%nity and evolve"rogrammes or their so#io-e#onomi# %"-litment&

volve methods to rea#h large n%mber o "eo"le $ith disabilities to ens%re eH%alo""ort%nities' eH%ity and so#ial =%sti#e or the disabled #omm%nity and the aged&

0%ild lin!ages bet$een "eo"les instit%tions' Government and other NGOs&

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Present Acti+ities of the Organisation:-

+omm%nity organisation

omen and #hild develo"ment "rogramme

+omm%nity Eealth and N%trition'

EIVevitaliDation o Eerbal ,edi#ines

'7(A0" O8 P9OPO7' P9O7(

1. (itle of the project: 9#nning #staina6le %ridge chool thro#gh Organic8arming

2. Aim of the Project:

o bring #hanges thro%gh a#tion' among the arming #omm%nity rom #hemi#al based'environmentally degradation agri#%lt%re "ra#ti#es to e#o-riendly arming te#hniH%es andmethodologies at "ro"osed organi# arm thro%gh $hi#h rehabilitate and re=oin the$or!ing


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As res%lt o dro%ght tho%sands are#a n%t arms $ere dried %" and be#ome barren land'migration o "eo"le to in sear#h o em"loyment has #reated many "roblems o s#hool dro"o%t o #hildren $ho $ent along $ith "arents' old age "eo"le got ae#ted #are and s%""ort& Inmigrated area these "o"%lation a#ed harassment and e@"loitation by the #oee estateo$ners&

cenario of #staina6le Agric#lt#re

arming #omm%nities had been "ra#ti#ing s%stainable agri#%lt%re "ra#ti#es $hi#h $ere gotrom their an#estors b%t as the time "ass and his greediness to get more in short "eriodthro%gh high yield variety $ho $o%ld #ons%me more #hemi#al ertiliDers "esti#ides have hadbad im"a#ts on the ood #hain and s%stainable ood se#%rity& 0%t trend has no$ been slo$#hanging and government mind set also been #hanging ad sho$ing more interest to$ardss%stainable agri#%lt%re& ven ater 66-66* Government o Karnata!a has madeS%stainable Agri#%lt%re "oli#ies and thro%gh $hi#h trying to motivate the moss arming#omm%nity rom +hemi#al based #%ltivation to organi# base arming&

Organi# arming is gaining moment%m all over the $orld as it oers a means to address oodsel relian#e' r%ral develo"ment and nat%re #onservation& he #ommon thread in thisa""roa#h is the s%stainable %se o bio-diversity' in terms o #ontrib%tions to the agri#%lt%re

/eo"les #ons#io%sness to$ards? healthy ood' e#ology and "oll%tion ree environmentthro%gh #onventional arming and organi# arming& At "resent abo%t &81& ,illion he#tareso land area is %nder organi# arming in the $orld and e@"e#ted mar!et o organi# ood is toto%#h J1 billion by 668&

cenario of hild la6o#r practices

here aro%nd 9&* +ores #hild labo%rs are there in the India in Karnata!a state there are *la!hs' in o%r $or!ing distri#t +hi!magalore 1'666-66 tho%sand #hild labo%rers (A##ordingto the NG (national ed%#ation gro%"s) ne$s ) are there& hey are $or!ing in haDardo%sand non-haDardo%s se#tors& .omesti# $or!s' loo!ing ater goat' shee" or +o$s


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& o red%#e the de"enden#e o armers or most o the in"%ts li!e seeds' man%res and"lant "rote#tion material by so%r#ing lo#al reso%r#es there by red%#ing the #ost o#%ltivation

*& C%di#io%s %se o "re#io%s $ater so%r#es and maintenan#e o "rod%#tion level

7& o Im"rove armers in#ome thro%gh "rod%#tion o H%ality "rod%#e

3& o in#rease the r%ral em"loyment o""ort%nities to "revent migration to %rban areas

8& o eH%i" the armers to ee#tively mitigate the dro%ght "rone areas

9& o bring abo%t s%itable instit%tional #hanges in tea#hing and resear#h on organi#arming and "roviding mar!eting a#ilities&

16&ns%re #onservation and regeneration o Indigeno%s varieties o ood andvegetables s%ited to the e#ologi#al ni#he&

11&o Integrates the on 2arming seed #onservation thro%gh "arti#i"ation o argetedamilies

1&/romote bio-"esti#ides and disease management

1&o e@tend the horti#%lt%re "romotion "rogramme or e#onomi#

Project %eneficiaries

#hild labo%rs' bonded labo%rs' $or!ing #hildren rom dierent se#tors and arming#omm%nities&

Proposed Project acti+ities

o r%n #hild labo%r rehabilitation #entre or $or!ing and s#hool dro" o%ts

o #onstr%#t training #%m residential #entre or $or!ing #hildren

o #ond%#t sensitiDation trainings on vario%s s%stainable agri#%lt%re a#tivities /romote organi# man%re (vermi #om"ost


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Bin!ages and net$or!s $ith grassroots level instit%tions to tal%! and distri#t levelgovernment and other armers #oo"erative so#ieties to ens%re ee#tive gro$ing' storageand mar!eting o ood grains and vegetables&

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1. )hat is a pilot amo#nt of land re=#ired to demonstrate the idea of s#staina6ility>1 acre 1?2 acres>

e reH%ire at least 1 to a#res land is s%itable to "romote "ro"osed s%stainableagri#%lt%re @ost 9s.$,$5,555-55, 9#pees fi+e la&es fifty tho#sands only$hi#hin#l%des demonstration "lots' Kit#hen garden' vermin #om"ost %nits' small dairy

%nits' +hildren "lay gro%nds 0ridge S#hools' training #entre or the "ro"osed "ilot"ro=e#t&

2. )hat types of prod#ce can yo# plan on s#ch a pilot land> )hich grains> P#lses>+egeta6les> 8r#its > fish pond> chic&en> cos> any other li+estoc&> medicinalplants> any cash crops> honey> spices> tim6er?forest trees> /ermicompost >oo6er gas @%io-gas>

a 8arm 6ased acti+ities

Are#a n%t' +o#on%t' r%its li!e S"%ta' 0anana' G%ava' /a"aya' Ca#!r%its' and

Vegetables (tomato' dr%m sti#!' %rinal' #hilies) medi#inal "lants& b%nd"lantations ( ea!' Glyrisidia' /ongemia' Silver trees') odder develo"ment'

6 Non farm 6ased acti+ities

.airy %nits' #o%ntry #hi#!s' 0ee !ee"ing' Vermi #om"ost "rod%#tion %nits' 0io- "esti#ides "re"aration %nits' !it#hen garden' n%rsery raising %nits' ADolla

#%ltivation' solar energy %nits and biogas %nits&3. Ho are yo# planning to manage the atershed, rainater, irrigation etc>

he "ro"osed land $ill be treated on $atershed develo"ment #on#e"t $hi#hin#l%des' rain$ater harvesting str%#t%re' gro%nd $ater re#hargement thro%gh arm"onds #onstr%#tion& arthen b%nds' stone b%nds also $o%ld be ada"ted in this land&!. )hat &ind of fencing> Any forest trees, 6#nd methods etc. to pre+ent erosion>

etc>

Stone and b%bbling $ire en#ing to the bo%ndaries $ith orest tree-"lants inside theen#ing li!e ea!' Silver tree' Neem' /ongemia and =a#!r%it& arthen b%nds andstone b%nds $ill be #onstr%#ted to "revent soil erosion&

$. )e #nderstand that the farm ill 6e entirely organic. 0s this a correct ass#mption>0s there a local seed 6an& yo# ha+e access to> 'o yo# plan any scollection?management>

Les' the arm $ill be entirely organi#& +om"ost and vermi #om"ost man%re"rod%#tion $ill be %nderta!en in the arm& As o%r organiDation had develo"ed seedban! in the "ro=e#t area $e intend to have lo#al seed ban!& Sin#e $e are $or!ing on

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lo#al seed #olle#tion and management sin#e * years' $e do not seem to a#e any"roblem in "ro#%ring

.einitely $e are %sing s"e#ial te#hniH%es s%#h as inter#ro""ing system in the land&

e are sho$ing belo$ the #ro"s


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4. 0s it a feasi6le plan to co+er the @n#tritionally 6alanced food needs of the 6ridgeschool directly from the prod#ce of s#ch land year after year> 0f so, ho m#chland o#ld 6e e+ent#ally 6e needed>

e "ro"ose to develo" a#res s%stainable "ro=e#t in $hi#h 1?!a#re or #%ltivationo vegetables' r%its' "%lses' dairy develo"ment' bee !ee"ing' $hi#h #o%ld generatethe so%r#es to meet the reH%irements o the rehabilitating #hildren $ho $ere labors

in the earlier years really add to the n%tritionally balan#ed ood to the #hildren $ithadditional "%r#hase o daily reH%irement o #ore ood grains li!e >agi and >i#e romo%tside&

. 0f additional s#pplemental food has to 6e 6o#ght from o#tside, can the eDtraprod#ce from the land 6e #sed to finance that. Ho a6o#t the other non-n#tritionalneeds of the school, i.e, can the entire cost of r#nning the school 6e co+ered 6y theeDtra prod#ce> 0f so, ho o#ld the mar&et for the eDtra prod#ce 6e fo#nd> Andho o#ld the prod#ce 6e pac&aged and shipped> 0s there a local farmerEscooperati+e for organic prod#ce that ill do this jo6 for yo#>

S%""lemental ood is to be bo%ght rom o%tside by the e@tra "rod%#e rom the landand ater *-7 years the reH%irements o the #hildren #an be met rom the so%r#es othe land& Non-n%tritional needs #an be "rovided $ith the additional in#ome o the

land $hi#h #an generate reH%ired amo%nt to meet the demand o the #hildren& hemar!et o the e@tra "rod%#e is available lo#ally and at the tal%! level agri#%lt%ralmar!eting yard& /a#!aging is not reH%ired in the lo#al mar!et and g%nny bag"a#!age is eno%gh to the tal%! mar!et yard $hi#h $ill be above 1*-6 !ms rom the"ro=e#t area& Bo#al Agri#%lt%ral /rod%#e ,ar!eting +ommittee is $or!ing in the"ro=e#t tal%! $hi#h is assisting the armers or their $ee!ly mar!eting&

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15. Ho m#ch land and ho m#ch person-ho#rs of la6or o#ld the entireagric#lt#re, processing, mar&eting in Points 1- re=#ire> 0s there a chance ofproc#ring small, ineDpensi+e and inno+ati+e la6or sa+ing e=#ipment>

or a#res o land $e need labo%r or 7* days and 16 days additional labo%r(d%ring rainy' harvesting season' trans"ortation' and shiting additional labo%rs)or "ro#essing and mar!eting o agri#%lt%re& e #an o"t or the ollo$ing labo%r

saving eH%i"ments $ith the above minim%m labo%r& All the belo$ eH%i"ments $o%ldbe "%r#hased on#e at time o "ro=e#t im"lementation&

1& Grass #%tting ma#hine& /lo%gh $ith ra#tor (Organisation has its o$n tra#tor)& 0io-"esti#ides and 0io-#ontrol methods to be ada"ted in the arm& S"ray ma#hines*& /lasti# .r%ms7& S"rin!lers or s"ray bio-"esti#ide3& Generator

Les' really $e are "lanning to e@"eriment to the "ro"osed "ro=e#t $e $o%ld "i#!those ee#tive and s%##ess%lly learning and $e $o%ld re"li#ate the same in other"ro=e#t villages&

12. 'o yo# plan the 6ridge school to 6e directly located on this land>

Les' $e "lan the bridge s#hool and training #entre $hi#h #overs training on h%manreso%r#e develo"ment' yoga' #o%nseling #entre to be lo#ated on this land&

13. )o#ld there 6e easy road access to this land> 7lectricity> 0nternet>

Les' there $o%ld be easy road a##ess' ele#tri#ity to this "ro"osed land and mobileand internet a#ilities #o%ld a##ess in days to #ome&

1!. an the children and parents of the children directly 6enefit from the acti+ity of"earning to manage this farm and mar&et its prod#ce>

he "ro=e#t sta!e holder is the #hildren $ho are dire#tly beneit rom the a#tivity'$hi#h are rehabilitated and #ontin%e their ed%#ation in the ormal s#hools& And theelder #hildren are bro%ght %nder "romotion o sel em"loyment trainings andmanagement o agri#%lt%re' mar!eting and other s!ills oriented training "rogramme&he "arents o the benei#iary #hildren are really beneiting rom this "ro=e#t dire#tlythro%gh giving o""ort%nities to rehabilitate their #hildren and adoles#ents %ndervario%s s!ills oriented training "rogramme& Some o the land less labo%rs among the#hild labo%r #hildren "arents $o%ld be s%""orted em"loyment o""ort%nities in the

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arm& In later years the trained and st%dy #om"leted some o the #hildren #o%ld beobserve to the #entre as sta and they $o%ld hel" to r%n the #entre ee#tively orthe s%stainability&

+hildren and "arents $ho had trained %" here $o%ld ada"t their learning at theiro$n land and "ra#ti#es or their develo"ment& he traditional herbal healer $ho$o%ld ta!e %" training rom the #entre on traditional herbal "ra#ti#es #o%ld hel" to

enhan#e their !no$ledge in the same ield&

1$. Fo#r first proposal mentioned a training center on this land along ith the 6ridgeschool. an the acti+ity in C#estion 11 6e one of the Gs&illsG that are formally ta#ghtat the training center and the 6ridge school>

he training #enter on this land along $ith the bridge s#hool $hi#h is aiming in the"ro=e#t is to train the lo#al and the net$or!ing NGOs "eo"le $ill address the modelarming addressed in M%estion 11 and the s!ills o the agri#%lt%re li!e inter#ro""ing'm%lti-#ro""ing' rain-$ater harvesting' #attle rearing (dairy management)' are ta%ght

at the training #enter and the bridge s#hool' $itho%t dist%rbing the #hildren $ho areattending the s#hool&

Greetings #ard ma!ing' #om"%ter training' tailoring and embroidery' herbal medi#ine"re"aration' 0ee !ee"ing' dress designing' motor re$inding or $omen' adoles#entgirls& 0oys and yo%ths&

1B. As yo# &no, to manage s#ch a farm, to r#n original eDperiments on it, and tooptimize the management - it is not simple. 0t ill need se+eral years orth of caref#lo6ser+ation and 6oo&&eeping: hat goes in @material, la6or, in+estments and hatcomes o#t. 0t also re=#ires caref#l record-&eeping of e+erything yo# do to the farm,

the eather, the mar&et and other eDternal +aria6les. 0n short, it is li&e &eeping acaref#l la6 note6oo&, ith data, pict#res etc. @All scanned and deposited in anelectronic file, of co#rse.

e need to * years o #are%l observation to r%n the e@"eriments on this "ro=e#t&e are having the e@"erien#e in !ee"ing boo!s o a##o%nts' monitoring man%alsand $hat are the in"%ts reH%ired and the o%t"%t o the "ro=e#t& >e#ord !ee"ing isone o the sensitive "art and $e $ill attend it #are%lly& e are having a #omortable$eather to the "rod%#ts $e #hoose to im"lement& here $o%ld be no severe %"s-do$ns or agri#%lt%re lo#al mar!ets and $e are not de"ending on one #ro" $hi#h $illhighly ae#ts or mar!et l%#t%ations& e are having the e@"ertise to !ee" there#ords in an ele#troni# ile& Sin#e organiDation is having the e@"erien#e inmaintaining re#ords sin#e 6 years and im"lementing $atershed and s%stainableagri#%lt%re "ro=e#ts' it $ill not be a dii#%lt to manage the things& Eo$ever $e $illsee! yo%r assistan#e in !ee"ing %" the re#ords as "er yo%r reH%irements& hee@"endit%re and in#ome $ill be a%dited on ann%al basis&

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7Dample: Bedger o assets #reated %nder this "rogramme' details o inan#iale@"endit%re ledger both sot #o"y and hard #o"y' et# #ost o #%ltivation and #ro"yield re#ords and also&

1& Babo%r attendan#e boo!s& /%r#hasing 0oo!s (,aterials and investment)& Sto#! boo!s& Bog boo!s*& Vo%#hers and 0ills7& Sta meeting boo!s3& Visitors boo!s8& ,ar!eting and other variable re#ords

1;. )hat other s&ills and attit#des o#ld yo# aim to teach at the training center and6ridge school> )hat employment opport#nities are there in the local comm#nity>)hat self-employment, 6#siness and entreprene#rial opport#nities> an yo# come#p ith a list>

e $o%ld li!e to tea#h the s!ills on sel-em"loyment' dairy management'entre"rene%rshi" develo"ment' leadershi"' #omm%nity organiDation' so#ialharmony' trainings in the training #enter& m"loyment o""ort%nities li!e em"loymentin the nearby steel a#tory and in the nearby #ities or trading a#tivity are there in thelo#al #omm%nity& Small b%siness' retail trade' dairy management o""ort%nities arethe entre"rene%rial o""ort%nities at illa "an#hayath' al%! "an#hayath and gram"an#hayath&

In later years the trained and st%dy #om"leted some o the #hildren #o%ld beobserve to the #entre as sta and they $o%ld hel" to r%n the #entre ee#tively orthe s%stainability& Also $e $o%ld try to "la#ement o the trained #hildren rom this#entre thro%gh o%r net$or!ing NGOs at distri#t and state level&

ost plan of the farm 6ased acti+ity:.%ring the 1st year o the "ro=e#t arm based a#tivities are to be %nderta!en and theinvestment sho$n in the above& @"endit%re d%ring 1 st to thyear $ill be more to #reateassets and the s%bseH%ent year only maintenan#e e@"enses are needed& Eo$ever in thein#ome side d%ring the initial years in#ome $ill be less and ater * years Are#a #ro""rod%#tion starts and the in#ome side $ill be higher and remains at the higher side& ehave the "lan to "lant Are#a' +o#on%t and Eorti#%lt%re "lants $hi#h are giving res%lts in the

later years say or Are#a F +o#on%t it is *-7 years and or horti#%lt%re "lants it is - years&o meet the #%ltivation and maintenan#e e@"enses $e "ro"ose to "lant 0anana "lants asan inter#ro" $hi#h yields every year till the main #ro" #omes' that is %" to years& his $illhel" %s to generate reso%r#e and to meet the "ro=e#t e@"enses&

ost plan of the Non-farm 6ased acti+ity:

In this se#tor the organisation "leases to "%t dairy animals' vermi #om"ost' bee!ee"ing andherbal medi#ine garden& In the initial year it reH%ests #a"ital amo%nt to "%r#hase #attle andother ra$ materials to other a#tivities& In the s%bseH%ent years no %rther investment is

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needed and the in#ome in at in#reasing stat%s& his #an be %sed or the "ro"osed o the"ro=e#t a#tivities&

oncl#sion: O%r idea o r%nning a S%stainable arming to r%n sel 2s%stained bridges#hool and other #omm%nity develo"ment a#tivities $hi#h $ill be hel" %s to rea#h thema@im%m n%mber o $or!ing #hildren and s#hool dro" o%ts de"rived their #hildhood anded%#ation $ho $ill be bro%ght in to the main stream o ed%#ation& his inrastr%#t%re

develo"ed no$ $ill be hel"%l& otally this Are#a arms $ill be be#ome the im"ortant asseto the Organisation and it $ill s%""ort vario%s means initiate develo"ment a#tivities orneedy #hildren and "eo"le& his "ro=e#t #o%ld be re"li#ate by other develo"ment instit%tes&

O#tcomes of the project:-

here $ill be $ell eH%i""ed #hild labo%r rehabilitation #%m training #entre

very year * $or!ing #hildren (+hild labo%rs) $o%ld be re=oined to mainstreamo ed%#ation

13* to * armers $o%ld be trained %" on s%stainable organi# arming every year

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a#tivities and it is only seasonal& It $o%ld enhan#e the in#ome o the arm' ,ango' G%va'Bemon' Sa"ota et# are the im"ortant horti#%lt%re r%it yielding "lants& As $e are "romotingarm "onds this $o%ld enable the organisation to $atering the horti#%lt%re "lants "ro"erly&

iii /ermi compost and compost prod#ction #nits:-

hese %nits $o%ld have dire#t im"a#ts on arming #omm%nity e#onomi# #a"ital onagri#%lt%re "ra#ti#es and also these a#tivities $o%ld give additional in#ome i they "romote

these a#tivities as #ommer#ial to sell the #om"ost man%re and earth $orms& As the"rod%#tion o #om"ost and vermi organi# man%re $o%ld red%#e the de"enden#y on#hemi#al ertiliDers and also $o%ld s%""ort avorable environment to the soil mi#robiala#tivities& his has very good im"a#t on soil ertility and "rod%#tivity&

i+ itchen arden Promotion:-

/romotion o Kit#hen Garden not only "rovide additional in#ome thro%gh selling vegetablesb%t also give resh vegetables to the neighbors thro%gh $hi#h health stat%s o the inmatesand benei#iaries also been im"roved&&

+ Promotion of 9egistered Association of 8arming gro#ps

/ro=e#t is intend to "romote registered armers asso#iation to "romote this arm based"rod%#tion and learning and ta!e on the "ro=e#ts interventions and s%##ess stories to larger#omm%nities and also ee#tively strengthened this to "romote strong mar!et or organi#arm based ood "rod%#ts& 1 Asso#iation o armers gro%"s $ill be ormed and registeredand this gro%" $ill involve in "lanning' im"lementing and monitoring "ro#ess o the armbased "ro=e#t& Also ste"s $o%ld ta!en by this armers asso#iations to develo" strongnet$or!s o mar!eting' gro%" #ertii#ations and instit%tional develo"ment at distri#t andstate level $o%ld ens%re the s%stainability o the arm based "ro=e#t beyond the envisagedob=e#tives o the "ro=e#t&

+i 9eference of scientists and model farmers to 6e in+ol+ed

,r& >%draardhya' ,r&Bo!esha""a' Assistant .ire#tor de"artment o Agri#%lt%re' ari!ereblo#!s' ,r&Veer%"a!sha""a' Assistant .ire#tor .e"artment o Eorti#%lt%re' ari!ere',r&Veeranna' Vital"%ra the model armers and ,r&Om!arm%rthy the model armers oari!ere tal%! $ill be involved time to time or te#hni#al assistan#e and g%idan#e& 0esides'Kr%shi Vigna Kendra (KVK) Shimoga and KVK ,%digere also been a""roa#hed to ta!etheir val%able s%ggestions to ma!e this "ro=e#t intervention s%##ess&

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