ANNEXURE-1_photo Documentation SF Khammam

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Research Study on the

Socio-Economic Impact of

the Social Forestry

Programme, Khammam

District, AP

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FEBRUARY 2013

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At the beginning of the programme, ITC decided the quantum of acreage which has to be taken up under the Social

Forestry programme per year and entrusted the responsibility to the implementing agency /NGO. The implementing

agency in turn surveyed the existing plantation areas and neighbouring new Mandals to earmark the villages where

unproductive land is available.

The NGO representatives then organized village level

meetings to sensitize the community members and inform

the prospective beneficiaries about the various aspects of

the programme and implementation details

The prospective beneficiaries were encouraged to

form Vaneekarana Sanghas which was then

responsible for the self-sustainability of the SF

programme

Formation of the Vaneekarana Sangha: NGO partners

selected for their local knowledge and mobilizing skills

play the key role in implementing projects on the ground.

They conduct extensive PRA exercises and village meetings

to identify target beneficiaries and enable them to form

associations

NGO partner provide training for building grassroots

management capacities and are responsible for

conducting on-going group meetings as well as

tracking progress. These are part of the robust

feedback mechanisms that enable fine-tuning of

strategies and mid-course corrections.


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Formation of the Vaneekarana Sangha: NGO partners

selected for their local knowledge and mobilizing skills

play the key role in implementing projects on the ground.

They conduct extensive PRA exercises and village meetings

to identify target beneficiaries and enable them to formassociations

The process of land verification is followed by

documentation which includes cross checking

beneficiary wise details like survey number, extent of

land and individual applications. Subsequently, an

indent is prepared from each Sangha and submitted tothe implementing agency for supply of clones and

other inputs

As part of the program awareness, information regarding

plantations in any particular village under Social Forestry

program was displayed through boards and leaflets across

the programme area

SF Display Boards were fixed at community decided

points across village roads, which was used to inform

beneficiaries and non beneficiaries on the status of SF

plantations in the region


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The CPC supplies clones through the respective

Vaneekarana Sanghas based on this indent. CPC also

collaborates with Forest Department and private nurserygrowers for meeting the requirements of clones

Supply of EC clones to respective villages

Distribution of EC saplings to individual farmers. The ITC SF

programme was also designed to extend appropriate

support to the beneficiaries in terms oftechnical know-

how, institutional building and managerial aspects of the

Social Forestry programme. This was delegated through

community organizers who play an active role in training

and capacity building activities at the village level

Plantation Phase The planting is done by digging pits

of 30 x 30 x 30 cm on the ground by using a crow bar.


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Alignment is done with 3 x 2 m spacing. In case of

mortality (if any) is replaced within a months time

Fertilizer Single Super Phosphate was provided

during the initial stages of plantation

Plantation Year 1 enumeration by beneficiaries MSK team inspecting EC plants Plantation Phase 1:

ITC provides a range of services soil testing, pest

management, intercropping advice and technical

guidance from planting to harvest. By bringing in its

managerial expertise and instituting MIS, monitoring

and evaluation processes, ITC has ensured the

effectiveness and replicability of its SF model

Year 3 plantations: After activities in the first year, they

require minimal maintenance and inputs, allowing owners

to pursue other income avenues.

EC plantations year 4


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Plantations year 4 The harvesting of the Eucalyptus plantations is done at

every 4- year intervals. Once a farmer decides to

harvest, the Vaneekarana Sanghas pass a resolutionand inform the implementing agency about the

proposed felling. The implementing agency or the

NGO in turn intimates the Raw Material department of

ITC, which subsequently contracts the process to a

defined contractor to carry out the felling and

transportation process

The contractor undertakes felling, weighs the wood and

the payment are made after 15-20 days in cash to the

beneficiary through the Vaneekarana Sanghas once

pulpwood is received by ITC

Cut Plantations & supply of wood to PSPD


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Postharvesting phase: After harvesting pulpwood, the entire

plantation area is treated in order to accelerate coppicing, whichis followed by inter-cultivation

Once harvested, same crop again comes to yield for

another 2-3 cycles without any investment on plantmaterial. Hence established field acts as a fixed

deposit for farmer and his/her access to loans

becomes easier.

As much as 3 coppice crops can be harvested from the

initial stock. This results in considerably higher returnsfrom the subsequent fellings as there is far less investment

required

Gall affected plantation at Gundivaraigudum village:

Infestation by the gall wasp was the major reason forthe large scale wipeout of eucalyptus plantatioons

during the study period with 27% of the farmers

reporting no income due to damaged plantations

This study assessed the socio-economic impact of the social forestry plantations promoted in the years

2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 in Khammam district covering 1648 households consisting of 1210

beneficiaries and 438 control group members.

The pre-coded survey instruments for beneficiary, control group household, ITC service provider were

developed


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Pilot 1: Field testing of survey instruments atRamchandrunipeta village

Pilot 2: Field testing of survey instruments at Sangha

leaders house

Beneficiary Household selection was based on random starting point and skip pattern from the village ITC

beneficiary list available.

o Around 20 beneficiary households per village were selected for the survey. A total of 1210

beneficiaries were contacted.

Control Group (non-beneficiary) Household selection was based on random starting point (drinking water source)

and skip pattern in hamlets where the ITC beneficiary survey was conducted.

o Around 7 non - beneficiary control households per village were selected for the survey. A total of

438 non- beneficiaries were contacted.

o Respondents were the chief wage earner

Quantitative study: Narshingpeta village Quantitative study: Thrumulacheru village


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Quantitative study: Buddugudum village Quantitative study: Bheemavaram village

Quantitative study : Ganapavaram village Quantitative study : Anjubaka village

Qualitative Survey Separate Discussion Guides (DG) for the Focused Group Discussion was developed for

the beneficiary and the control group households. Focused group discussions were conducted across 15 villages 15 numbers with 8-10 Farmers in each group


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Qualitative Study: FGD at . village Qualitative study: FGD at . village

Qualitative study: FGD at village Qualitative study: FGD at village

Success stories of plantation committees were conducted by capturing detailed case studies of individual

farmers.


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Case study: Satyavadi Laxminarayana of Nadigudem

village, Khammam district

Case study: Silam Lakshmi of Pochavaram Colony,

located in the Mandal of Kunavaram in Khammam

Case study: Podiyam Ramadevi of Gommukoyagudem

village of Bhadrachalam mandal

Case study: Sonde Arjun of Village Latchigudem,

Dummugudem Mandal in Khammam district


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Case study: Voggela Ankamma of Sunnambatti village,a remote village in Aswaraopeta Mandal of

Khammam district

Case study: Korsa Venkatesh of Gangaram village,Bhadrachalam Mandal

Case study: Kunja Laxminarayana, Duradapadu

village, Aswaraopeta mandal

Case study: Kesari Gopaiah of Mogarallaguppa

village, Mulakapally Mandal


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Case study: P Periah, Burgampahad Mandal

The agro forestry model not only assures food and wood security through increased farm productivity &

profitability but also plays an active role in conservation and sustainable development by increasing

diversification and carbon sequestration. Plantations on this scale relieve pressure on public forests and

serve as a sustainable ecological resource with long-term benefits that augment the natural resource basein the area. By regenerating green cover they improve soil and in-situ moisture conservation, increase

groundwater recharge and significantly decrease soil loss due to wind and w

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