ABSTRACT

Although Gujarat is emerging as an important state of an agricultural and industrial front,

the benefit of green revolution has not reached to rural and tribal people in the disadvantaged

districts of the state which are rain fed, drought prone, flood affected with hilly terrain and

mountaineous. Hence, to strike a balanced regional development, an integrated approach for

sustainability of livelihood of these disadvantaged people has become imperative.

Tribals mainly inhabitate 10 districts of the State, ranging from Banaskantha in North to

Dangs in South, It represents wide range of variability of soil and climatic conditions. Based on

the backwardness index the planning commission has identified six tribal districts of Gujarat as

disadvantaged. Out of these six districts two districts namely, Banaskantha and Sabarkantha are

in North Gujarat under SDAU, Panchmahals and Dahod are in Middle Gujarat under AAU and

Narmada and Dangs in South Gujarat under the jurisdiction of NAU. Agriculture and allied

activities are the main sources of livelihood for the people of these districts.

Some of the problems of these disadvantaged districts are unique in nature owing to their

demographic pattern - techniques of production, land tenure system and comparative isolation.

Because of small holdings, poor soil fertility and rain fed situation, farming is not remunerative

occupation. The socio-economic condition of tribal families is very poor. Many farmers do not

use recommended level of inputs. They do not have access to credit at reasonable rate and no

access to regulated market. Hence, they resort to post harvest distress sale of their produce.

Because of illiteracy and migration they have very limited knowledge of improved production

technology. Hence, any attempt to reduce poverty as well as to place these districts in an

accelerated development, paradigm shall have to have base on system wide and eco-regional

planning While planning this, the strength of farming system approach for judicious utilization

and conservation of natural resources of the districts with well designed action plan and research

back up to increase production, add value to the produce and their sale shall be of paramount

importance.

A well conceived sustainable rural livelihood security project is proposed for three

disadvantaged districts of Gujarat state namely Banaskantha, Dahod and Dangs with a vision and

strategy for taluka (block) level land use planning and rural development planning with a bottom-

up approach and in a holestic manner. It aims to demonstrate as to how a given area (cluster of

villages) can be used as a glue to bring experts and officials of diverse backgrounds, departments

and agencies to work together in a live working environment for the common good of the people

living in that area. The specific objectives are (1) Enhancement of agricultural productivity and

profitability through proven technological intervention (2) Management of natural resources

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(3) Employment generation through agro processing, value addition including storage,

packaging, transport and marketing and (4) Empowerment through capacity building and skill

upgradation. The project will be carried out in a ' Consortium Mode' by SDAU,

Sardarkrushinagar as Lead Center and seven cooperating centers namely, AAU, Anand, NAU,

Navsari, VIKSAT, Ahmedabad, ANaRDe Foundation, Bombay, GVT, Dahod, PRAKRITI,

Jhalod and BAIF, Vansada (The Dangs).

It is hypothesized that designing three dimensional programme including natural resource

management, diversified farming and allied livelihood development will result in realizing the

goal of sustainable livelihood security. It is proposed through the project to demonstrate the

strength of farming system approach at farmer's field for production enhancement, processing,

handling, storage and marketing of the produce in a participatory mode to pave the way towards

sustainable agricultural development in the various districts involved in the project. The work to

be carried out in these districts will help develop a model which can be repeated for undertaking

developmental work in similar socio-economic and ecological conditions.

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PROJECT SUMMARY Title of Sub-Project: Integrated Project for Research on Development Process and Sustainability of Livelihood in Selected Disadvantaged Districts of Gujarat State. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Component : Component-III Component Code : SRLS-III Name of the Consortium Leader : Dr.R.C.Maheshwari

Vice Chancellor S.D.Agricultural University Sardarkrushinagar.

Principal Investigator : Dr.K.A.Thakkar Professor (Extension Education) Directorate of Extension Education

Institution : S.D.Agricultural University Sardarkrushinagar, Ta: Dantiwada Dist: Banaskantha, Pin: 385 506 State: Gujarat

Mailing Address : S.D.Agricultural University Sardarkrushinagar, Ta: Dantiwada Dist: Banaskantha, Pin: 385 506 State: Gujarat

Telephone Number : 02748-278222 / 278444 Fax No. : 02748-278261 E-mail : vc@sdau.edu.in

maheshwarirc2002@yahoo.co.in Consortium Partners: Sr.No. Name of Consortium Partners State Agricultural Universities 1. S.D.Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar. 2. Anand Agricultural University, Anand 3. Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari NGOs 4. Vikram Sarabhai Center for Development Interaction (VIKSAT), Ahmedabad 5. Acil Navsargan Rural Development (ANaRDe) Foundation, Bombay 6. Gramin Vikas Trust (GVT), Dahod 7. PRAKRITI Foundation, Jhalod 8. Bhartiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF), Vansada (The Dangs)

Proposed date of start: April-2008 Planned Duration: 4 Years and 3 Months

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Fund Requirement:

(Rs. in lakh)

Budget Head A. Recurring Contingencies

Total (%)

(1) TA / DA 20.00 1.65(2) Workshops 7.00 0.58(3) Contractual Services (RAs etc.) 102.90 8.47(4) Operational costs 690.00 56.83Sub-Total of A (1-4) 819.90 67.53B. HRD Component (5 a) International Training 0.00 0.00(5 b) National Training 22.00 1.81(5 c)Training organised 50.00 4.12(6) Consultancy 5.00 0.41Sub-Total of B (5-6) 77.00 6.34C. Non-Recurring (7) Equipment 129.16 10.64(8) Furniture 7.75 0.64(9)Works (New / Renovation) 60.00 4.94(10) Others (Books) 7.50 0.62(10-B) Animals 60.00 4.94Sub-Total of C (7-10) 264.41 21.78D. Institutional Charges 52.86 4.35Grand Total (A + B + C + D) 1214.17 100.00

Funds requested from NAIP (Rs. in Lakhs) : 1214.17 Funds available from other sources : Nil

Expected Resource Generation : Nil

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iii. Compliance note on the suggestions made on the concept note by the Research Programme Committee (RPC)

1. Component-3 projects are science-led and technology driven action research programmes with a focus on development. As such the research component in the programme should be specifically indicated. The focus on use of NATP proven technologies is emphasized

NATP proven technologies have been incorporated in the Action Plan as interventions. The research component in the programme is restricted only on on farm testing of the proven technologies.

2. At least 2-3 innovations, which are central to the programme, should be indicated. Establishment of technology dissemination center, quality seed and planting material,

micro-irrigation and diversifying agricultural system with integrated farming are the major innovations to the project.

3. Linkages with Development / Line Departments, Panchayati Raj Institutions. Farmers Groups. Bankers and insurance Agencies etc. should be developed for optimization of returns and long-term sustainability. Involvement of KVKs in execution of the programme is very important.

Development Agencies of the state operating in all the three districts and 3 KVKs will be fully involved in execution of the programme.

4. Linkages should also be developed with other development programmes in the area and their resources should be used for long-term sustainability.

In tribal areas, state programme like "VAN-BANDHU YOJNA", NHM and similar other development programmes operated by deferent agencies shall be collaborated for the resources.

5. Strategy for Livelihoods Security should be farmer centric. Farmer centric livelihood models are planned keeping farm families at the focal point.

For these, base line survey and natural resource assessment for each village / taluka will be carried out on the pattern of population census.

6. Technological interventions should cover wider operational area / large number of families in an operational cluster rather than going for fragmented approach involving large number of districts and spreading the resources thinly. The ultimate aim is to develop successful and viable models, which can be replicated widely under similar socio-economic and ecological conditions. Continued attention in the selection of disadvantaged area / people up to the final selection of target units is emphasized.

The project activities are planned in selected clusters, in three disadvantaged districts. The clusters and villages formed in these three disadvantaged districts fall in the most disadvantaged pockets.

7. Involvement of farmers / end users should be ensured from the very beginning i.e. at formulation, implementation and evaluation of the project.

Involvement of the farmers and the representatives of the end users have been ensured right from the formulation of the project. They will also be involved during implementation and evaluation stages.

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8. Developing sense of ownership by the beneficiaries from the very beginning is important. Self Help Groups (SHGs). Cooperatives and Farmers Organizations should therefore, be organized and involved.

Organization of FIGs, SHGs, farmer's clubs and farmer cooperatives will be the primary activity, which will create a sense of ownership in the beneficiaries.

9. The project strategy should be based on integrated farming systems approach. Farm and allied livelihood activities (Beekeeping, Backyard poultry, goat keeping, Dairy

animal, ericulture etc.) have been synergistically integrated in different components of the programme.

10. Gender concerns should be addressed adequately. Formation of women SHGs, agro processing, agri-based cottage industries, introducting

small tools and implements to reduce drudgery have been included in programmes to address the gender concerns.

11. Interventions to upgrade the capabilities of farmers for managing risks in agriculture including climate, production, price credit and insurance are important for long term sustainability in agriculture. Farmers should be encouraged to go for crop/ cattle insurance to insulate themselves from adverse situations.

Knowledge and skill up gradation through training programmes at technology dissemination centers is planned for risk minimizations. Also the adopted families will be perused to go for crop/ livestock insurance to insulate them from adversities.

12. Operational logistics to execute the work plan should be clearly spelt out. The detail of the operational logistics in the action points in different clusters has been

clearly indicated.

13. Agro-processing and value addition, which includes post harvest, sorting, grading and standardization, packaging, transport, storage, primary processing, linking farmers to markets are important activities for generating higher income and should be included in developing a basket of technologies/ intervention. Involvement of agri-business centers and private companies is also important for long-term sustainability.

The above intervention have been planned in different clusters, Processing units including mobile processing plants for value addition and subsequently linking with market access and agri-business center shall be focused.

14. Division of work and responsibility including area of operation of each participatory institution should be clearly defined.

Activities, responsibilities and operation area of each partner has been clearly earmarked.

15. Deliverables/ Outcomes should be quantified. The outcomes of the project in terms of livelihood security, environment security, and

better quality of life have been quantified. 16. All consourtium partmers, Viz., private sector, NGOs etc. should be registered and

should have capacity and infrastructure to achieve the goals set for them. These organizations should have at least 5 years standing and annual report and audited accounts for last 3 years.

All the NGOs involved in the programme have capacity and infrastructure in the operational area to implement the programmes and have long standing (more than five years) and audited accounts as well as Annaual reports as required.

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17. The institutions with established record should only be involved in the project. All the institutes involved in the project have established record. 18. The Scientists holding the research management positions like Deans, Directors etc.

should not be considered as PI or Co-PIs in the project. The PI & Co-PI's designated in the project do not hold any managerial position. 19. Scientists associated at Lead and Cooperating Centres other than PI and Co-PIs should

be designated as Associated Scientists and their role should be clearly defined. The number of Associated Scientists should be optimized.

Associated Scientists with the lead & cooperative scientists have been optimized and the role of each associate scientist has been spelt out.

20. The proposal should contain a safeguard note as an integral part containing, major interventions, a matrix depicting potential positive and negative impacts along with mitigation measures (as appropriate) and duly filled environmental and social safeguard template (a copy is attached).

Major interventions have been indicated. Impact indicators like change in house hold income, quantum of natural resource conserved, change in soil health, adoption of technology etc. shall be considered. Since the project aims at introducing interventions to upgrade knowledge and skill in farming and providing updated technologies for better economic gain, due environmental and social safeguards have been considered.

21. Inventory of the on-going development programmes, their outlay, activities, impact vis-à-vis the project interventions and the synergy expected to be indicated explicity.

The on-going development programmes in the operational area and other details synergy expected have been documented.

22. To further sharpen the poverty, the proposal may develop a methodology to select poorer blocks / villages and farmers for programme activities.

The villages included in the clusters in all the three districts have been selected considering the relatively poorer blocks.

23. Sustainability of the project (uptake plan) after the exit on NAIP be highlighted. Up gradation of skill and knowledge and the socio-economic status will lead to increase

the productivity and per capita income in the operational area, which will help in agricultural sustainability in the area.

24. The regional center of lead / cooperating center cannot be considered as separate cooperating center.

None of the regional centers of lead / cooperating center have been considered as separate cooperative centers.

25. The three universities shown, as partners should restrict their activities in identified districts adjacent to them.

All the three universities (SDAU, AAU & NAU) will restrict their activity in the adjacent district to them.

26. Operational area should be restricted to identified districts of Gujarat only. All the three districts (Banaskantha, Dahod & Dangs) included in the project are from

Gujarat State. 27. The organizations from Gujarat should be included as partners to avoid logistic

problems. Organizations only from Gujarat have been included as partners in the project.

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Compliance note on the suggestions made on the full proposal by TAG. General: 1. Numbers of interventions are to be prioritized and focused on priority inventions

critical to achieve higher results. Number of interventions suggested under the project has been prioritized.

2. The project proposal should indicate other development activities, their outlay, and impact in the area and how the synergy will be achieved through the project interventions. Details of the on going development activities, their outlay, impact in the area etc. have been included in the full proposal as Appendix-VIII.

3. Expected outcome should be quantified. Expected outcome have been quantified in the full proposal.

4. It was observed that budget under several heads are too high. It should need based, realistic and as per NAIP norm. The whole budget provisions need to recast. Budget under the different heads viz., TA/DA, contractual services, operational cost, consultancy etc. have been reduced, made realistic and prepared as per NAIP norm. The whole budget provisions have been recasted.

5. Constitution of CAC should be as per NAIP guidelines. The CAC is reconstituted and a socio-economic scientist has been included in the committee.

6. The proposal for RA/SRF, furniture / computers should be as per NAIP norms. Since, there will be six clusters, 13 SRFs have been suggested in the project. The furniture / computer suggested in the project has been reduced and are proposed as per norms.

7. Environmental and social safeguards must be provided as per the template circulated. A note on environmental and safeguards is enclosed herewith.

Specific: 8. Number of villages may be reduced to one village per cluster, as the number of

farmers is too large. The number of villages and the numbers of farmers has been reduced and as per the discussion in the TAG meeting, the number of farmers has been kept below 3000.

9. The title and objectives needs to be reworded emphasizing profitability-livelihood security etc. for better clarification. The objectives are focused and based on the attainment of livelihood security.

10. Marketing linkage and which partner provides it needs to be clearly stated. Providing marketing linkage will be with SAUs and the details are given in Table 6.3 under Activity Schedule and work plan, cluster wise.

11. Seed village concept may be emphasized. A target of certified seed may be fixed. Seed village concept has been included in the full proposal.

12. To improve water application efficiency of surface irrigation, laser level, may be explored. The provision for laser leveler has been made in the full proposal.

14. Agro processing units and enterprises need to be better clarified. For a cluster a small agro processing unit at village level has been proposed.

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15. How cluster / SHG are going to sustain after the project is over. It may be included. Under the project, strong linkages will be established with Development departments, Co-operatives, Village institutions etc. The Partner NGOs have strong network in the operational areas. The Partner NGO in collaboration with development departments will look after the cluster / SHGs after the project is over.

16. It was observed that number of scientists associated in the project is too large. The associated scientists should have specific responsibilities; similarly, it was observed that training proposal includes more than one person from a center going to same place. This should be restricted to one person from a center. The consultancy should be rationalized and need based. Number of associated scientists has been reduced and all such scientists will be assigned with specific responsibilities to achieve targeted objectives. Only one scientist from a center will be exposed to training in a specific field. Further, the consultancy proposed by all the partners have been rationalized and is need based.

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Compliance note on the recommendation of the Peer Reviewers and TAG-3 on Full Proposal. 1. The consultancy required and budget provision neeeds to be relooked. The consultancy required and budget provision their of has been recasted. 2. The question was raised on proper role of NGO's. The arrangement of Cooperation among

various NGO's needs to be ensured. The NGO's selected as consortia partners are well reputed. The area of operation

is large i.e. three disadvantaged districts of the state. Three SAU's viz. S.D. Agricultural University, Anand Agricultural University and Navsari Agricultural University are working in these districts (two each). For the successful implementation of the projects, all these three SAU's with five NGO's as their partners have been identified and MoU will be made with the NGO's.

3. Sustainability and exit plan needs to be better highlighted. Sustainability and exit plan has been highlighted. 4. Information on Environmental & Social (E & S) Matrix should be provided as per

approved template. Information on Environmental & Social (E & S) Matrix has been provided as per

approved template as Appendix. 5. The IPR issues envisaged in the project should be highlighted. CPI should ensure that the

existing IPR guidelines of ICAR will be followed. The existing IPR guide lines of the ICAR has been adopted by the Universities and

these will be followed till the completion of the project. 6. The budget should be revised as per approved norms in consultation with the cost

committee approved by the PMC. The budget has been revised as per the approved norms in consultation with the

cost committee meeting held on 8-11-07. 7. The committee also approved constitution of following Consortium Advisory Committee. The Consortium Advisory Committee approved by the TAG-3 has been

incorporated in the full proposal. Compliance note on the recommendation on the Cost Committee. SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar. 1. The Budget for TA/DA is limited to Rs.6.30 lakhs. The Budget for TA/DA has been kept to Rs.6.30 lakhs. 2. 13 SRF are allowed. 13 SRFs have been proposed in the full proposal. 3. Operational cost is limited to Rs.201.90 Operational cost proposed is Rs.196.20 4. The budget for organizing the training and consultancy charges are limited to Rs.51.00

lakhs and Rs. 11.30 lakhs respectively. The budget for organizing the training and consultancy charges is Rs.24.80 and

Rs.1.60 lakhs respectively. 5. The budget for furniture, others (books and animals) and equipments are restricted to 4.00,

82.6 and 101.50 lakhs respectively. The budget for furniture, others (books and animals) and equipments are Rs. 4.00,

66.00 and 40.61 lakhs respectively. 6. Printer / Scanner / Xerox is not allowed. Printer / Scanner / Xerox has not been proposed.

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7. The cost of digital camera, power tiller & mobile training -cum- exhibition unit is limited to Rs.0.15, 1.50 and 10.00 lakhs respectively.

The cost of digital camera, power tiller & mobile training -cum- exhibition unit has been kept Rs.0.15, 1.50 and 10.00 lakhs respectively

8. The civil works are allowed for Rs.26.00 lakhs. The civil works have been kept to Rs.26.00 lakhs. Consortium Parteners. 1. The furniture allowed for AAU, NAU, VIKSATareRs.1.5,2.00,and0.50 lakhs respectively. The cost of furniture kept for AAU, NAU, and VIKSAT are Rs. 0.75, 2.00, and 0.50

lakhs respectively 2. The civil works for AAU, NAU, ANaRDe, PRAKRITI and BAIF are allowed for Rs.

19.0, 7.0, 8.0, 1.5 and 3.00 respectively. The civil works for AAU, NAU, ANaRDe, PRAKRITI and BAIF suggested is Rs. 19.0,

7.0, 8.0, 1.5 and 3.00 respectively 3. TA/DA and operational cost should be reduced proportionately as per lead center. TA/DA and operational cost has been reduced proportionately as per lead center 4. The cost of mobile unit and laser leveler at AAU, Anand are limited to Rs. 10.00 lakhs and

Rs. 1.50 lakhsrespectively. The cost of mobile unit and laser leveler at AAU, Anand have been kept Rs. 10.00

lakhs and Rs. 1.50 lakhsrespectively 5. The budget for farm tools, animals and furniture is limited to Rs. 4.00, 8.00 and 1.50 lakhs

respectively. The budget for farm tools, animals and furniture have been kept to Rs. 4.00, 8.00 and

1.50 lakhs respectively. 6. At NAU, Navsari the mobile unit is not allowed. Farm tools, laser leveler and furniture are

permitted for Rs. 2.00, 5.00 and 2.00 lakhs respectively. At NAU, Navsari the mobile unit has not proposed.. Farm tools, laser leveler and

furniture are proposed for Rs. 2.00, 5.00 and 2.00 lakhs respectively. 7. Furniture and books are not permitted at BAIF, VIKSAT, PRAKRITI and ANaRDe. No

equipment is allowed at GVT. Furniture and books are not suggested at BAIF, VIKSAT, PRAKRITI and ANaRDe. No

equipment is proposed for GVT. 8. Only 50 units of micro irrigation system may be installed by BAIF for Rs. 2.5 lakh. Only 50 units of micro irrigation system has been suggested by BAIF for Rs. 2.5 lakh

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Complience note on the suggestions made by the PMC 1. Target area needs to be restricted. The target area has been restricted to three districts viz. Banaskantha (SDAU), Dahod

(AAU), and The Dangs (NAU). In each districts, two clusters have been identified with one cluster each in the individual taluka. Accordingly, budget has also been reduced.

District Cluster

(Taluka) Operational villages&

families Total families

Vagadadi (Amirgadh)

Vagadadi (137) Khemrajiya (97) Mandaliya (43)

277Banaskantha

Sanali (Danta)

Sanali(207) Hathipagla (155) Chhota Bamodara(163)

525

Jadakheria (Limkheda)

Jadakheria (479) Poli Simal (174) Kamboi (351)

1004Dahod

Garadia (Jhalod)

Garadia (106) Bhanpur (132) Motakaliya (82)

320

Chikhlda (Ahwa)

Chikhlda(44) Motidabdar (130) Daguniya (151)

325The Dangs

Sarvar (Ahwa)

Sarvar(196) Sodmal(121) Kalamkhet(120)

437

Total 3 6 18 2888 2. Focussed 4-5 major interventions in the target cluster should be taken up explaining as to

how they are different from the present interventions and what will be their quantified impact at the end of the project.

Based on the existing technological gap, limited interventions have been proposed (Appendix-I) and ther impact at the end of the project hav e been quantified (Appendix-II). Both the appendices are enclosed herewith.

The area of operation comprises three districts with two talukas each and 3 (three) villages in each taluka. Improved varieties / hybrids, package of practices, formation of SHGs, FIGs, Women SHGs for transfer of technology and capacity building will be the major interventions in the entire area. The technology dissemination center established in each operational area will be the hub for TOT.

In each village, major 4 to 5 interventions has been proposed, which may differ from village to village and hence, clusterwise interventions are more than five. The details of village wise interventions are given in the pages No.41 to 46, of the full proposal.

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District-wise technological interventions District: Banaskantha Cluster:I) Vagadadi Villages: Vagadadi, Khemrajiya, Mandaliya

Sr. No. Interventions 1. Seed village concept (Green gram, wheat, fennel). 2. Vegetable farming including off season cultivation in low cost green house. 3. Promotion of vermicompost. 4. Promotion of Micro irrigation. 5. Water Harvesting (improvement of existing conservation structure). 6. Backyard poultry and goatry.

Cluster II) Sanali. Villages: Sanali, Hathipagla, Chhota Bamodara 1. Seed village concept (Pegeaon pea, wheat). 2. Resource conservation technology (Zero till drill, laser leveler, small farm

tools). 3. Promotion of micro irrigation. 4. Improvement of existing water conservation structures. 5. Bee keeping, backyard poultry and goatry.

District: Dahod Cluster: I) Jadakheria Villages: Jadakheria, Poli simal, Kamboi Sr. No. Interventions 1 Seed village (soybean, paddy, maize) 2 Medicinal plant cultivation. 3 Value addition in milk -symbiotic curd, and khoa 4 Improvement in livestock production system, health and nutrition. 5 Micro watershed and micro irrigation (sprinkler, drip). Cluster: II) Garadia Villages: Garadia, Bhanpur, Motakaliya

1 Seed village (soybean, paddy, maize). 2 Floriculture (rose and marigold). 3 Vegetable farming / medicinal plant farming. 4 Value addition in milk -symbiotic curd and khoa. 5 Micro watershed, improvement of existing watershed structures, micro

irrigation system. 6 Value addition in aonla and other fruits.

Contd.-----

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District: The Dangs Cluster: I) Chikhalda Villages : Chikhalda, Motidabdar, Daguniya

Sr. No. Interventions 1 Seed village (Minor millets, paddy). 2 MIS, Improvement of water harvesting structure. 3 Low cost green house / net house for off-season vegetable cultivation. 4 Crop diversification (Vegetable farming, backyard vegetable growing.

medicinal crops, apiary). 5 Small processing, grading and marketing unit for niger. 6 Promoting farm equipments (paddy thresher, fertilizer -cum- seed drill).

Cluster: II Sarvar Villages : Sarvar, Sodmal, Kalamkhet 1 Seed village (Minor millets, paddy). 2 MIS, Improvement of water harvesting structure. 3 Diversified agriculture (vegetable farming, bee keeping). 4. Promoting farm equipments (paddy thresher, fertilizer -cum- seed drill). 5. Improving livestock production system, health and nutrition. 6. Entrepreneurship development (food and vegetable preservation, bamboo

decorative articles).

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Appendix -II

Activity wise expected outcomes

Sr. No

Proposed Activities Expected Output

1 Seed village (Green gram, wheat, fennel, pigeon pea, soybean, paddy, maize, minor millets)

40 - 50 % replacement of local seed and planting materials

2 Promotion of diversified farming

i. Promotion of vegetable farming 10 - 15 % increase in the income and day to day income

ii. Medicinal plant cultivation 10 - 15 % increase in income and day to day income

iii. Promotion of floriculture (rose & marigold) 10 - 15 % increase in income

iv. Low cost green house 10 - 15 % increase in income

3 Improvement in livestock production system, health and nutrition

20 - 25 % increase in milk production

4 Promotion of vermicompost Improvement in soil health

5 Promotion of micro irrigation 30 - 40 % saving in irrigation water

6 Promotion of RCT (Zero till drill, laser leveler) 15 - 20 % decrease in cost of cultivation

7 Promoting farm equipments 25 - 30 % reduction in women drudgery

8 Back yard poultry, goatry, bee keeping 15 - 20 % increase in income

9 Value addition in aonla and other fruits Increase in income to the tune of 15 - 20 %.

10 Value additioin in milk - symbiotic curd and khoa 15 - 20 % increase in income

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INTRODUCTION

Gujarat occupies six percent of the geographical area with a landmass of 1.96 lakh sq.

km. and 5 per cent population of the country. The total literacy and female literacy are above the

national average. Rural poverty is 28 per cent against 40 per cent in India. Between the regions,

southern, middle and northern parts of the state are more densely populated compared to arid

Kutchh that has density of 23 persons per kilometer. Average land holding is 3.45 ha. The

agricultural labour productivity is about Rs.3122 per capita highest being in South Saurashtra

(Rs.5613) and lowest (Rs.2011) in Southern hilly areas. However, in respect of irrigation and the

cropping intensity, the state is far below than the national average. However, the land

productivity is at par with the national average. The state can be broadly divided in to South,

Middle, North and Saurashtra- Kutchh regions. Large parts of the state are plains, more in central

and Northern Gujarat. Hilly tracts fringe the eastern part of the border with states of Maharashtra,

Madhya Pradesh and Rajastah. The agricultural disparity is conspicuously evident in tribal

inhabitant hilly tracts of Gujarat. The oddities in growing conditions are further palpable as some

parts along the Gulf of Khambhat are below mean sea level.

Rainfall varies from about 340 mm in the western arid district of Kutchh to about 1800

mm in the Sothern hills of Dangs in Valsad. The climate varies from arid to dry sub-humid in

Kutchh and Valsad districts. Nearly 25 per cent of the geographical areas in the Western Parts are

arid. Another 34 per cent of the area in North is semi-arid and about 50 per cent of the talukas in

the Middle Gujarat are arid and semi-arid areas. Nearly 20 per cent of the area (40 talukas and 19

districts ) is considered drought prone. A large variation in soil type is seen across the state. Deep

black and coastal alluvium are predominant in South Gujarat, medium black is prevalent in

Middle Gujarat, gray brown and coastal alluvial soils are in North and North West where as

Saurashtra Peninsula has calcareous medium black and coastal alluvial soils.

The state has 53 per cent net sown area of the total geographical area (196 lakh ha.),

while the forest area comprises 11 per cent and 13 per cent additional land is available for

cultivation. Food and non-food crops occupy almost equal proportions. Among food grains

coarse cereals like Bajra, Jowar, and Maize dominate, while Groundnut, Cotton and Castor are

the main cash crops. Animal wealth comprises 38 per cent cattle, 24.2 per cent buffaloes, 38 per

cent sheeps, 13 per cent goats and about 7 per cent of other animals with pressure of about 2.2

animals per hactre. Proportion of buffalo is higher in the middle and north due to well-developed

dairy industry. Indigenous cattle breeds like Kankrej and Gir are very good dual-purpose breeds.

Rapid development in poultry is seen in the southern area of the state owing to their proximity to

Mumbai city.

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Tribles mainly inhabitate 10 districts of the state, ranging from Banaskantha in north to

Dangs in south. It represents wide range of variability of soil and climatic conditions. Based on

the backwardness index the planning commission has identified six trible districts of Gujarat as

disadvantaged districts. They constitute cluster zone XIII. Out of these six districts, two districts,

namely, Banaskantha and Sabarkantha are in north Gujarat under SDAU, Panchmahal and Dahod

are in middle Gujarat under AAU and Narmada and Dangs come under the jurisdiction of NAU.

Banaskantha district lies in Northern Gujarat having undulating topography. The soils are

starved, thirsty, low in carbon with associated disadvantages of arid regions like high

temperature, sandy soil, high wind velocity, wind erosion and high evapo-transpiration rate. The

least growth period is less than 90 days. Hence, agriculture is highly difficult due to scarce

resources in general and water resources in particular. This is despite the district has many

seasonal rivers. The district has twin problems of ingress soil salinity from seawater and due to

blown sand particles from desert. The soil in some of the talukas like Danta and Amirgadh are

too shallow to have good agriculture. Apart from these physical constraints the district is

conspicuous of having poor socio economic framework. Literacy rate is very poor. The

productivity in the area is very poor with poor industrial development. Thus, the employment

opportunities are also very feeble culminating in low income per capita. Despite Government has

launched many ambitious uplitment schemes for the down trodden yet the results are far from

satisfactory due to illiteracry and lack of awarness, receptivity among the people. The district is

quite backward and people have poor mind set to accept innovations.

The Dahod district consists of 7 talukas & covering 696 villages with 458 village

Panchayats, 3 municipalities, 10 circles, and 218 sejas. The soils of Dahod district are loamy,

medium black and black soils. The soils in hilly regions are undulated, shallow, coupled with

rocky strata. The population of this district is 16.36 lakhs including 14.80 lakh rural (89.68%)

and 1.56 lakh (10.32%) urban population. Among total population, 71% population (1178543)

belongs to schedule tribe. The major crops of the Dahod district are maize, paddy, pigeonpea,

blackgram in kharif and gram, wheat and maize in Rabi.

The Dangs district is the smallest district of the state situated between the parallels of

latitude 20 33'40" and the meridians of longitude 73 27' 58" and 73 56'36". The district is

bounded in the north by Vyara and Songadh Taluka of Surat district of Gujarat; Navapur taluka

of Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, on the east by Satna taluka of Nashik district of Maharastra

and on the west by Vansda taluka of Navsari district. The total geographical area of the district is

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1.76 lakh ha., out of which the forest area is 1.06 lakh ha. (61%). There is only one taluka in the

district (Ahwa). There are 311 villages with 70 group panchayas. The district is completely tribal

(over 98%). The cultivated area is only 33%. The major crops of the districts are paddy, minor

millets, tuber crops and pulses (black gram, Dolichos etc.). The district bordering Maharashtra

state is covered with high hills and rich forest. Dangs is the district, which starts on the rugged

mountain chains of the sahyadri range of Western Ghats in the southwest and descends on the

western side of extending undulating tract. The district consists of a series of foothills between

the flat alluvial plains of South Gujarat and the high mountains of Sahyadris, the range that

divides the coastal belt from the rugged platean of Maharashtra. Deccan. It used to be a country

of thick and moist forest and deep river velleys, which in mediveal times was considered almost

impenetrable armies from the outside state. The four major rivers in the Dangs are the Gira,

Puna, Ambika and Khapri. The Gira and Khapri are major tributaries of Purna and Ambika

respectively. All these rivers originate from the N-E side of the Dangs andd flow towards S-W

part. The drainage of the rivers mostly follows the S-W direction. The rivers have a high density

of drainage and steeper gradient resulting into quick run off during monsoon. This causes a

higher rate of land erosion. It is said that the floods in the Dangs is the blood of the Dangs as it

carries the all-important topsoil used for agriculture. Three distinct seasons viz., summer, raining

and winter can be distinguished. The summer start from March and last upto middle of June. The

monsoon season starts from mid of June and last till the end of October. Many extremes of

temperatures are not experienced. The temperature begines to increases in the latter half of

February. May is the hottest month. There are three types of agriculture land in the Dangs; black

cotton, latarite and rocky. Red soil is found on the upper parts of the valley and the black soil is

found in the plans of western Dangs. In some parts medium loam to sandy loam to sandy loam is

found. The plain lands with black cotton and laterit soils are scarce but conducive for agriculture.

The soils of the district are the residual type derived from the trappean basalts. These are stony in

surface and severely eroded.

Due to the absence of storage mechanism and the decreased forest cover, large scale

erosion takes place and the topsoil is gettong completely washed away. The traditional slash and

burn cultivation practices also contribute to the erosion since there is no tree canopy to break the

intersity of the beavy rainfall. The decreased soil conditions to poor crop yields, uneconomic

returns reservoir sedimentations, the reduction of storage capacity ecological imbalance and flash

floods.

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Because of smallholdings, poor soil fertility and rainfed situation, farming a

remunerative occupation. The socio-economic condition of tribal families is very poor. Many

farmers do not use recommended level of inputs. They do not have access to credit at reasonable

rate and no access to regulated market. Hence they resort to post harvest distress sale of their

produce. Because of illiteracy and migration, they have limited knowledge of improved

production technology. Considering their poor socio-economic conditions, an integrated and

concreted approach is required to improve their overall livelihood. For this, consortia involving,

State Agril. Universities and NGOs are envisaged.

SAU's have developed improved varieties / hybrids of major crops of the districts. The

production and protection technologies have also standardized and recommended to the farmers.

A number of developmental projects of state and central Goverments are being operated for the

socio-economic upliftment of the habitates of these six disadvanged districts. The technologies so

far advocated have not reached to the end users because of socio-economic reasons viz., low

level of literacy, poor availability of resources and also greater extent technology transfer gaps.

There are major gaps in the adoption of these technologies in tribal areas. Generally the

adoption of improved varieties is nearly 35% and other technology is about 25%. These gaps

need to be bridged through increased adoption rate with the help of dissemination of tehnologies

on farmer's field extension agencies and NGOs. The farmers' adopt/ cultivate routing crops only

for their food requirements. The diversification of crops and farming systems for sustainability

and livelihood needs to be generated to uplift their socio economic status.

There is good scope in these districts for technology based improvement in production of

field crops, vegetables, fruits, agro-forestry and other components of agriculture and allied

livelihood activities. Fragile environment, extreme climate, undulating terrains, shallow soil with

gravels and periodic occurrence of water stress are the major constraints in the farming. In

addition, the fragmented holdings, with limited input use like high yielding varieties, nutrients,

water and agronomic management result in low productivity. The land holding status of

identified districts clearly shows abundance of small size land holdings which is a major problem

for taking up extension and developmental works, and there is strong need to provide access to

people for some extra land that could help to meet their subsistence needs. The status of livestock

is also a major concern, especially for large ruminants. Though, numbers of cross breed animals

have increased significantly in last ten years but the production of milk has not increased due to

non availability of nutritive fodder and feed. Management of agriculture and livestock activities,

are mainly women dependent. They are mainly involved in agricultural activities and livestock

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rearing, leading to a significant increase in their day today drudgery and poor health. For a head

load of fodder, women have to walk for kilometers. As a result, agriculture and livestock rearing

which are major traditional sources of livelihood have become non profitable for rural people in

these districts.

Profitability of agriculture is seriously affected by lack of processing, value addition,

market access, poor skill and deprivation of credit Since, most of the household and farm works

are women-dependent, this leads to drudgery of women farmers, which is a major concern. All

these constraints seriously threaten environment, food, nutrition, economic and livelihood

security of the region. Value addition and establishment of agro-processing centres are major

strategies envisaged for high profitability and livelihood security in these districts.

There are two major changes being attempted under the project. One major change in the

concept is the integration of NRM, farming system and livelihood issues. Another is the scale

and intensity of technology input and involvement by adopting consortium approach. Thus the,

emphasis on resource productivity will involve not only conservation but also link individuals as

well. It includes water conservation, erosion control in small plots by mechanical and vegetative

means.

The proposed strategy through technology interventions is expected to fully meet the

objectives of the project. Activities and interventions of the project will raise the agricultural

productivity by the end of the project period and the technological interventions would provide

year round employment with high level of satisfaction and profitability. Achievements of

improved security of livelihood; food and nutrition; environment; and better quality of life on

sustained basis will be the major outcome of the project.

It is hypothesized that designing the multidimensional programme including the natural

resource aggradations, diversified integrated farming system and allied livelihood development

may help to realize the goal of environment, food and livelihood security. Enormous possibilities

of diversification based on niche potential of varied growing conditions and very low

consumption of agricultural chemicals, however, offer huge potential for practicing specialized

clean agriculture and raising the productivity for enhancing livelihood on sustainable basis. The

goal of the project "Sustainable development and livelihood security in agriculture and

allied sectors” is proposed to be addressed by enhancing agricultural productivity through

management of natural resources, diversified farming, processing for value addition, allied

livelihood activities, capacity building, social organization and marketing. Diversification of

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agriculture to suitable farming systems and land use, integrating high value crops, vegetables,

fruits, livestock, and agro-processing will be the major strategy in meeting these challenges.

Since much larger population work as farm labour, one of the major thrusts will be on developing

agro-based and allied livelihood opportunities, by adopting commodity and product centred

enterprise development. Thus, community organizations are proposed to be evolved around farm

enterprises, products and services.

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2. RATIONALE

The major source of livelihood in three disadvantaged districts is agriculture and allied

activities. The agriculture in these districts is of subsistence level with low cropping intensity and

less diversified.

All the districts are characterized by degrading natural resources, adverse climatic

extremes, low and declining productivity, lower house hold income and high rate of migration.

Farming community generally lacks knowledge and convention for adoption of development

alternatives. Various physiographic and climatic characteristics of hills, including, undulating

topography, shallow and eroded soils, small and fragmented size of holdings of the farmers have

made the traditional farming as a subsistence and uneconomic in these districts. Low investment

capacity of the farmers due to poor capital base, rigidity in adoption of traditional methods of

farming, poor market access and above all restricted availability of inputs at the location on right

time are other hurdles in adoption of cost intensive modern technology.

Sustainable livelihood with the help of integrated farming modules suitable for small and

marginal farmers will comprise of popularization of scientific farming practices, crop

diversification through introduction of high value crops and planned strategies for solving

constraints in the path of profitable marketing. The project will target the development of small

and marginal farmers focusing on technically appropriate, institutionally feasible,

environmentally sound, economically viable and sustainable transfer of agriculture and allied

technologies through empowerment of farming communities involving farm women. The impact

of technologies when demonstrated in the identified clusters will trigger horizontal adoption of

technology and also employment generation in agriculture and allied sectors by making available

opportunities of value addition and marketing access.

The proposal of implementing seed village concept and availability of quality planting

materials will address the important issue of availability of basic inputs.

Low milk production of the livestock is also a major constraint in all the districts. Hence,

an intervention of animal health and management is included. The technologies viz. animal

feeding, timely vaccination, prevention of minor diseases and animal care etc. will help the areas

in increasing animal productivity. Declining water table and excessive soil erosion are the other

issues in harnessing better crop production. Hence, an intervention of management of natural

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resources viz. soil, water, biodiversity etc. will facilitate the availability of water for additional

cropping and thereby for economic gains.

The intervention through integrated farming approach like backyard poultry, goat

keeping, bee keeping, ericulture etc. will increase the per capita income and economic status of

the farmers.

The project when implemented shall increase the area under organic agriculture and also

facilitate the farming community to generate organic inputs particularly vermi-compost not only

for use of farmer himself but also for marketing. Under capacity building, the major thrust will be

on the development of skilled manpower. The manpower so developed could act as Master

trainer to disseminate the skills and information to other communities.

Post harvest losses and lack of proper market are the issues of concerns, which the project

shall make efforts to mitigate by putting in place appropriate infrastructure at cluster level.

The value addition through grading, processing, packaging and linking with local and

extended market will generate employment opportunities and help mitigate the acute problem of

migration.

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3. OBJECTIVES

For the three disadvantaged districts of Gujarat State, predominantly less developed,

solutions to livelihood security have to come mainly from improved farming and farm based

allied employment opportunities. Improvement and diversification of farming cannot be

sustained without conservation of natural resources and enhancement of production base. Base

line surveys of natural resources, farming systems followed, socio-economic conditions of farm

families and then livelihood vocations is a pre-requisite for any area (taluka) based planning,

implementation and monitoring in which experts and officials of diverse backgrounds,

departments and agencies work together for the common good of the people. Hence, the project

is developed with following four focused objectives.

3.1 Objectives of the project: Objective-1 Enhancement of agricultural productivity and profitability through proven

technological interventions. Hypothesis Improvement in productivity coupled with diversification of existing

farming systems and livelihood enterprises are logical major steps. The crop productivity can be increased by adoption of scientific technologies. Increased production, livestock management and crop diversification can increase the profitability of the farmers. The increased profitability will in turn guarantee the livelihood security in the adopted villages.

Objective-2 Management of natural resources. Hypothesis Improvement in farming system productivity and livelihood can be made

sustainable only when it is supported by the improved natural resource base viz., water, soil, vegetation and nutrients. The up-gradation of resource base has to come from within. Erosion control and improved vegetation cover are essential for sustainable production and sustenance of community needs including livestock, growing livelihood opportunities and environment protection.

Objective-3 Employment generation through agro processing, value addition including storage, packaging, transport and marketing.

Hypothesis Enhancement of profitability and livelihood security can be made possible by post harvest management, processing, value addition and improved marketing. Higher employment opportunities are expected to ensure economic security of the people.

Objective-4 Empowerment through capacity building and skill upgradation. Hypothesis Sustainability of farming systems and enhancement of livelihood security

cannot be achieved unless duly supported and managed by necessary skill, community organization and capacity building. Knowledge input both professional and ethical including positive attitude is a must.

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3.2. Intermediate research findings

• Factual data base on natural resources, farming systems, socio-economics of farm families, livelihood constraints and potentials.

• Improvement in attitude and response, identification of critical factors and prioritization. • Positive impact of knowledge and management on the existing farming system and

livelihood activities.

3.3 New methodologies and procedures

• Implementation of the project in consortium mode. • Evolving systematic and comprehensive approach to all the four major objects of the

project. • Natural resource management integrated farming system and capacity building. • Intra-system generation of inputs.

3.4. Final outcome and likely impact

• Improvement in livelihood security, sustainable, competitive and profitable farming systems and safe environment.

• Community managed remunerative farming systems. • Replicable, adoptable and successful model for the development of more than 80 per cent

similar agro-ecosystems. • Confidence building, improvement in attitude, organized skill development and better

living conditions. • Vibrant rural economy the adopted districts.

• Safe and protected environment 3.5. Achievement of objectives of NAIP

• Developing synergies: Formation of consortium to implement the programme will benefit from collective expertise and experience of consortium partners, promoting synergy through each other's advantages.

• Links with advance centers of learning: Consortium partners represent leading institutions of learning and education in the region. These include institutions under SAUs and NGOs. Provision of consultancy and training shall be availed to harvest the strength of advance centers.

• Greater participation of private sector: The NGOs who will be the consortium partners for implementing the project are well reputed and having long experience in working with rural people. The NGO viz. VIKSAT named after of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai is chaired by Padam Vibhusan Dr. M. S. Swaminathan. Mrs. Swaminathan is in the Board of Directors of GVT. Other NGOs viz. BAIF, ANarde Foundation and PRAKIRTI are also having wide network in the state with excellent credentials for successful implementation of rural development programmes.

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4. REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Sustainable livelihoods should go beyond the basic requirements viz., food, shelter and

clothing. It is about achieving a quality of life that is embedded within the rich local cultures of

many communities. The sustainability debate reminds us that this must be done within 'the

means of nature'. The definition used by the UK's Department of Foreign and International

Development (DFID) incorporates these sentiments.

A livelihood comprises the capabilities, assets (including both material and social

resources) and activities required for a means of living. A livelihood is sustainable when it can

cope with and recover from stresses and shocks and maintain or enhance its capabilities and

assets both now and in the future, while not undermining the natural resource base' (Chambers

and Conway, 1992).

In the light of the above definitions, the impact of governance on livelihoods is proposed

to be captured by examining the impact on the seven components of livelihoods, namely, Food

& Clothing, Health, Education Employment, Income-Expenditure, House and Assets-Liabilities.

It is useful to note a closely related concept of livelihood security proposed by Chambers

and Conway (1992) known as the Rural Livelihood Security (RLS) that also has three

components: capability, equity, and sustainability. The concept of capability is interpreted as the

human capacity to cope with shocks and stress as well as better perceive and act upon the

livelihood opportunities. Its narrow and human-centered interpretation apart, the abstract nature

of the concept of capability also eludes operationalisation.

The Agriculture sector is the most important one, not only that it contributes 1/4th to

nation’s GDP, but the sector still provides livelihood support to about 69 % of our population.

For a long time to come, the situation is estimated to change little. Besides, for a big country like

India, agriculture is the source of food and nutritional security. In the interest of national security,

self-sufficiency has to be the goal. In order to extend its sphere of influence politically and

economically, the course of development in the country has to be that of producing huge

surpluses at competitive prices. The smaller the farm, the greater is the need for marketable

surplus, in order to earn adequate income. The capacity has to be developed to handle the

agriculture production scientifically and store and process it economically to avoid wastage's on

the one hand and increase employment opportunity on the other. The issue of

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ecological/environmental security and national sovereignty are inter-linked and are dependent

upon agriculture.

The sustainable management of natural resources like water and land has not received the

attention they deserve. The sustainable management of land and water resources becomes more

important for the nation like India, which shares about 16% of the global population but has only

4% of the total water resource. Scarcity of water in rain fed areas is causing serious hardship. It is

estimated that our total annual renewable water resources are of the order of some 350 million

hectare meter (mhm) of which around 160 mhm find their way back to the sea as river flow. At

the national level the availability of water is declining. Annual internal renewable water

resources in India fell by 652 cubic meters per capita just in two years- from 1896 cubic meter

in1998 to 1244 cubic meter in 2003. Under India's Geo-hydro-thermo regime it is important to

conserve rainwater in the soil profile and through groundwater recharge of open wells and

groundwater aquifers by converting surface flow to subsurface flow through promotion of

appropriate vegetation, rather than merely trying or allowing the disposal of the runoff to the

reservoirs and rivers respectively. Creating water bodies on the surface by constructing check

dams has been the major approach to water harvesting in the past. Such water bodies suffer from

the handicap of loss through evapo-transpiration. Due to poor quality of construction also, these

check dams do not last for more than a few years. The methodology of water harvesting hence

needs scareful review from the point of view of minimising losses and maximizing conservation.

Due to poor water harvesting leading to excessive run off and poor recharging of ground

water but excessive drawal/exploitation mainly to meet the requirement of growing population

for drinking and other daily requirements as also new high yielding crops, the ground water

potential has dwindled very fast. The number of dark Blocks/ Mandals where there is over

exploitation of groundwater (over 85%exploitation) is increasing in most of the states with larger

rainfed areas (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh etc).

During 1984-85 to1998-99 the number of dark blocks has increased from 253 to 428. In Andhra

Pradesh the number of dark blocks has increased from zero to 30, in Gujarat from 6 to 26, in

Rajasthan from 21 to 56, in Haryana from 31 to 51 and in Punjab from 61 to 97.Although the

number of dark blocks has declined in some States (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh) an overall increase

of 51 percent has occurred over a period of last 7-8 years. If this rate continues, the number of

over exploited blocks will double over a period of every twelve and half years. Most of the rain

fed lands, which have undulating topography, generate huge proportion of rainfall into run-off

(surface flows). This happens even in low rainfall areas. In areas with high run-off, even if the

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rainfall is very high, there is acute water shortage. The drinking water problem in some of the

areas has persisted largely due to adoption of cropping pattern with high water demanding crops.

(Report of steering group on agri. and allied sectors for the tenth five-year plan, 2002-2007).

The hydrological chain has been disrupted and the highest priority should go to there

storation of the ecology of “hydrologic hot spots”. Effective groundwater recharging measures as

also regulations for sustainable exploitation needs to be put in place on urgent basis. Ground

water legislation and Regulatory Authority can only be delayed at nation's peril. Long-term

concern of policy planners should be towards evolving more sustainable rural livelihood support

systems so that on the one hand, unsustainable agricultural practices do not force them to either

migrate to the urban slums or on the other hand, force them to resort to unsustainable livelihood

practices, which tend to destroy local natural resources.

Per capita availability of land in India is declining with the increase of population. It was

0.89 ha/capita in 1950-51 and declined to 0.33 ha/capita in 1999-2000. India has a geographical

area of 328.73 million hectares (m.ha). The reported area of 304.88 m.ha includes 142.82-m.ha

net sown areas of which 87.68 m.ha is rain fed, and 68.75-m .ha forestland of which 31.00 m.ha

is degraded forest. About 63.8 million ha is estimated to be wastelands, which is unutilized, or

under- utilized. A total area of about 107 million ha is estimated to be degraded. Under the

programmes of Department of Agriculture &Cooperation (DAC), Department of Land Resources

(DLR) and Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoE&F) and all other programmes, upto the end

of the VIII Five Year Plan only an area of about 17.96 m. ha had been covered/treated. During

the first four years of the IX Plan only an area of 7.26 m. ha could be treated/covered. The total

coverage by the end of the IX Plan (2001-02) may reach 27.5 m.ha 7. A sizeable area of

degraded/rain fed land need soil conservation, water harvesting and vegetative cover.

The rural population (nearly 70 %) depends on agriculture for subsistence and

employment. Irrigated agriculture remains the largest absorber of rural labour force, and

therefore influences the livelihoods of millions of rural households, while its impact on farmer

households is more direct. Expansion of irrigation will be the key to sustaining a fast growth in

agricultural production and ensuring food security, at the national, regionaland domestic levels.

But, the farming practices that involve intensive use of irrigation and land cause the degradation

of land and water resources. This, in turn, can threaten the long-term sustainability of irrigated

agriculture itself.

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In order to ensure food security on a sustainable basis, three concerns need to be

addressed: the adequate supply of irrigation water to sustain the growth in agricultural production

at the national level; the water security for poor farmers to grow food for subsistence; and the

adequate economic incentives for farmers to maximize their production from the available land

and water with least environmental consequences.

The National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2007-08 not only

deliberated on the strategy for the coming kharif season but also on developing a national

strategy to achieve the targeted 4% agricultural growth by tapping regional and local potential;

focused attention on development of rain fed / dry land areas; extension of area and productivity

of major food crops of the States to ensure food security including maximizing productivity of

pulses and oilseeds in a mission mode; development of quality seeds, particularly of pulses, and

its timely availability in adequate quantity; horticultural development through an area based

approach and strengthening of post harvest management; and revamp of the extension system to

improve delivery mechanism at the grass root level.

The shortage of biomass limits the ability of farmers to adopt organic farming practices

that are more sustainable. These are some of the major concerns of sustainable agricultural

production and food security. A number of different strategies for integrating longer-term

environmental and developmental goals have recently been developed within the nexus of

sustainable development in and for developing countries. The “new architecture” of aid aims to

integrate poverty, environmental and economic growth policies into development frameworks

and strategies owned and operated at country-level. It builds on earlier developments in

participatory methodologies and involvement of local stakeholders in the design and (joint)

management of programmes and projects at a local level. It also builds on progress in the

mitigation and management of conflict, though it is noted that these issues are best addressed

(and can be minimised or avoided) through identification and planning at the design stage of

intervention.

Examples of such initiatives include Comprehensive Development Frameworks, National

Strategies for Sustainable Development, and Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers. Encapsulating

such initiatives are separate advances in sustainable livelihoods and ecosystem management that

aim to balance social, economic and environmental objectives. Such approaches represent a

converging of development and conservation ideals, both following a systems and integrative

approach but looking at the situation from the other side of the same coin.

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Maheshwari et al (1981) carried out a benchmark survey for the assessment of resources

availability and the total energy of Islamnagar village (on annual basis) for crop production,

postharvest operation, livestock raising and domestic activities. Self-sufficiency with regard to

food, fodder and fuelwood was assessed. The present utilization pattern as well as potential of

plant, animal and human biomass for preservation of ecological balance in the village biosphere

was determined and exploited for energy needs in the domestic sector and as a source of plant

nutrient.

The village Islamnagar comprising 224 households (1529 population) was deficient in

fuelwood production by 20% (98.8 tonness /yr), cattle / feed by 30% (812 tonnes / yr), pulses by

32% (7.2 tonnes / yr) and oilseeds by 72% (22.9 tonnes / yr). The village achieved the self-

sufficiancy from the resources of the village based on alternate (renewable) energy sources. The

total area of the village is about 717 ha, out of which 61.6 ha is forestland and 116 ha as grazing

land. More than half of the forestland comprised of hilly terrain and was completely denuded of

trees. In order to meet fuelwood and fodder requirement of the village 38 ha of appropriate land

identified on the basis of land use planning was brought under silvipastural development. The

soil and water conservation measures taken included contour survey, cut-off trenches along the

contour at 5-10 m vertical interval, vegetative waterways / drainage channel, open trenches and

service road along the boundary of the area, temporary erosion control structures and micro-

catchment water harvesting for insitu water conservation.

In order to cut down the fuelwood requirement, three community biogas plants of 85, 35

and 35 cum capacity, respectively and 50 individual biogas plants were planned. One community

of 85 cum capacity and 40 family size biogas plants took care of 32.0% cooking energy needs of

the village against target potential of 52% while the slurry from these biogas plants had met 16%

requirement on Nitrogen against a target of 28% as a replacement of the chemical fertilizer at

self-sufficiency level. The cropping intensity increased from 99.5% in 1981 to 130% by 1986 and

the productivity increased from 0.986 tonnes / ha to 1.38 tonnes / ha.

Implementation of various programmes for making the village self-reliant had led to

better resource utilization and increased harnessing of solar energy for its conversion to food,

feed, fuel and fibre. Out of the 46.00 TJ of solar energy received by the geographical landmass

(717 ha) of the village, the solar energy conversion went up from 40.4 TJ to 67 TJ with overall

photosynthetic efficiency going up from an average of 0.0868 to 0.144 percent (0.16 being the

world average). Inspite of saving in human energy through removal of drudgery in the domestic

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sector by 1,45,500 man-hrs. It led to increased activity in afforestation (1,15,000 man-hrs) and

grassland management (79,000 man-hrs). Thus, an additional employment of 12,500 man-days in

a year in the village was generated.

The Indian economy is already generating approximately seven million employment and

self-employment opportunities per annum, almost all of them in the informal sector, but there is

a serious lack of accurate information on the types and numbers of these jobs. The most effective

strategy for employment generation will be to provide the missing links and policy measures

needed to accelerate this natural process of employment generation. There is enormous scope for

raising the productivity of Indian agriculture, doubling crop yields and farm incomes, and

generating significant growth in demand for farm labour. The report present evidence to

demonstrate that improving plant nutrition through micronutrient analysis and improving

irrigation through deep chiselling of soil can result in a tripling of crop yields. Rising rural

incomes consequent to higher productivity will unleash a multiplier effect, increasing demand for

farm and non-farm products and services, thereby stimulating rapid growth of employment

opportunities in other sectors. (National Farmer Commission, 2004)

The study of cropping pattern patronized by the sample respondents of the selected

villages of Banaskantha district clearly revealed that food grain crops accounted for about 50 per

cent of the total cropped area on the average farm situation. Bajra in the kharif and wheat in the

Rabi were the major food crops jointly accounting for around 33.7 per cent of the cropped area.

Edible and non-edible oilseeds accounting 23.5 per cent of the total cropped area. Vegetable was

growing only 3.1 per cent. The area under fodder crops was found relatively higher

It needs to be mention here that all the farmers were allocating more proportion of area

under fodder, clearly indicating the importance of dairy based production system. As indicated

earlier that half the income of agriculture comes from dairy side. The cropping intensity was

quite high on small farmers, which can be attributed to more cultivation of different crops by

these farmers as compared to other farm categories. The cropping intensity in case of medium

and larger farmers are more or less similar. The cropping intensity can be increased if irrigation

facilities enhanced. The commercial production of fruit and vegetable was almost nonexistent,

barring a few farmers who had planted some amala, lemon, ber, mango, chiku. and guava on the

border side of their field for house use purpose. The number of agro forestry trees mainly

comprising of deciduous forest thorn forest, social forestry. There are vast grazing lands as

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Gochars with village panchayat. Such land with naturally growing trees and grass are used for

livestock grazing. The tree species found common through out the district in such areas as khijda,

neem, tamarind, ber, deshi babool, pipal etc. the species like pilu, aniar, rohida, area predominant

in the pasture land of the district. The total holding size is estimated of 1.20, 2.2, 3.87 and 7 ha

for marginal, small, medium and large categories of farms, respectively. The proportion of

irrigated area to operational holdings was higher on larger farmers.

Framework for Livelihood Quality Assessment

Ecology, economics and ethics are the three inter-related dimensions of sustainability and

the three basic conditions crucial for sustainable livelihoods are: ecological security, economic

efficiency, and social equity (Swaminathan, 1991). It can be noted in this context that the joint

report of the World Resources Institute, United Nations Environment Programme, and United

Nations Development Programme (WRI/UNEP/UNDP) viewed sustainability as having four

critically interacting dimensions: environmental dimension, Ecological security is critical to

maintain and improve the resource basis of the economy, economic efficiency is important to

indicate how resources - both human and natural – are used under current technological

conditions to meet the present developmental needs of the society, and equity is important to

ensure a more broad-based distribution of economic benefits - both at present and in future - in

the form of secured livelihoods especially for the weaker groups. There are not just trade-offs

alone between environment and economic development but there are also strong win-win

possibilities especially when development is geared towards equity enhancing programmes like

poverty reduction, health and sanitation, etc. One can also add that the existence and magnitude

of the conflict or complementarily between environment and economic development depends

upon the current status of environmental health and the potential that exists.

Indicators proposed for Livelihood Quality Assessment fall within the purview of local

institutions - some more directly and some indirectly - and are impacted by them. The operational

measure proposed to check whether the necessary conditions essential for the attainment of

secured Quality Livelihood are present in a given region/ecosystem is Livelihood Quality Index

(LQI), which is consistent with the three-dimensional conception of sustainability. LQI has the

three interacting components, viz: ecological security, economic efficiency, and social equity.

The major factors considered while developing the LQI are: (i) the index needs to be composite

so as to take stock not only of the conflicts between the three aspects of sustainability but also of

the intrinsic synergy among them; (ii) it should be simple, flexible, and information-efficient;

(iii) it should be easy to construct and understand by policy makers, local-level administrators,

and more importantly, by rural families, and (iv) it should be a tool both for policy as well as for

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public education. In order to make the LQI into an operational concept, we follow a slightly

modified version of the relativist approach used by UNDP for developing the HDI on an inter

country basis (UNDP, 1990 and 1992).

The issue of biomass availability is pertinent in the Indian context as the small and

marginal holdings account for the lion's share of the total operational holdings in India.

According to 1990- 91 Agricultural Census, 78.2 percent of the holdings belonged to small

(18.8 %) and marginal (59.4 %) farmers, who controlled a total of only 29 percent of the area

under cultivation. The number of small and marginal holdings in the country has been on the rise

over the years, while the medium and large farmers have been on the decline. The challenge is to

produce surplus biomass that can be used as input for farming, without causing any increase in

the dependence on exogenous water for producing it in the form of fodder and leafy material.

Rainwater is the only endogenous source of water. Many arid and semi and regions of the

country which receive low to medium rainfall, are characterized by high year to year variation in

the monsoon rains, with years of high and low rainfalls. In high rainfall years, the number of

rainy days is also high, and the farmers can take up the plantation of trees in common land as

well as private land. The resistance of trees to moisture stresses is high, by virtue of which they

would survive even during the years of low rainfall and during droughts. In the absence of

moisture in the soil moisture zone of the sub-surface strata, the deep-rooted trees can suck the

hygroscopic water in the vadose zone. Once matured, the trees will provide biomass throughout

the year. Farmers with relatively large holdings can adopt block plantation, and those with

smaller holdings can take to peripheral plantation on private land. On-farm water conservation

practices such as construction of "farm bunds" and "farm ponds" can also be adopted to ensure

the availability of water.

The discussion in the conference held at New Delhi by National Farmer Commision,

2004 was more focused on how to achieve 4 % growth rate in the Agriculture sector through

better agricultural practices, better seed varieties, crop diversification and better land

management practices etc. It was observed that due to climatic variation and stagnation in

agricultural productivity it has been difficult to remove the poverty at the present production

level. The production level should not go below the thresh hold level and special focus is

required to increase the productivity of wheat and pulses in particular which is being imported in

a large scale. Looking into the declining soil health and non-availability of assured irrigation or

timely rainfall, watershed management has an important role in improving the productivity in

rain fed areas. It is expected that after the functioning of National Rain fed Authority adequate

attention in this sector will be given by the Central and State Governments in future.

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Farmers rely on and use farm saved seeds to the extent of 80 to 85%. Farm saved seeds is of

poor quality and their continuous use affects their quality and consequently their yield. There is,

therefore, need for promoting and encouraging higher seed replacement rate. For this purpose,

the farmers have to be empowered with training, financial support and inputs like better quality

seeds, parental lines (in case of hybrids) etc. to raise quality seeds in required quantity through: -

(a) Training of farmers in seed production technologies, particularly hybrid seeds.

(b) Supply of inputs like better quality seeds and parental lines to farmers at

subsidized rates and on easy terms.

(c) Support for creating infrastructure including irrigation facilities for seed

production.

(d) Support for acquisition of storage and seed processing facilities

(Report of steering group on agri. and allied sectors for the tenth five-year plan,

2002-2007).

Base line information of the districts: Banaskantha

Banaskantha district falls under semi arid and arid region of North Gujrat with average

annual rainfall of 550 mm, which is scanty and low. The temperature resigsme is Hyperthertmic

family. The district comprises of 12 talukas. Two taluka namely, Amirgadh and Danta are

predominantly tribal. Total Villages in the district are 1256. The major crops are wheat, cumin,

potato, and mustard in Rabi season, cotton, castor, pulses, groundnut, pearlmillat in kharif

season, and bajra and groundnut during summer season. Total geographical area of the district is

10.75 lakh ha , out of which 7.33 lakh ha. is cultivated area. The irrigated area is about 60 %.

The soils of Banaskantha district are loamy sand. The soils of hilly region are undulated and

shallow. The soil is poor in soil fertility, alkaline in nature and deficient in multinutirents.

Dahod:

The district consists of 7 talukas & covering 696 villages with 458 village Panchayats, 3

municipalities, 10 circles, and 218 sejas. The soils of Dahod district are loamy, medium black

and black soils. The soils in hilly regions are undulated, shallow, coupled with rocky strata. The

population of this district is 16.36 lakhs including 14.80 lakh rural (89.68%) and 1.56 lakh

(10.32%) urban population. Among total population, 71% population (1178543) belongs to

schedule tribe. The main tribes of tribal population are Bhil and Pateliya. The literacy rate of

male and female is 31.70 and 59.45% respectively. The major crops of the Dahod district are

maize, paddy, and pigeon pea, blackgram in kharif and gram, wheat and maize in Rabi.

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The Dangs

The Dangs is the smallest district of Gujarat state. The total geographical area is 1.736

lakh ha., out of which 61 % forest areas. The cultivated area is only 0.578 lakh ha. and the

irrigated area only 9.27 %. The district has only one taluka with 311 villages and 7 groups

panchayats. The population of the district is scattered with 80 % of the villages with less than 500

populations.

Topography is highly undulating and uneven with medium light soil, highly prone to

erosion. In spite of high rainfall (2500 mm), the moisture availability for the crops is extremely

poor because of excessive runoff, leading to water scarcity. There is lack of awareness and the

area has poor socio-economic condition.

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5. METHODOLOGIES

A consortium of well established and capable lead organizations has been formed, for

development of the three districts, namely Banaskantha, , Dahod, and Dangs identified as

disadvantaged by the Planning Commission based on (i) Agricultural productivity per workers,

(ii) Agricultural wage rate and (iii) SC/ST populations. The selection of the operational sites in

three districts was made based on six sub-indices:

i. Infrastructure status

ii. Agricultural status

iii. Food availability status

iv. Nutritional status

v. Economic status

vi. Representativeness, explicability and adoptability in the region

The operational sites are located in compact clusters in order to have significant impact

and not to defuse the achievements. These clusters have been formed to provide replicable

development models for the other similar region. Details of the operational clusters of each of the

three selected districts are as under.

District Partner Cluster

(Taluka) Operational villages Total

families 1.S.D.A.U., 2.AnaRDe Foundation, Palanpur

Vagadadi (Amirgadh)

Vagadadi (137) Khemrajiya (97) Mandaliya (43)

277Banaskantha

1.S.D.A.U. 2.VIKSAT, Ahmedabad

Sanali (Danta)

Sanali (207) Hathipagla (155) Chhota Bamodara(163)

525

Jadakheria (Limkheda)

Jadakheria (479) Poli simal (174) Kamboi (351)

1004Dahod 1. A.A.U. 2. GVT, Dahod 3. PRAKRITI Foundation, Jhalod Garadia

(Jhalod) Garadia (106) Bhanpur (132) Motakaliya (82)

320

Cont…..

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District Partner Cluster Operational villages

Total families

Chikhalda (Ahwa)

Chikhalda (44) Motidabdar (130) Daguniya (151)

325The Dangs 1. NAU 2.BAIF, Vansada

Sarvar (Ahwa)

Sarvar (196) Sodmal (121) Kalamkher(120)

437

Total 3 8 6 18 2888

6. WORK PROGRAMME 6.1. Brief Work Plan to Address each Objective Objective 1. Enhancement in the agricultural productivity and profitability through proven

technological interventions.

Action Points - • Introduction of improved production technologies - (Castor, maize, cotton, wheat, paddy,

mustard, sesamum, finger millet, millets, pulses), quality seed and planting materials. • Intensification and diversification of existing cropping system. • Erection / establishment of net houses for small nurseries. • Promotion of vegetable cultivation, organic agriculture and farm mechanization. • Livestock health & nutrition management.

Objective 2. Management of natural resource base.

Action Points - . • Micro watershed development (Farms ponds, check dams, gabion structure, field outlets) • Demonstration of water use technologies • Soil health improvement • Resource conservation technologies (Zero trill drill, laser leveller)

Objective 3. Employment generation through agro processing, value addition including

storage, packaging, transport and marketing. Action Points - • Product driven, location specific, post harvest primary processing • Formation of FIGs / women SHGs linked to specific enterprises • Human resource development and capacity building specific to primary processing and

marketing • Backyard poultry, ericulture and beekeeping

Objective 4. Empowerment through capacity building and skill up gradation Action Points -

• Training to rural youth, SHGs, farm women, PIs and FIG • Establishment of technology dissemination center in the clusters. • Entrepreneurship development (Bamboo, vermicompost, MIS, farm implements, bee

keeping, nursery raising, (Low cost GH technologies) • Formation of Cooperatives, SHGs, FIGs.

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6.2 Focused activities to meet the objectives A. Interventions to development pathways

• Site-specific, need-based technological, operational and market interventions

will lead to sustainable production and resource conservation,

• Formation of SHGs, FIGs and cooperatives.

• Expected to results with significant development.

B. Project delivery mechanism

• Development of project document: Micro-watershed, farm household, livelihood based

farmers reconciled specific development plan.

• On site stay, execution and supervision by the project team.

• Skill development and hands on development at cluster level.

• Interactive problem solving “Samasya Nidan” exchange at cluster and district level.

• Structured use of radio, TV, interactive CDs, project bulletin and capacity building.

• Mid term refinement based on emerging needs of the community, environment and

market.

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6.3 Technical Summary 6.3.1 Activity Schedule and Work Plan (Objective wise and year wise) for the project

Milestones Activity 1st

Year 2nd Year

3rd Year 4th Year

5th Year

Sr. No.

Objective-I. Enhancement of agricultural productivity and profitability through proven Technological interventions.

1. Introduction of improved production technologies (varieties/package of practices), Crop diversification

* * * *

2. Introduction (1st year) and production (in subsequent years) of quality seeds and planting materials of field and horticultural crops.

* * * *

3. Management of orchards (wadis) * * * * * 4. Livestock health and nutrition

management. * * * *

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Technical Summary Activity Schedule and Work Plan (Objective wise and year wise) for the project

Milestones Activity 1st

Year 2nd Year

3rd Year

4th Year

5th Year

Sr. No.

Objective-II. Management of natural resources. 1. Micro water shed development * * 2. Demonstration of water use

technologies * * * *

3. Integrated nutrient management: vermi-compost, bio-fertilizer etc

* * * * *

4. Resource conservation technologies with farm mechanization (Zero trill drill/laser leveller)

* * * *

Milestones Activity

1st Year

2nd Year

3rd Year

4th Year

5th Year

Sr. No.

Objective-III. Employment generation through agro processing, value addition including storage, packaging, transport and marketing.

1. Product driven, location specific, primary post harvest processing

* * * *

2. Formation & Training of FIGs / SHGs for men and women linked to specific enterprises

* * *

3. Backyard poultry, apiary and beekeeping, ericulture

* * *

4. Establishment of market linkages

* *

Milestones Activity

1st Year

2nd Year

3rd Year 4th Year

5th Year

Sr. No.

Objective-IV.Empowerment through capacity building and skill up- gradation.

1. Establishment of technology dissemination Center

*

2. Orientation training for village institutions

* * *

3. Entrepreneurship development (Bamboo, vermicompost, MIS, Farm implements, bee keeping, nursery raising, low cost GH technologies etc

* * * * *

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Table 6.3 B Activity Schedule and work plan: cluster-wise District and Cluster covered

Village Interventions To be carried out by (Name of center)

MIS- micro sprinkler SDAU, ANaRDe Water harvesting, improvement of water conservation structures

ANaRDe

Introduction of seed village concept (green gram and wheat)

SDAU

Vegetable farming including off season cultivation in low cost green house.

SDAU, ANaRDe

Vagadadi

Propagation of vermicompost technology

SDAU, ANaRDe

MIS- drip irrigation SDAU, ANaRDe Water harvesting, improvement of water conservation structures

ANaRDe

Introduction of seed village concept (wheat)

SDAU

Vegetable farming including off season cultivation in low cost green house

SDAU, ANaRDe

Khemrajiya

Back yard poultry and goatry SDAU, ANaRDe MIS- Micro sprinkler SDAU, ANaRDe Seed village (fennal) SDAU Water harvesting, Improvement of water conservation structures

ANaRDe

Vegetable farming including off season cultivation in low cost green house

SDAU, ANaRDe

District Banaskantha Cluster (Taluka) Vagadadi (Amirgadh)

Mandalia

Backyard poultry and goatry SDAU, ANaRDe

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Table 6.3 B Activity Schedule and work plan: cluster-wise District and Cluster covered

Village Interventions To be carried out by (Name of center)

MIS- micro sprinkler SDAU, VIKSAT Improvement of water conservation structures

VIKSAT

Introduction of seed village concept (Pigeonpea and wheat)

SDAU

Bee keeping, backyard poultry, goatary

SDAU, VIKSAT

Sanali

Resource conservation technology (zero till drill, laser leveler, small farm tools)

SDAU

MIS- micro sprinkler SDAU, VIKSAT Improvement of water conservation structures

VIKSAT

Introduction of seed village concept (Pigeonpea and wheat)

SDAU

Bee keeping, backyard poultry, goatry SDAU, VIKSAT

Hathipagala

Resource conservation technology (zero till drill, laser leveler, small farm tools)

SDAU

MIS- Micro sprinkler SDAU, VIKSAT Improvement of water conservation structures

VIKSAT

Introduction of seed village concept (Pigeonpea and wheat)

SDAU

Bee keeping, backyard poultry, goatry SDAU, VIKSAT

District Banaskantha Cluster (Taluka ) Sanali (Danta)

Chhota- Bamodara

Resource conservation technology (zero till drill, laser leveler, small farm tools)

SDAU

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Table 6.3 B Activity Schedule and work plan: cluster-wise District and Cluster covered

Village Interventions To be carried out by (Name of center)

Seed village (Soybean, paddy, maize) GVT, AAU MIS- Drip, Sprinkler PRAKRITI Medicinal plant cultivation AAU, GVT Value addition in milk-symbiotic curd and khoa

AAU

Jadakheria

Improvement in livestock production system, health and nutrition

AAU, PRAKRITI

Micro watershed and micro irrigation PRAKRITI Seed village (soybean, paddy, maize) GVT Vegetable farming and medicinal plant cultivation

AAU, GVT

Value addition in milk-symbiotic curd and khoa

AAU

Poli simal

Improvement in livestock production system, health and nutrition

AAU

Seed village (soybean, paddy, maize) GVT Floriculture AAU, GVT Micro watershed and micro irrigation PRAKRITI Vegetable farming and medicinal plant cultivation

AAU

Improvement in livestock production system, health and nutrition

AAU

District Dahod Cluster Taluka Jadakheria (Limkheda)

Kamboi

Resource conservation technology (zero till drill, laser leveler, small farm tools)

AAU, PRAKRITI

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Table 6.3 B Activity Schedule and work plan: cluster-wise District and Cluster covered

Village Interventions To be carried out by (Name of center)

Seed village (Soybean, paddy, maize) GVT, AAU Net houses for rose and merigold AAU Vegetable farming AAU, GVT Value addition in milk-symbiotic curd and khoa

AAU

Garadia

Micro watershed, improvement of watershed structures

PRAKRITI

Seed village (soybean, paddy, maize) GVT, AAU Value addition in aonla & other fruits AAU Medicinal plant farming AAU, GVT RCTs- Laser leveler, small farm tools AAU, GVT

Bhanpur

Bio-fertilizer,bio-pesticide, vermicompost unit etc.

AAU

Seed village (soybean, paddy, maize) GVT Micro watershed and micro irrigation, improvement of existing watershed structure

PRAKRITI

Promotion of floriculture (rose and marigold)

AAU, PRAKRITI

District Dahod Cluster (Taluka ) Garadia (Jhalod)

Motakaliya

Medicinal plant farming AAU, GVT

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Table 6.3 B Activity Schedule and work plan: cluster-wise District and Cluster covered

Village Interventions To be carried out by (Name of center)

Seed village (minor millet, paddy) NAU Net houses for rose and marigold BAIF Micro watershed, improvement of watershed structures

BAIF

Low cost green house / net house NAU, BAIF Vegetable farming, backyard vegetable farming

NAU, BAIF

Chikhalda

Small processing, grading & marketing unit

BAIF, NAU

Apiary BAIF Seed village (minor millets, paddy) NAU Medicinal plant cultivation NAU Vegetable farming, backyard vegetable farming

NAU, BAIF

Motidabdar

Improvement of water harvesting & conservation structure

BAIF, NAU

Seed village (minor millets, paddy) NAU MIS, Improvement of water holding structures

BAIF

Medicinal plant cultivation NAU Promoting farm equipments (paddy thresher, fertilizer-cum- seed dril)

BAIF

District The Dangs Cluster (Taluka) Chikhalda (Ahwa)

Daguniya

Low cost green house / net house BAIF

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Table 6.3 B Activity Schedule and work plan: cluster-wise District and Cluster covered

Village Interventions To be carried out by (Name of center)

Seed village (minor millet, paddy, niger)

NAU

Micro watershed, improvement of watershed structures

BAIF

Vegetable farming, Backyard vegetable farming

NAU, BAIF

Bee keeping BAIF

Sarvar

Small processing, grading & marketing unit

BAIF

Vegetable farming, back yard vegetable farming

NAU, BAIF

Improving livestock production system, health and nutrition

BAIF

Entrepreneurship development (food and vegetable preservation, bamboo decorative articles)

NAU, BAIF

Promoting Farm Equipments (paddy thresher, fertilizer-cum- seed dril)

BAIF

Sodmal

MIS, improvement of water holding structures

BAIF

Vegetable farming, backyard vegetable farming

NAU, BAIF

Improving livestock production system, health and nutrition

BAIF

Entrepreneurship development (food and vegetable preservation, bamboo decorative articles)

NAU, BAIF

Bee keeping BAIF

District The Dangs Cluster (Taluka) Sarvar (Ahwa)

Kalamkhet

MIS, improvement of water holding structures

BAIF

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Table 6.3 B1 Activity Schedule and work plan consortia-wise. Center Activities Cluster (Taluka) District

Introduction of seed village concept (green gram, wheat, fennal, pigeon pea) Vegetable farming (low cost greenhouse) Propagation of vermicompost technology MIS- sprinkler, drip Resource conservation technology (zero till drill, laser leveler, small farm tools) Backyard poultry, Goat keeping and Bee keeping Training to farmers, rural youth, shgs, figs etc.

SDAU

Entrepreneurship development training (bamboo, vermicompost, beekeeping etc.)

Vagadadi (Amirgadh) Vagadadi Khemrajiya Mandaliya Sanali (Danta) Sanali Hathipagla Chhota- Bamodara

Banaskantha

In addition to above activities, being the lead center SDAU will monitor the activities of all the partners. The budget allocation and reporting will be made by SDAU.

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Table 6.4 B1 Activity Schedule and work plan consortia-wise. Center Activities Cluster

(Taluka) District

Seed village (soybean, paddy, maize). Medicinal plant cultivation. Value addition in milk-symbiotic curd and khoa. Improvement in live stock production system health and nutrition. Vegetable farming. Floriculture (rose and marigold). Value addition in aonla and other fruits. RCTs-Laser leveler, small farm tools.

AAU

Biofertilizer, biopesticide, vermicompost unit etc.

Jadakheria (Limkheda) Jadakheria Poli Simal Kamboi Garadia (Jhalod) Garadia Bhanpur Motakaliya

Dahod

Table 6.4 B1 Activity Schedule and work plan consortia-wise. Center Activities Cluster

(Taluka) District

Seed village (minor millets, paddy, niger). Vegetable farming and backyard poultry. Low cost green hose / net house. Medicinal plant cultivation. Improvement of water harvesting and conservation structure. Entrepreneurship development (food and vegetable preservation, bamboo decorative articles). Small processing, grading, processing unit. Training to farmers, women, FIGs, SHGs etc.

NAU

Promoting farm equipments (paddy thresher, fertilizer-cum- seed dril).

Chikhalda (Ahwa) Chikhalda Motidabdar Daguniya Sarvar (Ahwa) Sarvar Sodmal Kalamkhet

Dangs

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Table 6.4 B1 Activity Schedule and work plan consortia-wise.

Center Activities Cluster (Taluka)

District

Vegetable farming (low cost green house). Propogation of vermicompost technology. MIS- Drip irrigation, micro sprinkler. Improvement of water harvesting and conservation structure.

VIKSAT

Exposure visit to progressive farm / research institute.

Sanali (Danta) Sanali Hathipagla Chhota- Bamodara

Banaskantha

Table 6.4 B1 Activity Schedule and work plan consortia-wise.

Center Activities Cluster (Taluka)

District

Vegetable farming (low cost green house). Propogation of vermicompost technology MIS- Drip irrigation, micro sprinkler Improvement of water harvesting and conservation structure. Formation of cooperatives, SHGs, FIGs etc. Exposure visit to progressive farm / Research Institute.

ANaRDe

Back yard poultry and goatry.

Vagadadi (Amirgadh) Vagadadi Khemrajiya Mandalia

Banaskantha

Table 6.4 B1 Activity Schedule and work plan consortia-wise.

Center Activities Cluster (Taluka)

District

Seed village (soybean, paddy, maize) Vegetable farming Promotion of floriculture (rose and marigold) Medicinal plant farming RCTs- Laser leveler, small farm tools

GVT

Capacity building

Garadia (Jhalod) Garadia Bhanpur Motakaliya Jadakheria (Limkheda) Jadakheria Polisimal Kamboi

Dahod

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Table 6.4 B1 Activity Schedule and work plan consortia-wise.

Center Activities Cluster (Taluka)

District

Micro watershed, improvement of watershed structures Promotion of floriculture (rose and marigold) Improvement in livestock production system, health and nutrition Capacity builiding Training to PRIs Formation of FIGs, SHGs, etc.

PRAKRITI

Explosure visit to progressive farmers / research station

Garadia (Jhalod) Garadia Bhanpur Motakaliya Jadakheria (Limkheda) Jadakheria Polisimal Kamboi

Dahod

Table 6.4 B1 Activity Schedule and work plan consortia-wise. Center Activities Cluster

(Taluka) District

Micro watershed, improvement of watershed structures Vegetable farming, back yard vegetable farming Bee keeping Small processing, grading and marketing unit Improving livestock production system, health and nutrition Entrepreneurship development Promoting farm equipments (paddy thresher, fertilizer-cum- seed dril) Low cost green house / net house Apiary

BAIF

Formation & capacity building of SHGs, FIGs etc.

Chilhalda (Ahwa) Chilhalda Moti dabdar Dagunia Sarvar (Ahwa) Sarvar Sodmal Kalamkhet

The Dangs

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6.4. Follow-up Research

Researchable issues related to products; social and environmental system integration and

scaling up will be the major activities to be undertaken. These will address to program specific

emerging issues. The follow-up researches on logical subsequent aspects are proposed to be

undertaken by the partners under their institutional mechanisms. This is also expected to provide

back ward – forward linkages and technical backstopping. In this process, a revolving fund

would also be created and managed by the farmers’ bodies organized under the project, in a

federal structure.

6.5 National Training and Travelling Seminar Human resource development is a major thrust of the project for its effective

implementation. Need based training of the project personnel will be organized specific to

programmes and emerging needs. Similarly training will also be provided to farm families and

entrepreneurs for higher affectivity, efficiency and profitability. Training and skill improvement

will be imparted to the project personnel from the other districts that may be undertaking similar

interventions, respectively.

Travelling seminars will be organized across all the six districts undertaken in the project

as proposed, the representative project investigators and stake holders can have direct response

from the farmer on the study and activity undertaken. This will also help for mid term correction,

synergy and improvement in the programe in all the six districts. Interaction of the farmers with

the PIs of other districts would also provide horizontal benefits to the ongoing project. It is

proposed to hold at least one such traveling seminar annually covering two districts at a time

totally 10 to 15 in the project period. Mobile training-cum-exhibition units envisaged at all the

six districts, will be a very significant tool for skill up-gradation and technology transfer.

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7. MONITORING INDICATORS

The following benchmarks will be used as monitorable indicators for measuring the

success of the project at different stages of implementation:

7.1. Livelihood

• 20 - 25 % increase in proportion of gainfully employed population

• 25 - 30 % reduction in out-migration.

7.2. Productivity Enhancement • 15 - 20 % increase in productivity of farm enterprises.

• 40 - 50 % replacement of local seed and planting materials by improved ones.

• 15 - 20 % increase in water, nutrient and energy use efficiency.

• 15 - 20 % increase in extent of farm mechanization.

7.3. Nutritional Security Increase in diversified food production including fruits, vegetables, oilseeds, meat and

poultry, affordability and accessibility.

7.4. Risk minimization

• Extent of adoption of integrated farming.

• Water resource development and efficient utilization, INM and IPM.

• Protected cultivation to combat extreme weather conditions.

7.5. Profitability and Economic viability

• Prevention of losses to the tune of 25 - 35 %.

• Cost reducing agronomic management (at least by 40%), and increase in high value

cropping at least by 60%

• Demand based market linked commodity production leading to 15 - 20 % increase in

profit.

• Value addition through post-harvest management leading to 20 - 25 % increase in

income.

• Enhancement of market access and enlargement of market reach, beyond the district and

state.

7.6. State of environment • Evaluation of biological, chemical and physical degradation and aggradations of

soil resources.

• Biodiversity and improvement in vegetative cover.

• Improvement in hydrological behavior.

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7.7. Social status, farmer’s organization • 20 - 25 % reduction in women drudgery (No. of hours of fieldwork, collection of water,

fuel and fodder, mechanization of farm work).

• Relative improvement in SHG’s covering all the commodities and livelihood enterprises.

• Improvement in quality of life: expenditure on health, education, better housing and

sanitation.

• Level of social acceptance and sustainability of the programme.

The monitoring indicators will be factored to gauge the achievements according to

the defined objectives. These indicators will be grouped under processes and their

impacts.

• Adoption of improved natural resource management techniques

• Improved appropriate cropping system in farming

• Production and availability of high yielding varieties and planting material

• High value, off-season vegetable farming - promotion and marketing

• Promotion of improved management of farming systems and allied livelihood enterprises.

• Organization and skill development.

• Internal rate of returns from the project (IRR)

• Net present value of the project (NPV)

• Benefit cost ratio (BCR)

• Employment increase index

• Reduced out- migration rate

• Gross income increase

• Human Development index

• Better environment index

• Low soil erosion

• Higher water availability

• Reduced women drudgery

• Increased per unit productivity of different enterprises

• Improved Total Factor Productivity (TFP)

• Improved sustainability index

The Consortium Monitoring Unit will be established at lead center to ensure effective

implementation of technical programme, social activities and time planning as envisaged in the

approved document.

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8. EXPECTED OUTCOME, IMPACT AND DELIVERABLES

• Livelihood security: Enhancement of employment to > 200 man days, including both farm

and allied sectors. Each clusters (Total 6) having a band of highly motivated, skilled and

activity linked well-organized rural masses, taking pride and hope in rural livelihood.

• Food and nutritional security: Bridging the existing gap and offsetting the deficit in food

and nutritional security (deficit in pulses - >60%, Oil seeds - >80% and vegetables - > 40%),

due to diversification to oil seeds, pulses, vegetables, fruits and milk products and

enhancement in production.

• Energy security: Energy plantations on community land will impart energy security by

improving availability and reducing cost of expenditure. The involvement of technologically

qualified young people will promote rural entrepreneurship and reduce out migration.

• Environment security: Improved watershed characteristics for water harvesting of at least

30 percent of available runoff. Enhancement of perennial vegetation cover to >40 per cent,

organic matter turnover by 60 per cent and improved soil productivity. Reduced exploitation

of natural resources beyond their carrying capacity, thereby preventing degradation and

ensuring better environment.

• Better quality of life: Reduced women drudgery due to mechanized farm operations

including seeding and threshing; higher availability of water, fodder and fuel resources,

biogas and solar cookers; effective participation in decision-making and economic

independence through organized self-help groups for women.

• The modules of management developed with respect to prioritized farming systems will be

packaged as replicable models for wider applicability.

• Agro-processing and value addition based on commodity-product-packaging-marketing

approach, and interlinked entrepreneurship will be a major out come contributing towards

livelihood security.

• Inbuilt cross cluster advantages due to exchange and visits, periodic review, and effective

communication.

• Technology dissemination centers facilitating as hub of project activities, a platform for

technology and product exchange and providing interface opportunity for stakeholders. These

technology dissemination centers are also expected to update the knowledge of more than

5000 families, which will ultimately lead toward higher adoption rate and thereby atleast 20

percent income of the targeted famiies.

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Activity wise expected outcomes

Sr. No

Proposed Activities Expected Output

1 Seed village (Green gram, wheat, fennel, pigeon pea, soybean, paddy, maize, minor millets)

40 - 50 % replacement of local seed and planting materials

2 Promotion of diversified farming

i. Promotion of vegetable farming 10 - 15 % increase in the income and day to day income

ii. Medicinal plant cultivation 10 - 15 % increase in income and day to day income

iii. Promotion of floriculture (rose & marigold) 10 - 15 % increase in income

iv. Low cost green house 10 - 15 % increase in income

3 Improvement in livestock production system, health and nutrition

20 - 25 % increase in milk production

4 Promotion of vermicompost Improvement in soil health

5 Promotion of micro irrigation 30 - 40 % saving in irrigation water

6 Promotion of RCT (Zero till drill, laser leveler) 15 - 20 % decrease in cost of cultivation

7 Promoting farm equipments 25 - 30 % reduction in women drudgery

8 Back yard poultry, goatry, bee keeping 15 - 20 % increase in income

9 Value addition in aonla and other fruits Increase in income to the tune of 15 - 20 %.

10 Value additioin in milk - symbiotic curd and khoa 15 - 20 % increase in income

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9. TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY

• Consortia partners will be exposed to problem assessment, rapid rural appraisal, and project

formulation and evaluation techniques.

• Selected lead and cooperating scientists will be oriented and trained to frontline technologies.

• Sensitization, organization and skill training for livelihood improvement.

• Interaction and study visits to proven models of success in the selected fields.

• Capacity building and skill development at all the three, ground level works, organized SHGs

and at District level for developing a proficient band of workers specialized in the identified

fields of the projects.

• Demonstration and training will be imparted to farmers and rural entrepreneurs through

mobile exhibition cum demonstration unit

• Training workshops, farm schools for farmers, SHGs and entrepreneur groups.

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10. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES

The project will have a great social and environmental impact in the project area.

The major environmental issues envisaged to be addressed under the project are:

• The project has been developed as a holistic approach by adopting an integrated farming

system with focus on diversifying income streams leading to increase in overall

agricultural productivity and reduction in over exploitation of natural resource base.

• The most significant beneficial impact of the project on the environment is through the

improvement of the natural resource base.

• The soil and water management subcomponent will promote environmentally sound and

beneficial alternative and appropriate technologies such as micro-irrigation, gravity

irrigation flows, roof water harvesting and hydraulic rams that will recharge ground

water, sustainable utilization of rain water, reduce erosion, enhance nutrient quality of the

soil and water retention ability of the soil.

• Most of the technologies are low external input based and having potential to increase

production, productivity and farm income through producing own seeds and following

IPM technologies under organic ethics (where so ever possible), these will be managed

socially by the users group and thus will not impose any burden over environment

• The project will also promote organic agricultural technologies such as vermi-composting

and organic agriculture that will generate environmental benefits.

• The project under promote fodder and grassland development that will have positive

impact as a result of increase in tree cover in the project area and increase the supply of

fodders for sustainable livestock development.

• The project focuses on silvipasture development on Vanpanchayats through community

involvement, which will help in motivation of people to enrich the vegetative cover of the

Vanpanchayats.

• Sustainability of the project on long term basis is integrated with the activities by way of

resource improvement, generation of seed and planting material, water harvesting and

nutrient cycling, capacity building and social organization.

• Major social issues, which are being taken into consideration in the project, are:

• Capacity building of the target population by training them in different technological

aspects, social harmony through self help group dynamics, input and output marketing

management and working environment through farmers’ interest group dynamics.

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• The project would build capacity on the aspects of environment that will result in overall

improvement.

• Generating knowledge and creating awareness among farmers in target areas will help

extend the technologies in nearby villages because of higher economic and environmental

returns. This would infuse the sense of belonging among the farmers and would reduce

the out- migration.

• The federal structure of farmers groups will be taking lead in managing the programme in

future.

• Immense economic benefits can be realized in long run by accruing benefits from

different farm and allied interventions being undertaken during the project.

• The soil and land management activities will help in soil and water conservation in the

Vanpanchayats leading to increased vegetation. This will also ensure the increase

awareness of people towards Vanpanchayats as it will help them to meet out their fodder

and fuel wood needs.

• The cattle-breeding program will increase the awareness level of the people and they will

be able to accept it as a viable income generating activity socially as well as

environmentally.

• Women empowerment through efficient technology designed for women, which not only

increase their work efficiency but also involve them in decision-making process.

• The project has taken care of improving social and environmental fabric of the target area

by incorporating relevant points in its activity chart.

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11. LINKAGES WITH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS

The project will be implemented in consortium mode with the partners already working in

the identified districts. The State Departments of Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal

Husbandry and the State Corporations viz. Gujarat State Land Development Corporation,

Gujarat State Agro Industries Corporation, Gujarat State Forest Development Corporation etc.

are playing major role for the development of agriculture and allied sectors in the identified

districts. The linkage with all these state government departments and corporations as well as

with on-going central government and state run rural development schemes and projects shall be

made. Special emphasis shall be made for linkage with National Rural Employment gurantee

programme (NREGP) and Horticulture Mission - two key programmes of Government of India

for attaining complementarily in the project objectives. The ATMA is operating in Sabarkantha

and Dahod districts. In both the districts, linkages will be established with ATMA functionaries.

District level development agencies viz. District Rural Development Agencies, Tribal,

Sub-plan, co-operation will be involved in implementing the project. KVKs are working in all the

districts and will be the partners in implementing the project..

Effective linkages will also be established with Agril. Produce Marketing Centers at

district/taluka level. Further the SHGs, will have micro-credit linkages with banks as per

NABARD guidelines. The strong linkage will be established with village panchayat, the grass

root level institution.

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12. BUDGET

Table 12.1 Total budget of the project including all the partners proposed Date of Start: December 2007, Planned Duration: 4 years, 3 months Year-wise and item wise total budget Rs. in lakh

Budget Head 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13April-june

A. Recurring Contingencies

Total (%)

(1) TA / DA 4.80 4.80 4.60 4.30 1.50 20.00 1.65(2) Workshops 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 7.00 0.58(3) Contractual Services (RAs etc.) 22.56 22.56 25.68 25.68 6.42 102.90 8.47(4) Operational costs 200.70 200.70 187.70 93.10 7.80 690.00 56.83Sub-Total of A (1-4) 229.06 230.06 219.98 125.08 15.72 819.90 67.53B. HRD Component (5 a) International Training 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(5 b) National Training 9.00 7.80 5.20 0.00 0.00 22.00 1.81(5c) Training organised 14.50 15.50 11.00 9.00 0.00 50.00 4.12(6) Consultancy 4.10 0.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.41Sub-Total of B (5-6) 27.60 24.20 16.20 9.00 0.00 77.00 6.34C. Non-Recurring (7) Equipment 104.66 24.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 129.16 10.64(8) Furniture 5.75 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.75 0.64(9)Works (New / Renovation) 60.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 4.94(10) Others (Books ) 3.50 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 7.50 0.62(10-B) Animals 24.00 23.00 13.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 4.94Sub-Total of C (7-10) 197.91 51.50 15.00 0.00 0.00 264.41 21.78D. Institutional Charges 14.89 14.99 14.49 7.42 1.07 52.86 4.35Grand Total (A + B + C + D) 469.46 320.75 265.67 141.50 16.79 1214.17 100.00

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Table 12.2 Budgetary Summary of the Sub-project (Center-Wise/Head-wise) (Total Project Costs) (Rs. in lakh)

Budget Head SDAU AAU NAU VIKSAT ANaRDe GVT PRakriti BAIF (% )

A. Recurring Contingencies

Total

(1) TA / DA 4.70 3.00 3.00 2.10 1.70 1.70 1.70 2.10 20.00 1.65(2) Workshops 7.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 0.58(3) Contractual Services (RAs etc.) 26.10 15.36 15.36 7.68 7.68 7.68 7.68 15.36 102.90 8.47(4) Operational costs 146.20 108.45 95.30 71.75 59.50 50.30 54.50 104.00 690.00 56.83Sub-Total of A (1-4) 184.00 126.81 113.66 81.53 68.88 59.68 63.88 121.46 819.90 67.53B. HRD Component (5 a) International Training 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(5 b) National Training 14.40 1.60 1.60 1.20 0.80 0.00 1.20 1.20 22.00 1.81s(5 c)Training organized 10.00 9.00 8.00 5.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 6.00 50.00 4.12(6) Consultancy 1.50 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.80 5.00 0.41Sub-Total of B (5-6) 25.90 11.40 10.40 7.00 4.80 4.00 5.50 8.00 77.00 6.34C. Non-Recurring (7) Equipment 40.61 44.50 20.65 8.65 1.65 0.00 6.45 6.65 129.16 10.64(8) Furniture 4.00 0.75 2.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 7.75 0.64(9)Works (New / Renovation) 23.75 16.75 7.00 0.00 8.00 0.00 1.50 3.00 60.00 4.94

(10) (a) Others (Books) 6.00 1.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.50 0.62(10-B) Animals 52.00 8.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 4.94

Sub-Total of C (7-10) 126.36 71.00 30.15 9.15 9.65 0.50 7.95 9.65 264.41 21.78D. Institutional Charges 18.51 6.86 5.63 6.86 3.35 2.90 3.00 5.75 52.86 4.35Grand Total (A + B + C + D) 354.77 216.07 159.84 104.54 86.68 67.08 80.33 144.86 1214.17 100.00

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Budget Head 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TotalA. Recurring Contingencies

(%)

(1) TA / DA 1.20 1.20 1.00 0.90 0.40 4.70 1.32(2) Workshops 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 7.00 1.97(3) Contractual Services (RAs etc.) 5.76 5.76 6.48 6.48 1.62 26.10 7.36(4) Operational costs 44.50 44.50 39.50 16.00 1.70 146.20 41.21Sub-Total of A (1-4) 52.46 53.46 48.98 25.38 3.72 184.00 51.53B. HRD Component (5 a) International Training 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(5 b) National Training 5.00 5.00 4.40 0.00 0.00 14.40 4.06(5c) Training organized 3.50 3.50 2.00 1.00 0.00 10.00 2.82(6) Consultancy 0.90 0.60 0.00 0.00

0.001.50 0.42

Sub-Total of B (5-6) 9.40 9.10 6.40 1.00 0.00 25.90 7.30C. Non-Recurring (7) Equipment 25.61 15.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.61 11.45(8) Furniture 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 1.13(9)Works (New / Renovation) 23.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 23.75 6.69(10) Others 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0010(a) Books 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 1.6910(b) Animals 20.00 20.00 12.00 0.00 0.00 52.00 14.66Sub-Total of C (7-10) 73.36 39.00 14.00 0.00 0.00 126.36 35.62D. Institutional Charges 5.29 5.39 4.89 2.49 0.45 18.51 5.22Grand Total (A + B + C + D) 140.51 106.95 74.27 28.87 4.17 354.77 100.00

Center wise Budget: SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar.

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Centerwise Budget : AAU, Anand Budget Head 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TotalA. Recurring Contingencies

(%)

(1) TA / DA 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.60 0.30 3.00 1.39(2) Workshops 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(3) Contractual Services (RAs etc.) 3.36 3.36 3.84 3.84 0.96 15.36 7.11(4) Operational costs 35.00 35.00 27.00 10.15 1.30 108.45 50.19Sub-Total of A (1-4) 39.06 39.06 31.54 14.59 2.56 126.81 58.69B. HRD Component (5 a) International Training 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(5 b) National Training 0.00 1.20 0.40 0.00 0.00 1.60 0.74(5c) Training organized 4.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 9.00 4.17(6) Consultancy 0.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.80 0.37Sub-Total of B (5-6) 4.80 3.20 2.40 1.00 0.00 11.40 5.28C. Non-Recurring (7) Equipment 43.00 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 44.50 20.60(8) Furniture 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.75 1.05(9)Works (New / Renovation) 16.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 16.75 7.75(10) Others 10(a) Books 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.4610(b) Animals 4.00 3.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 3.70Sub-Total of C (7-10) 65.50 4.50 1.00 0.00 0.00 71.00 32.86D. Institutional Charges 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.74 0.12 6.86 3.17Grand Total (A + B + C + D) 111.36 48.76 36.94 16.33 2.68 216.07 100.00

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Centerwise Budget : NAU, Navsari Budget Head 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TotalA. Recurring Contingencies

(%)

(1) TA / DA 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.60 0.30 3.00 1.88(2) Workshops 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(3) Contractual Services (RAs etc.) 3.36 3.36 3.84 3.84 0.96 15.36 9.61(4) Operational costs 28.00 28.00 28.00 10.00 1.30 95.30 59.62Sub-Total of A (1-4) 32.06 32.06 32.54 14.44 2.56 113.66 71.11B. HRD Component (5 a) International Training 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(5 b) National Training 0.00 1.20 0.40 0.00 0.00 1.60 1.00(5c) Training organized 0.00 4.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 8.00 5.01(6) Consultancy 0.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.80 0.50Sub-Total of B (5-6) 0.80 5.20 2.40 2.00 0.00 10.40 6.51C. Non-Recurring (7) Equipment 18.65 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.65 12.92(8) Furniture 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 1.25(9)Works (New / Renovation) 7.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 4.38(10) Others 10(a) Books 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.3110(b) Animals 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Sub-Total of C (7-10) 28.15 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.15 18.86D. Institutional Charges 1.60 1.60 1.60 0.70 0.13 5.63 3.52Grand Total (A + B + C + D) 62.61 40.86 36.54 17.14 2.69 159.84 100.00

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Center wise Budget: VIKSAT (Rs. in lakhs)

Budget Head 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TotalA. Recurring Contingencies

(%)

(1) TA / DA 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.10 2.10 2.01(2) Workshops 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(3) Contractual Services (RAs etc.) 1.68 1.68 1.92 1.92 0.48 7.68 7.35(4) Operational costs 20.00 20.00 20.00 10.75 1.00 71.75 68.63Sub-Total of A (1-4) 22.18 22.18 22.42 13.17 1.58 81.53 77.99B. HRD Component (5 a) International Training 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(5 b) National Training 1.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.20 1.15(5c) Training organized 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 5.00 4.78(6) Consultancy 0.60 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.80 0.77Sub-Total of B (5-6) 3.80 1.20 1.00 1.00 0.00 7.00 6.70C. Non-Recurring (7) Equipment 5.65 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.65 8.27(8) Furniture 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.48(9)Works (New / Renovation) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(10) Others 10(a) Books 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0010(b) Animals 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Sub-Total of C (7-10) 6.15 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.15 8.75D. Institutional Charges 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.74 0.12 6.86 6.53Grand Total (A + B + C + D) 34.13 28.38 25.42 14.91 1.70 104.54 100.00

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Center wise Budget: ANaRDe Foundation

Budget Head 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TotalA. Recurring Contingencies

(%)

(1) TA / DA 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.10 1.70 1.96(2) Workshops 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(3) Contractual Services (RAs etc.) 1.68 1.68 1.92 1.92 0.48 7.68 8.86(4) Operational costs 16.00 16.00 16.00 11.00 0.50 59.50 68.64Sub-Total of A (1-4) 18.08 18.08 18.32 13.32 1.08 68.88 79.46B. HRD Component (5 a) International Training 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(5 b) National Training 0.40 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.80 0.92(5c) Training organized 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 4.00 4.61(6) Consultancy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Sub-Total of B (5-6) 1.40 1.40 1.00 1.00 0.00 4.80 5.54C. Non-Recurring (7) Equipment 1.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.65 1.90(8) Furniture 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(9)Works (New / Renovation) 8.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 9.23(10) Others 10(a) Books 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0010(b) Animals 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Sub-Total of C (7-10) 9.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.65 11.13D. Institutional Charges 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.60 0.05 3.35 3.87Grand Total (A + B + C + D) 30.03 20.38 20.22 14.92 1.13 86.68 100.00

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Center wise Budget: GVT

Budget Head 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TotalA. Recurring Contingencies

(%)

(1) TA / DA 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.10 1.70 2.53(2) Workshops 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(3) Contractual Services (RAs etc.) 1.68 1.68 1.92 1.92 0.48 7.68 11.45(4) Operational costs 14.20 14.20 14.20 7.20 0.50 50.30 74.99Sub-Total of A (1-4) 16.28 16.28 16.52 9.52 1.08 59.68 88.97B. HRD Component (5 a) International Training 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(5 b) National Training 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(5c) Training organized 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 4.00 5.96(6) Consultancy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Sub-Total of B (5-6) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 4.00 5.96C. Non-Recurring (7) Equipment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(8) Furniture 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.75(9)Works (New / Renovation) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(10) Others 10(a) Books 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0010(b) Animals 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Sub-Total of C (7-10) 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.75D. Institutional Charges 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.45 0.05 2.90 4.32Grand Total (A + B + C + D) 18.58 18.08 18.32 10.97 1.13 67.08 100.00

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Center wise Budget: PRAKRITI Foundation (Rs. in lakhs)

Budget Head 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TotalA. Recurring Contingencies

(%)

(1) TA / DA 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.10 1.70 2.12(2) Workshops 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(3) Contractual Services (RAs etc.) 1.68 1.68 1.92 1.92 0.48 7.68 9.56(4) Operational costs 15.00 15.00 15.00 9.00 0.50 54.50 67.85Sub-Total of A (1-4) 17.08 17.08 17.32 11.32 1.08 63.88 79.53B. HRD Component (5 a) International Training 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(5 b) National Training 1.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.20 1.49(5c) Training organized 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 4.00 4.98(6) Consultancy 0.20 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.37Sub-Total of B (5-6) 2.40 1.10 1.00 1.00 0.00 5.50 6.84C. Non-Recurring (7) Equipment 3.95 2.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.45 8.03(8) Furniture 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(9)Works (New / Renovation) 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 1.88(10) Others 10(a) Books 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0010(b) Animals 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Sub-Total of C (7-10) 5.45 2.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.95 9.90D. Institutional Charges 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.55 0.05 3.00 3.73Grand Total (A + B + C + D) 25.73 21.48 19.12 12.87 1.13 80.33 100.00

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Center wise Budget: BAIF (Rs. in lakhs)

Budget Head 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TotalA. Recurring Contingencies

(%)

(1) TA / DA 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.10 2.10 1.45(2) Workshops 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(3) Contractual Services (RAs etc.) 3.36 3.36 3.84 3.84 0.96 15.36 10.60(4) Operational costs 28.00 28.00 28.00 19.00 1.00 104.00 71.79Sub-Total of A (1-4) 31.86 31.86 32.34 23.34 2.06 121.46 83.85B. HRD Component (5 a) International Training 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(5 b) National Training 1.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.20 0.83(5c) Training organized 2.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 6.00 4.14(6) Consultancy 0.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.80 0.55Sub-Total of B (5-6) 4.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 8.00 5.52C. Non-Recurring (7) Equipment 6.15 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.65 4.59(8) Furniture 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00(9)Works (New / Renovation) 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 2.07(10) Others 10(a) Books 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0010(b) Animals 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Sub-Total of C (7-10) 9.15 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.65 6.66D. Institutional Charges 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.15 0.10 5.75 3.97Grand Total (A + B + C + D) 46.51 35.86 34.84 25.49 2.16 144.86 100.00

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13. HOW WAS THE PROJECT PROPOSAL DEVELOPED?

The project was developed through in depth discussion during three interaction meetings with the

parteners and visit to the selected sites (villages). The inputs received during these interaction workshops

were duly conceptualized in the project proposal. In the final meeting with stakeholders (stakeholder

workshop organized during 19-21 July, 2007) and with the help from the helpdesk the detailed work plan

/ activities as per objectives were crystallized. The final proposal was drafted in consultation with all the

partners in a group meeting held on 06-08-07.

The full proposal on "Integrated Project for Research on Development Process and Susutainability

of Livlihood in Disadnvantaged Districts of Gujarat State" was finalized during the group meet held after

interaction workshop wherein all the partners were present.

14. SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL: 14.1 Lead Center: S.D.Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar i) Dr. R.C. Maheshwari, Vice-chancellor, SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar Consortium Leader ii) Dr. K.A.Thakkar, Professor (Ext. Edn.), SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar Consortium PI iii) Dr. R.R.Shakhela, Res. Scientist, SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar Consortium Co-PI Associated Scientists: 1 Dr. S.B.S.Tikka, Dir.of Research, SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar Associated Scientist 2 Dr. M.C.Soni, Dir. of Extn. Edn. SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar 3 Dr.P.T.Patel, Assoc. Dir.of Research, SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar Associated Scientist 4 Dr. S.Acharya, Res. Scientist (Pulse), SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar Associated Scientist 5 Dr.G.M.Patel, Professor (Entomology), SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar Associated Scientist 6 Dr. (Mrs.) S.Ahlawat, Professor (H.Sc. Extn.), SDAU,

Sardarkrushinagar Associated Scientist

7 Dr.K.P.Singh, Assoc.Res.Scientist, LRS, SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar Associated Scientist 8 Dr.R.N.Singh, Assoc.Res.Scientist, RRS, SDAU,

Sardarkrushinagar Associated Scientist

9 Dr.A.B.Pillai, Asstt.Res.Scientist,(Meteorology) SDAU, SKNagar Associated Scientist

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14.2 Co-operating Centeres 14.2.1. Anand Agricultural University, Anand 1 Dr. B.S.Patel, Programme coordinator, KVK, Dahod Consortium Co-PI 2 Dr.M.M.Pathak, Assoc. Dir. of Research. AAU, Anand Associated Scientist 3 Dr.S.H.Patel, Res Scientist, Agril. Res. Station, Derol

(Panchmahals). Associated Scientist

4 Mr.M.J.Patel, SMS (Horti.), KVK, Dahod Associated Scientist 5 Dr.S.Sriram, Res.Scientist, Aeromatic &Medicinal project, Anand Associated Scientist 6 Dr.S.S.Kapadi, Res.Scientist, APP Unit, Anand Associated Scientist 7 Dr.S.Parnekar, Professor, Dept. of Ani.Nutrition, coll.of Vet. Sci.,

Anand Associated Scientist

8 Dr.F.P.Savalia, Assoc.Res.Sci.,Poultry Unit, coll.of Vet. Sci., Anand

Associated Scientist

14.2.2. Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari

1 Dr. Amresh Das, Res Scientist (Soil Sci.),NAU, Navsari Consortium Co-PI 2 Dr.G.S.Rao, Assoc. Dir. of Research, NAU, Navsari Associated Scientist 3 Dr.P.P.Chaudhary, Programme coordinator, KVK, Waghai (Dangs) Associated Scientist 4 Mr.A.D.Tandel, Prog. Coordinator, KVK, Dediapada (Narmda) Associated Scientist 5 Dr.P.K.Srivastava, NAU, Navsari Associated Scientist 6 Dr.S.P.Saxena, NAU, Navsari Associated Scientist 14.2.3. VIKSAT, Sabarkantha

1 Mr.Vijay Kaushal, Programme coordinator, VIKSAT Consortium Co-PI 2 Mr.Raymal Pagi, VIKSAT Field Officer, Bhiloda Associated Scientist 3 Mr.Ramesh Patel, VIKSAT Field Officer, Khedbrahma Associated Scientist 4 Mrs. Heena Patel, VIKSAT Field Officer, Bhiloda Associated Scientist 5 Mrs.Jyoti Patel, VIKSAT Field Officer, Khedbrahma Associated Scientist 14.2.4. ANaRDe, Banaskantha

1 Mr.R.J.Bhuva, District coordinator, ANaRDe, Banaskantha

Consortium Co-PI

2 Mr.N.M.Shah, Agricultural coordinator, ANaRDe, Bombay Associated Scientist 3 Mr.V.K.Borad, Project Officer, ANaRDe, Palanpur Associated Scientist 4 Mrs.Sulochanaben Patil, Taluka coordinator, ANaRDe, Palanpur Associated Scientist 14.2.5. GVT 1 Dr. J.P.Yadvendra, Coordinator (Research), GVT, Dahod Consortium Co-PI 2 Dr.L.K.Sharma, Res.Scientist (Crop), GVT, Dahod Associated Scientist 3 Mr.Sandip Pawar, Field Specialist, GVT, Dahod Associated Scientist

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14.2.6. PRAKRITI Foundation, 1 Mr.Rajendra Jayeswal, Director, Prakrti Foundation Consortium Co-PI 2 Mr. Sashikant Sharma, Programme Coordinatior, Prakriti

Foundation, Dahod Associated Scientist

3 Mrs. Sonal Patel. Programme Officer, Prakriti Foundation, Dahod Associated Scientist 4 Mr. Mal Singh, Programme Officer, Prakriti Foundation, Dahod Associated Scientist 14.2.7. BAIF Development Research Foundation 1 Mr.V.C. Badve, Chief Programme Coordinatio, BAIF, Navsari Consortium Co-PI 2 Mr. M.G.Chavada, Programme Coordinatior, BAIF, Navsari Associated Scientist 3 Mr.S.H.Patel, Programme Officer, BAIF, Dangs Associated Scientist 4 Mr. V.G.Patil, Sr.Development Engineer, BAIF, Navsari Associated Scientist 5 Mr. Mahendrabhai M.Patel, SMS (Plant Protection), KVK, Chasvad Associated Scientist

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15. BRIEF C.V. OF EACH CPI/ Co-PI 15.1 Dr.K.A.Thakkar, CPI i) Name : Dr.K.A.THAKKAR ii) Designation : Professor (Extension Education)

iii) Address : Directorate of Extension Education S.D.Agricultural University SARDARKRUSHINAGAR-385506 Dist. Banaskantha (Gujarat)

Telephone No. : 02748-278436 Fax No. : 02748-278436 Mobile No. : 9426502536 E-mail : sdaunaip_kat@yahoo.co.in

iv) Date of Birth : 01-10-1956

v) Name of Institute / Center where presently working:

S.D.Agricultural University SARDARKRUSHINAGAR-385506 Dist. Banaskantha (Gujarat)

vi) Postal Address of the Institution with Tel./Fax No. and E-mail :

Directorate of Extension Education S.D.Agricultural University SARDARKRUSHINAGAR-385506 Dist. Banaskantha (Gujarat) Phone: 02748-278436 E-Mail: sdaunaip_kat@yahoo.co.in

vii) Educational Qualification:

Degree Year Institution Area of Specialization Ph.D 1992 Marathwada Agril. University,

Parbhani Agril. Extension

M.Sc. (Agri)

1979 University of Udaipur, Jobner Agril. Extension

B.Sc.(Agri) 1977 Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand

All Necessary

viii) Professionals experience (only for last 10 years) Post held Institution Period Remarks Professor S.D.Agril. University, Since2004 Asso.Dir. of Extn. Education

Gujarat Agril. University, Sardarkrushinagar

1999-2004

Assoc.Professor Gujarat Agril. University, Sardarkrushinagar

1992-2002

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ix) Achievements: - 1. Various extension activities for the benefit of rural villagers were conducted in all the

districts of North Gujarat.

2. Actively involved in revision of syllabus at UG/PG level at College of Agriculture and

College of Home Science.

3. Successfully guided twelve M.Sc. and four Ph.D. students.

4. Published more than 50 research papers at National level.

5. Teaching at UG/PG level at College of Agriculture and College of Home Science.

6. Worked as Assoc. Editor in The Research Journal " Guj. Jour. of Extn. Education"

7. Member in the Editorial Board of the University News Letter

x) Research project already involved in; Being the Chairman of the University Research Sub-committee on Behavioural

Research actively involved in desining and implementing various research projects.

xi) Percentage time proposed for this project. : 70 %

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15.2 Dr.R.R. SHAKHELA, Co-PI i) Name : Dr. R.R. SHAKHELA ii) Designation : Associate Research Scientist

iii) Address : Dry farming Research Station, S.D.A.U., Sardarkrushinagar Telephone No. : 02748-278423/278465 (O) Fax NO. : 02748-278465 Mobile No. : 9979519991: E-mail : rrs_af@sdau.edu.in

iv) Date of Birth : 01-06-1956

v) Name of Institute / Center where presently working:

Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar

vi) Postal Address of the Institution with Tel./Fax No. And E-mail:

Dry farming Research Station, S.D.A.U., Sardarkrushinagar 02748-278423/278465 (O) 02742 251326(R), 979519991 (M)

vii) Educational Qualification: Degree Year Institution Area of Specialization Ph.D 1995 Rajasthan Agril.

University, Jobner Agril. Chemistry & Soil Science

M.Sc. (Agri)

1981 Gujarat Agril. University, Ahmedabad

Agril. Chemistry & Soil Science

B.Sc. 1978 Gujarat University, Ahmedabad

Chemistry

viii) Professionals experience (only for last 10 years)

Post held Institution Period Remarks Associate Professor

C. P. College of Agriculture SDAU, Sradrakrushinagar

1997-2000

Associate Research Scientist

Dry Farming Res. Station, SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar

2000 onwards

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ix) Achievements: -

I have worked as a Senior Res. Asstt. at NARP, GAU, Bharuch (1983-85) and as an

Agricultural Officer at ECF, Lab. GAU, Saradarkrushinagar.(1985-1987). I was appointed as a

Asstt. Res. Scientist of Soil Science at DFRS, GAU, Saradarkrushinagar. After serving in this

position for 9 years,I was promoted to Assoc. Professor of soil Science in the year 1996. Teaching

has been a passion, I have taught many P.G. Courses and U.G courses, guided 03 M. Sc.

students. Since I am holding the position of Assoc. res. Sci. at DFRS, SDAU,

Sardarkrushinagar.My areas of specialization in Research are Soil Testing, Nutrient Management,

and Research on a varof crops, Drought Management, INM in Plantation crops. Publication: My

scientific contribution in the field of soil fertility was published in peer-reviewed journals. I have

published papers of various national and international journal, symposia / seminar organized by

different societies. I have 14 research papers out of which 02 are in international journal, 12 in

National journal, I book chapter edited 3 books and published 25 popular articles. I have made

significant contribution in the field of Soil fertility and Soil chemistry in general and in the field of

Drought management. The technology developed by me (total Nine Recommendations for the

farming communities is adopted by large number of farmers of North Gujarat. I Coordinated

several field demonstration, farmers training camps and state level workshop on balanced

fertilization, INM, Soil Health, Nutrition in Fruit crops.

x) Research project already involved in: 02

1) NATP- Land Use Planning and Management of Agricultural

Resources under Rainfed Agro- Eco system.-Completed

2) Dry farming Research Project-On going

xi) Percentage time proposed for this project. 60%

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15.3 Dr.B.S.PATEL, Co-PI i) Name : Dr. B. S. Patel ii) Designation : Programme Coordinator

iii)Address : Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agril. University, Muvaliya Farm, Dahod Telephone No. : 02673 – 245659/220423 Fax NO. : 02673-245659 Mobile No. : 9428153548 E-mail :

iv)Date of Birth : 08-03-1955

v)Name of Institute / Center where presently working :

Anand Agricultural University, Anand

vi) Postal Address of the Institution with Tel./Fax No. and E-mail :

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agril. University, Muvaliya Farm, Dahod vii) Educational Qualification:

Degree Year Institution Area of Specialization Ph.D 2005 Anand Agricultural

University, Anand Extension Education

M.Sc. (Agri) 1992 Gujarat Agril. University, Ahmedabad

Extension Education

B.Sc. 1976 Gujarat Agril. University, Ahmedabad

Agriculture

viii) Professionals experience (only for last 10 years)

Post held Institution Period Remarks Assistant Professor Anand

Agricultural University

1999-2006

Programme Coordinator

Anand Agricultural University

2007onwards

ix) Achievements: -

The extension educationist has made significant contribution to education and training to farmers, farmwomen and youths. The extension educationalist has published 8 research articles and 2 textbooks. The extension educationalist has wide experience of teaching and extension.

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x) Research project already involved in: Involved in all the projects implemented by Krishi Vigyan Kendra xi) Percentage time proposed for this project. : 60 %

15.4 Dr. AMARESHDAS, Co-PI

i) Name : DR. AMARESH DAS ii) Designation : Research Sceintist (Soil Science) iii) Address : Department of Soil Science, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari-396450, Dist: Navsari, GUJARAT

Telephone No. : 02637-282775-303 Fax No. : -- Mobile No. : 9925025485 E-mail : dradas@hotmail .com

dramreshdas@yahoo.co.in iv) Date of Birth : 12-05-1956

v) Name of Institute / Center where presently working :

vi) Department of Soil Science, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari-396450, Dist: Navsari, GUJARAT

vii) Postal Address of the Institution with Tel./Fax No. and E-mail :

Department of Soil Science, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari-396450, Dist: Navsari, GUJARAT

viii) Educational Qualification: Degree Year Institution Area of Specialization Ph.D 1991 IIT Kharagpur Soil Science Masters 1978 Calcutta University Agril. Chemistry and Soil Science Bachelors 1976 Calcutta University Chemistry

ix) Professionals experience (only for last 10 years)

Post held Institution Period Remarks Associate Research Scientist (Agril. Chemistry and Soil Science)

Gujarat Agriculture University, Arnej

1997-1999

Research Scientist (P) (Agril. Chemistry and Soil Science)

GAU and Anand Agril. University

1999-2006

Research Scientist (Soil Science)

Navsari Agril. University, Navsari

2006 till date

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x) Achievements: - Utilization of lateric and other sub trokpical soils on varying parent materials

encompassing varying physiography and altitude for agricultural production in parts of Bihar and

West Bengal. Water Management research on paddy and wheat and paddy & wheat based crop

sequence and on soybean. Charaterazation of saline, saline-sodic and sodic soils and management

for improved crop production, rainwater harvesting and their recycling for enhanceing

productivity of major crops of semi and Bhal tract of Gujarat.

x) Research project already involved in 1. Charaterazatrion of laterite lateritc soils and their utilization for geotechnical and Agricultural

practices - worked as " Sr.Res. Investigator" , (DST Project, IIT, Khadagpur)

1. Management of gypsiferous and impeded soils of arid areas (NATP Projects)

2. Medium renge wheather fo0r casting- work as " Nodel Officer " AAU, Anand.

xi) Percentage time proposed for this project. : 50 %

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15.5 Mr. VIJAY KAUSHAL, Co-PI i) Name : Mr. Vijay Kaushal ii) Designation : Coordinator - Forestry Programme

iii) Address : VIKSAT, NehruFoundation for Development, Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad – 380054 Telephone No. : 079 – 2685 6220 Fax No. : 079 - 2685 2360

Mobile No. : 9825415319 E-mail : vijay.kaushal@viksat.org

iv) Date of Birth : 04-01-63

v) Name of Institute / Center where presently working :

VIKSAT, NehruFoundation for Development

vi) Postal Address of the Institution with Tel./Fax No. and E-mail :

VIKSAT, NehruFoundation for Development, Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad – 380054 Email :viksat@gmail.com vii) Educational Qualification : Degree Year Institution Area of Specialization Ph.D - - - M.Phil 1992 Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad Social work Bachelors 1984 Saurastra University, Rajkot Agronomy viii) Professionals experience (only for last 10 years) Post held Institution Period Remarks Programme Officer VIKSAT 1994 – 2001 - Programme Coordinator VIKSAT 2001– Till date ix) Achievements: - • Attended the “World Summit on Sustainable Development - 2002” Johannesburg, South Africa,

organized by United Nations from August 17 – September 07, 2002. • Represented VIKSAT in the monitoring of JFM programme in Panchamahals District appointed by

SLWG. The other members were Madhu Sarin, Anil Shah and Retd. PCCF Mr. Vaishnav. • Training programme for Eco Development Project for the RFOs organised by CEE and held in 1999.

Took session on Role of PIs in NRM. • Presented paper and took session on Role of State Level Networking Group in Gujarat (SAKSHAM)

(Hindi), at the Semi Arid Tribal Regional JFM network Workshop held during April 15-16, 1999 at N.M.Sadguru Water and Development Foundation, Dahod, Gujarat.

• Member of the High Power Committee of three states - Maharashtra, Goa and Rajasthan, appointed by MoE&F, New Delhi for the NEAC programme.

• Training Programme for the PIs of villages surrounding Hingolgardh Sanctuary. I took the session on Community Organisation. The training was organised by CEE in the year 1998.

• Training programme on the Role of School Teachers in Environment Education. I took the session on Environment Education Through Newsletter in the training that was organised in the year 1998.

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• Gujarat Gram Vikas Sanstha in the SPIPA had organised training for the PIs working in the area of Watershed Management in the year 1998. I jointly took the session with Mr. Srininvas Mudrakartha on Role of NGOs in NRM.

• Acting as panel person for various programmes on NRM being aired by Doordarshan Kendra, Ahmedabad and AIR, Ahmedabad and Baroda.

x) Research project already involved in 1. Sustainable Nutrition Education Health and Livelihood Project (SNEHAL) funded by CARE India. 2. National Environment Awareness Campaign supported by Ministry of Environment & Forests, New

Delhi. 3. Localizing the Millennium Development Goals for a Sustainable Future: A Development Perspective

for Dungarpur District in Rajasthan Funded by UNDP, New Delhi. 4. Empowering rural community through SHGs funded by NABARD, Gujarat. 5. Capacity Building & Scaling up of the SAKSHAM Federations, funded by Indo – Global Social

Service Society, New Delhi 6. Survey and Assessment of Socio Economic impact of Micro irrigation system scheme of Govt. of

Gujarat Gujarat Green Revolution Company Limited, Vadodara. Percentage time proposed for this project: 80% Xi) Percentage time proposed for this project: 50 %

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Mr. R.J. BHUVA, Co-PI i) Name : Mr. R.J.Bhuva

ii) Designation : District Co-ordinator, ANaRDe Foundation

iii) Address : ANaRDe foundation, Nr.Marchentile Bank, Palanpur

Telephone No. : 02742 254800. Fax NO. : 02742 252014. Mobile No. : 94265 95206 E-mail :

iv) Date of Birth : 04-05-1965

v) Name of Institute / Center where presently working : ANaRDe foundation,

vi) Postal Address of the Institution with Tel./Fax No. and E-mail :

ANaRDe foundation, Nr.Marchentile Bank, Palanpur

vii) Educational Qualification:

Degree Year Institution Area of Specialization Ph.D - - - MRS 1988 S. G. University, Surat - B.Com 1986 Saurastra University, Rajkot Commerce Subjects

viii) Professionals experience (only for last 10 years)

Post held Institution Period Remarks District Coordinator

ANaRDe foundation, Palanpur (BK)

1990 till date

-

ix) Achievements :- Under the total village development scheme ten villages were adopted and maximum attempts were made for overall agricultural development of these villages. Firty farmers clubs and six hundred SHGs were formed in order to provide employment opportunities. x) Research project already involved in Involved in two following projects in Banaskantha District.

a. Total village development scheme b. Watershed development project.

xi) Percentage time proposed for this project. : 55 %

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15.6.7 Dr. YADAVENDRA JAGDISH PRASAD, Co-PI i) Name : Yadavendra Jagdish Prasad ii) Designation : Coordinator (Research)

iii) Address : C-7, Yogi Park Bunglows, B/H Rachna Avenue, Opp. Yash Complex, Gotri Road, Vadodara – 389021, Gujarat, India

Telephone No. : 00 91 2652371121 Fax NO. : Mobile No. : 9426308161 E-mail : Jpykmw77@yahoo.com

iv) Date of Birth : 16-12-1945

v) Name of Institute / Center where presently working :

Gramin Vikas Trust, Dahod

vi) Postal Address of the Institution with Tel./Fax No. and E-mail :

Gramin Vikas Trust, Dahod, Phone No.00 91 265 2371121

vii) Educational Qualification : Degree Year Institution Area of Specialization Ph.D 1984 University of Udaipur,

Udaipur Plant Breeding and Genetics

M.Sc. (Agri)

1970 University of Udaipur, Udaipur

Plant Breeding and Genetics

B.Sc.(Agri) 1968 University of Udaipur, Udaipur

Agriculture

viii)Professionals experience (only for last 10 years) Post held Institution Period Remarks Professor and Head, Department of Plant Breeding and Cytogenetics,

Gujarat Agriculture University, Anand

1997-2000

Research Scientist (Forage) and ICAR Unit Head, Forage

ForageResearch Station, Gujarat Agriculture University, Anand

2000-2004

Coordinator (Research)

Gramin Vikas Trust, Dahod 2004 till date

ix) Achievements: -

Development, resease and recommendation of crops varieties: A. Pulse Crops: Three varieties of cowpea, one variety of Moth, two varieties of Green

gram, one variety each of Black Gram, Pigeonpea, Chickpea, Clusterbean and soybean were released / recommended.

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B. Oil Seed crops: Seven varieties of groundnut, two varieties sesame and one variety of sunflower was released. C. Cereal crops: One variety of Rice was released for cultivation. D. A New cropping system involving groundnut as a base crop and pigeonpea as an intercrop has

been developed. E. Demonstrations were conducted to popularized recommended technologis.

x) Research project already involved in

a. Technical Assessment of INDO-UK collaborative Project on Oilseeds. b. Consultant to Gramin Vikas Trust for crops research programmes in Western Inbdia

rain fed Farming Project of DFID. c. Consultancy work from Enterplan UK for Agricultural Development Support plan for

Madhya Pradesh Rural Livelihood project, MP. India. xi) Percentage time proposed for this project. : 50 %

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15.8. Mr. RAJENDRA KUMAR JAISWAL, Co-PI i. Name : Rajendra Kumar Jaiswal ii. Designation : Director, PRAKRITI FOUNDATION

for Natural Resources Regeneration iii. Address : E – 26, Pashupatinath Nagar, Godi Road

DAHOD – 389 151 (Gujarat) INDIA Tele fax : 02679 224884 (O), 02673 247172 (R) Mb: 09426339155 E-mail:prakritijhalod@yahoo.co.in,

prakritijhalod@rediffmail.com, prakritijhalod@gmail.com,

rajendrajaiswal@msn.com

iv. Date of birth : March 1st, 1966 v. Name of Institute where presently working: PRAKRITI FOUNDATION for Natural Resources Regeneration, Rayan Falia, Dahod Road, Muwada, JHALOD – 389 170 (Gujarat) INDIA vi. Education qualification: Management Skills in Rural Development

1994 University of Reading, UK Rural Development

Masters degree 1991 Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner

ME (Irrigation Water Management)

Bachelor’s degree 1988 Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner

Agricultural Engineering

vii. Professional experience: Post held Institution Period Remarks Executive Director PRAKRITI

Foundation, Jhalod September 1995 to till now

-

Senior Program Executive

NM Sadguru W & D Foundation, Dahod

Feb.1991 to Sept 1995

-

Program Officer Ubeshwar Vikas Mandal, Udaipur

July 1988 to June 1989

June 1989 to Feb 1991 Honarary work for Ubeshwar & AFPRO, Udaipur

viii. Achievements:

The scientist has made significant contribution to Integrated Watershed Development & Management as State level trainer for Ministry of Rural Development as well as implementation of program at village level. Support PRAVAH – Gujarat network for Drinking Water & Sanitation as Executive Member representing Dahod, Panchmahal and Vadodara district from 2005 to 2007. The Lok Jumbesh program of Govt of Rajasthan selected and awarded as best lok jumbesh cluster in Rajasthan in 2002-03. Providing support as external faculty for BASIX (The School of Livelihood), Indore for Fundamental livelihood Program Modal. Also, support to small rural development institutions for technical aspects.

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15.9. Mr. V. C. BADVE, Co-PI i) Name : Mr. V.C. Badve ii) Designation : Chief Programme Coordinator iii) Address : BAIF Development Research Foundation Vrindavan Campus, At. Lachhakadi Tal. Vansda,

Dist. Navsari Telephone No. : 02630-244096, 290314 Fax NO. : 02630- 244005 Mobile No. : 094268 72557 E-mail : dhruva_org@rediffmail.co

iv) Date of Birth : 07-08-1950

v) Name of Institute / Center where presently working :

BAIF Development Research Foundation At. Lachhakadi Tal. Vansda, Dist: Navsari, GUJARAT

vi) Postal Address of the Institution with Tel./Fax No. and E-mail :

BAIF Development Research Foundation Vrindavan Campus, At. Lachhakadi Tal. Vansda, Dist. Navsari Tel No. 02630-244096, 290314, Fax No 02630- 244005 vii) Educational Qualification :

Degree Year Institution Area of Specialization Ph.D - - - Masters 1974 Pune University Biochemistry Bachelors 1972 Pune University Chemistry

viii) Professionals experience (only for last 10 years) Post held Institution Period Remarks Joint Program Director

BAIF 1996-2004 Integrated Rural development program & Research Activities

Chief Programme Coordinator

BAIF 2004 till date

Integrated tribal development program

x) Achievements :- The Chief Programme Coordinator has made significant contribution to Watershed

Management, Integrated Farming System, Soil Conservation, Cattle Breeding Programme, Agro-Forestry and integrated farming system specific to arid and semi-arid area. The research and development efforts were mainly made on farmers field on CBC and Watershed basis. He has countrywide experience specially- Gujarat, Maharashtra, of working on Cattle Breeding activities and Watershed Management and Farming System improvement in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid regions

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Research project already involved in

1. Animal Nutritional trials on crossed bred, indigionous and exotic cattle. 2 Research work done on Mushroom cultivation at village level. 3. S.R.I. farming system in Paddy crops of tribal areas of South Gujarat. 4. Processing and Marketing systems for Agriculture and Horticulture crops produced by Tribal families.

xi) Percentage time proposed for this project. : 55 %

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16. DETAILS OF THE CONSORTIA PARTNERS INCLUDING LEAD CENTER Sr. No.

Consortia Partner

Name of the PI / Co PI

Designation Full address with phone / fax / E-mail

Dr. K. A.Thakkar PI

Professor (Extn. Edu.)

S.D.A.U., Sardarkrushinagar, Pin-385506, (B.K.) Phone: 02748- 278436 E-mail: sdaunaip_kat@yahoo.co.in dee@sdau.edu.in

1. 2.

S.D.Agril. University

Dr. R.R.Shakhela Co-PI

Research Scientist

S.D.A.U., Sardarkrushinagar, Pin-385506, (B.K.) Phone: 02748- 278465 E-mail : rrs_af@sdau.edu.in

3. Anand Agri. University

Dr. B. S. Patel Co-PI

Prog.Coordinator, KVK, Dahod

Krusi Vigyan Kendra, AAU, Muvalia Farm At & Po: Dahod

4. Navsari Agricultural University

Dr. Amresh Das Co-PI

Research Scientist (Soil Sci.)

N.A.U., Eru Char Rasta, Navsari- 396450 Ph. 02637-282775 Extn. 303, E-mail. dramresh@yahoo.co.in

5. VIKSAT, Mr. Vijay KaushalCo-PI

Programme Coordinator

VIKSAT, Nehru Foundation for Development, Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad - 380054 E-mail:vijay.kaushal@viksat.org

6. ANaRDe Foundation

Mr. R. J. Bhuva Co-PI

District Coordinator

ANaRDe Foundation, Near Merchantile Bank, Near Cozy Tower, Palanpur - 385001

7. Gramin Vikas Trust

Dr.Yadvendra Jagdish Prasad Co-PI

Coordinator (Research)

C-7, Yogi Park Bunglows, B/H Rachna Avenue, Opp : Yash Complex, Gotri, Vadodadara - 389021 E-mail:jpykmw77@yahoo.com

8. PRAKRITI Foundation

Dr.Rajendrakumar Jaiswal Co-PI

Director E-26, Pashupati Nath Nagar, Godi Road, DAHOD-389 151 Phone: 02679-224884 E-mail: prakritijhalod@yahoo.co.in prakritijhalod@redifmail.com

9. BAIF Mr. V. C. Badve Co-PI

Chief Program coordinator

BAiF Development Research Foundation, Vrindavan Campus, At Lachhakadi,Ta.Vansda,Dist. Navsari E-mail: dhruva_org@rediffmail.co

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This application is submitted by Lead Consortium on behalf of all other partners and has been

made with the full aggreeemnt of the participating institutions after interaction. The application is

approved by the Head of the Lead Center, together with CoPIs of Consortia Partners and their institutions,

which agree to provide logistic and administrative suppoport as necessary. Particpating institutions agree

to aloow the CPIs and CoPIs to devote time and under take tours etc. as required. CL/CPI will be allowed

to discharge his duties as facilitator and also undertake monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the

project. Accontns will be maintained and funds disbursed and project implemantaion supervised in

accordance with ICAR/NAIP guidelines.

(Dr. K. A. Thakkar) (Dr. R. C. Maheshwari) Signature of Consortia Principal Investigator Signature of Consortia Leader

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CERTIFICATE OF UNDERTAKING This is to certify that : 1. The internal review process of the participating institutions have been followed to

ensure that the research proposed for funding under the NAIP does not duplicate the work already done or being carried out, and has been fully merged with the institutions research agenda.

2. The sharing of cost shown between the Institutions / Centers' own budgetary sources and that proposed under NAIP has been properly verified and the estimates shown are relevant and realistic.

3. Necessary provision for the programme / project will be made in the Institution / University / State budget in anticipation of the sanction of the project.

4. We undertake to abide by the policies and procedures laid down for NAIP by the ICAR in the implementation of the research programme / project.

Sr. No.

Name of the Co PI Designation Signature

1 Dr. R.R.Shakhela

SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar

Research Scientist

2 Dr. B. S. Patel

AAU, Anand

Prog.Coordinator,

3 Dr. Amresh Das

NAU, Navsar

Research Scientist (Soil Sci.)

4 Mr. Vijay Kaushal

VIKSAT, Sabarkantha

Programme Coordinator

5 Mr. R. J. Bhuva

ANaRDe Foundation,

Banaskantha

District Coordinator

6 Dr.Yadvendra JagdishPrasad

GVT, Dahod

Coordinator (Research)

7 Dr. Rajendrakumar Jaiswal

PRAKRITI, Dahod

Director

8 Mr. C. V. Badve

BAIF, Navsari

Chief Program coordinator

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Appendix I I. Details of Training Requirement A. National Training (Specialized linkages) : 1. Lead Center: SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar

Details of Training Name of the officials to be trained (SDAU including regional centers)

Sr. No.

S.D.A.U.

Training Area Training Institute

Year and duration

1. 2.

Dr.K.A.Thakkar, P.I Dr.R.R.Shakhela, Co-P.I.

Livelihood improvement approaches for rainfed area.

CRIDA, Hyderabad

2009 1 week

2. Dr.K.P.Singh Asso. Research Scientist, Livestock Research Station Sardarkrushinagar.

Livestock based production technology for rural food and nutritional security.

NDRI, Karnal 2009 1 week

Recycling of organic matter and organic farming.

MPUAST, Udaipur

2009 1 week

3. Dr.R.R.Shakhela, Co-P.I.,

Waste land rehabilitation though agro forestry

MR (CAI) Jhansi

2008 1 week

4. Dr.R.N.Singh Asso. Research Scientist Regional Research Station

Resource conservation technologies

G.B. Pant University, Pantnagar

2008 1 week

6. Dr.A.B.Pillai Asstt. Res. Scientist Directorate of Research

GIS for sustaining water resource management.

NAARM, Hyderabad

2008 2 weeks

7. Dr.(Mrs)S. Ahlawat, Professor Aspee College of Home Science

Community mobilization with focus on gender equity

NIRD, Hyderabad

2008 1 week

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2. Anand Agricultural University, Anand

Details of Training Sr. No.

Name of the officials to be trained (SDAU including

regional centers) Training Area Training Institute Year and

duration 1. Dr. S.S. Kapadi, Agro Processing &

Post Harvest technology

Centre for Ag.Eng. Ludhiyana

2008 1 week

2. Dr.S.Parnekar Nutritional feed composition

Nutritional Instt., Hyederabad

2008 1 week

Reprod. Technology & Animal Management

CSWRI, Avikanagar

2009 1 week.

3. Dr. M.M.Pathak

Livelihood Management

NAARM, Hyderabad

2008 1 week

3. Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari

Details of Training Sr. No.

Name of the officials to be trained (SDAU including regional centers)

Training Area Training Institute Year and duration

1. Dr.A.Das Livelihood Management

NAARM, Hyderabad

2008 1 week

2. Dr.A.D.Tandel Livelihood Management

NAARM, Hyderabad

2008 1 week

3. Dr.G.S.Rao Nutritional feed composition

Nutritional Instt., Hyederabad

2008 1 week

4 VIKSAT

Training Details Sr No

Name of the officials to be trained (SDAU including regional centers)

Training Area Training Institute Year and Duration

1 Mr.Ramesh Patel Dry farming CRIDA, Hydrabad 2008 1 week

2 Mrs.Heena Patel Mrs. Jyoti Patel

Strengthening Cooperatives

National Trg. Insti. of Co.op. Management, Pune

2008 1 week

3 Mr.Raymal Pagi Micro watershed development

WATER, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra

2008 1 week

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5 ANaRDe Foundation Training Details Sr

No Name of the officials to be trained (SDAU including regional centers)

Training area Training Institute

Year and Duration

1 Mr. R.J.Bhuva Moisture conservation technique

CAZRI, Jodhpur

2008 1 week

2 Mr.V.K.Barad Dry farming CRIDA, Hydrabad

2009 1 week

6 GVT

Training Details Sr No

Name of the officials to be trained (SDAU including regional centers)

Training area Training Institute

Year and Duration

1 Dr.L.K.Sharma, Moisture conservation technique

CAZRI, Jodhpur

2008 1 week

2 Mr.Sandip Pawar, Field Specialist, GVT, Dahod

Strengthening Cooperatives

National Training

Institutes of Cooperative

Management, Pune

2008 1 week

7 PRAKRITI Foundation

Training Details Sr No

Name of the officials to be trained (SDAU including regional centers)

Training area Training Institute

Year and Duration

1 Mr. Rajendra Jaiswal Micro Watershed monitoring systems

MANAGE, Hyderabad

2008 1 week

2 Mr.Mal Singh Livelihood Promotion MANAGE, Hyderabad

2008 1 week

3 Mr.Shashikant Sharma Monitoring & documentation`

IRMA, Anand 2008 1 week

8 BAIF

Training Details Sr No

Name of the officials to be trained (SDAU including regional centers)

Training area Training Institute

Year and Duration

1 Mr.S.H.Patel People's origination & social aspects

MANAGE, Hyderabad

2008 1 week

2 Mr.M.G.Chavda People's origination & social aspects

MANAGE, Hyderabad

2008 1 week

3 Mr. V.U.Patil Watershed Management

CSWCRTI, Dehradoon

2008 1 week

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Appendix II.

Consultancy Required The consultancy will be paid @ of Rs.10, 000/- per week to the consultants for all the partners 1. Lead center: S. D. Agricultural University Sr. No.

Name and Address Area of Consultancy Year & Duration

Amount (Rs. in Lakhs)

1. Dr. S.Raman Retd. Scientist, Navsari

Micro Irrigation Two weeks 2008, 2009

0.40

2. Dr.B.T.Patel Retd. Dir. of Extn. Edn. GAU, Ahmedabad

Formation of SHGs their role and location specific activities

Two weeks 2008, 2009

0.40

3. Dr.S.N.Jaimini Retd. Scientist, SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar

Energy Plantation and Seed production

Two weeks 2008, 2009

0.40

4. Director, PHT Institute, Ludhiana

Farm Machinery related to post harvest technology

Three weeks 2008

0.30

TOTAL 1.50 2. Anand Agricultural University, Anand Sr. No.

Name and Address Area of Consultancy Year & Duration Amount (Rs. in Lakhs)

1. Director, CRDT, IIT, New Delhi

Rural Development and Employment Generation

Two weeks 2008, 2009

0.40

2. Director, CIAE, Bhopal

Farm Machinery related to post harvest technology

Two weeks 2008, 2009

0.40

TOTAL 0.80

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3. Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari

Sr. No.

Name and Address Area of Consultancy Year &

Duration Amount

(Rs. in Lakhs)1. Dr.S.Raman

Retd. Scientist, Navsari Micro irrigation Two weeks

2008, 2009 0.40

2. Dr. Rathod Pageson Foods, Navsari

Dairy based products One week 2008, 2009

0.20

3. Dr.R.D.Sethi, Project Coordinator, All India Network Project, CIRB

Ani. Genetics, health & nutrition

One week 2008, 2009

0.20

TOTAL 0.80 4. VIKSAT Sr No

Name and Address of Consultant

Area of Consultancy Time and Duration

Amount Rs. in Lakh

1 Central soil and water conservation training and demonstration Institute, Vasad, Gujarat

Watershed Development Three weeks 2008 0.30

2 Dr.S.Raman Omshakti Consultancy, Ahmedabad

Micro Irrigation Three weeks 2008 0.30

3 Institute of Rural Management, Anand

Marketing Intelligence Two weeks 2009 0.20

TOTAL 0.80 5. ANaRDe Foundation : Nil

6. GVT : Nil

7. PRAKRITI

Sr No

Name and Address of Consultant

Area of Consultancy Time and Duration

Amount Rs. in Lakh

1 Dr. A. K. Singh Udaipur

Micro watershed One week 2008 0.10

2 Dr. P. K. Singh Udaipur

Water harvesting / conservation structure

One week 2008 0.10

3 Dr. Y. B. Sahrma Chennai

Micro irrigation system One week 2009 0.10

TOTAL 0.30

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8. BAIF Sr No

Name and Address of Consultant

Area of Consultancy Time and Duration

Amount Rs. in Lakh

1 Dr. B. K. Kakde MD, MTC, Pune

Watershed and NRM Two weeks 2008, 2009

0.40

2 Dr. P. K. Pradhan Bhopal

Livestock Management Two weeks 2008, 2009

0.40

TOTAL 0.80

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Appendix III

Workshop Proposed

Workshop No. No. of Participants

Year Cost Rs in lakh

1. Launching Workshop 1 50 Jan-2008 (Three days)

1.00

2.Annual Review Workshop 4 50 April (Two days) in each year

4.00

3.Mid-Term Review Workshop 2 50 2009 & 2010 (Three days)

2.00

4.Project Terminal Workshop 1 50 2011-12 (Three days)

1.00

Total 8 - 8.00 **Venue of Launch Workshop will be the Lead Consortium

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Appendix IV: Center wise Contractual Help

Type of Contractual Help

SDA

U

AA

U

NA

U

VIK

SAT

AN

aRD

e

PRA

KR

ITI

GV

T

BA

IF

Tot

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Senior Research Fellow 3* 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 13 Office Assistant 1** - - - - - - - 1 Amount Rs in lakhs for 5 years 26.10 15.36 15.36 7.68 7.68 7.68 7.68 15.36 102.90

SRF @ Rs. 12000/- + HRA i.e. 14000 per month for first two years and Rs. 14000+ HRA i.e. 16000 for remaining period vide office memorandum No. 15 (1)/2008-A&P(Edn) dated : 28 February, 2008 issued by under secretary (Edn), ICAR, New Delhi. Office Assistant @ Rs. 6000/- per month for 51 months * One at lead center for coordination

** One for CL and one for Co PI Institution

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Appendix: V Operational Expenses

SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar (Rs. in lakh)

Item 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Total

A. Consumables Lab chemicals & glasswares etc 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 7.00 Farm consumables like seed, fertilizer, feed etc

5.00 5.00 4.00 2.00 0.00 16.00

Phone / Communication 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.00 0.10 5.60

Land & water development activities (plantations etc) with materials

6.00 6.00 3.00 1.00 0.00 16.00

Stationery, postage etc 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.40 3.90 Non-land based activities, Exposure visits, conducting meetings etc

8.00 8.00 8.00 1.00 0.00 25.00

Vermicompost unit 4.00 4.00 4.00 0.00 0.00 12.00

Training to farmers, women, SHGs etc

2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 7.00

B. Others Printing / Publication 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 0.60 15.60 Unskilled/Skilled staff for field/lab/ office

6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 0.20 24.20

Vehicle hiring, POL etc 3.00 3.00 3.00 1.00 0.20 10.20 Miscellaneous items/contingency etc 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.20 3.70 Total 43.50 43.50 39.50 18.00 1.70 146.20

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AAU, Anand (Rs. in lakh) Item 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Total

A. Consumables Lab chemicals & glasswares etc 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 0.0 7.00 Farm consumables like seed, fertilizer, feed etc

5.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 0.00 16.00

Phone / Communication 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.10 3.60

Land & water development activities (plantations etc) with materials

4.00 4.00 4.00 0.00 0.00 12.00

Stationery, postage etc 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.10 4.10 Non-land based activities, Exposure visits, conducting meetings etc

6.00 5.00 4.65 0.00 0.00 15.65

Vermicompost unit 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 6.00

Training to farmers, women, SHGs etc

2.00 2.00 2.00 0.50 0.50 7.00

B. Others Printing / Publication 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 0.20 7.20 Unskilled/Skilled staff for field/lab/ office

5.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 0.20 19.20

Vehicle hiring, POL etc 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 0.10 7.10 Miscellaneous items contingency etc 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.10 3.60 Total 33.00 32.00 31.65 10.50 1.30 108.45

NAU, Navsari (Rs. in lakh) Item 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Total

A. Consumables Lab chemicals & glasswares etc 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 7.00 Farm consumables like seed, fertilizer, feed etc

4.00 4.00 4.00 1.00 020 13.20

Phone / Communication 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.10 3.60

Land & water development activities (plantations etc) with materials

6.00 6.00 6.00 0.00 0.00 18.00

Stationery, postage etc 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.10 4.10 Non-land based activities, Exposure visits, conducting meetings etc

5.00 5.00 5.00 0.50 0.00 15.50

Training to farmers, women, SHGs etc

2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 0.50 7.50

B. Others Printing / Publication 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.00 0.00 5.50 Unskilled/Skilled staff for field/lab/ office

3.00 3.00 3.00 2.50 0.20 11.70

Vehicle hiring, POL etc 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.00 0.10 5.60 Miscellaneous items/unforeseen contingency etc

1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.10 3.60

Total 28.00 28.00 28.00 10.00 1.30 95.30

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VIKSAT Rs. in lakh) Item 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Total

A. Consumables Lab chemicals & glasswares etc 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.00 3.50 Farm consumables like seed, fertilizer, feed etc

4.00 4.00 4.00 2.50 0.00 14.50

Phone / Communication 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.10 2.10

Land & water development activities (plantations etc) with materials

3.50 3.50 3.50 2.00 0.00 12.50

Stationery, postage etc 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 2.50 Non-land based activities, Exposure visits, conducting meetings etc

3.00 3.00 3.00 1.25 0.00 10.25

Lowcost green house 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 6.00

Entrepreneur development training programme

1.50 1.50 1.50 0.00 0.00 4.50

B. Others Printing / Publication 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Unskilled/Skilled staff for field/lab/ office

1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.20 4.20

Vehicle hiring, POL etc 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.10 8.10 Miscellaneous items/unforeseen contingency etc

1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.10 3.60

Total 20.00 20.00 20.00 10.75 1.00 71.75 ANaRDe (Rs. in lakh)

Item 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Total

A. Consumables Lab chemicals & glasswares etc 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 4.00 Farm consumables like seed, fertilizer, feed etc

3.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 0.00 11.00

Phone / Communication 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.05 2.05

Land & water development activities (plantations etc) with materials

3.00 3.00 3.00 1.00 0.00 10.00

Stationery, postage etc 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.10 2.10 Non-land based activities, Exposure visits, conducting meetings etc

2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 7.00

Training to farmers,women, ShGs etc.

1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.00 3.50

B. Others Printing/ publication 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.10 4.10 Unskilled/Skilled staff for field/lab/ office

2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 0.10 10.10

Vehicle hiring, POL etc 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.05 3.55 Miscellaneous items/unforeseen contingency etc

0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.10 2.10

Total 16.00 16.00 16.00 11.00 0.50 59.50

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GVT (Rs. in lakh) Item 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Total

A. Consumables Lab chemicals & glasswares etc 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 4.00 Farm consumables like seed, fertilizer, feed etc

2.50 2.50 2.50 1.00 0.00 8.50

Phone / Communication 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.05 2.05

Land & water development activities (plantations etc) with materials

1.50 1.50 1.50 0.00 0.00 4.50

Stationery, postage etc 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.15 2.15 Non-land based activities, Exposure visits, conducting meetings etc

1.50 1.50 1.50 0.50 0.00 5.00

Estblishment of low cost net house 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 6.00

Training to Farmers, Women, SHGs etc.

1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.00 3.50

B. Others Printing / Publication 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.10 4.10 Unskilled / Skilled staff for field / lab. / office

1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.10 4.10

Vehicle hiring, POL etc 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.05 4.05 Miscellaneous items/unforeseen contingency etc

0.70 0.70 0.70 0.20 0.05 2.35

Total 14.20 14.20 14.20 7.20 0.50 50.30 PRAKRITI FOUNDATION (Rs. in lakh)

Item 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Total

A. Consumables Lab chemicals & glasswares etc 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 4.00 Farm consumables like seed, fertilizer, feed etc

2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 7.00

Phone / Communication 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.10 2.10

Land & water development activities (plantations etc) with materials

4.00 4.00 4.00 1.00 0.00 13.00

Stationery, postage etc 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.10 2.10 Non-land based activities, Exposure visits, conducting meetings etc

1.50 1.50 1.50 0.50 0.00 5.00

Training to farmers, women, SHGs etc. 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.00 3.50

B. Others Printing / Publication 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.80 0.10 3.90 Unskilled/Skilled staff for field/lab/ office 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.10 8.10 Vehicle hiring, POL etc 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.05 4.05 Miscellaneous items/unforeseen contingency etc

0.50 0.50 0.50 0.20 0.05 1.75

Total 15.00 15.00 15.00 9.00 0.50 54.50

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BAIF (Rs. in lakh) Item 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Total

A. Consumables Lab chemicals & glasswares etc 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.00 0.00 5.50 Farm consumables like seed, fertilizer, feed etc

5.00 5.00 5.00 3.00 0.00 18.00

Phone / Communication 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.10 4.10

Land & water development activities (plantations etc) with materials

5.50 5.50 5.50 1.50 0.00 18.00

Stationery, postage etc 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.30 4.30 Non-land based activities, Exposure visits, conducting meetings etc

4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 0.00 16.00

Training to farmers, women, SHGs etc.

3.00 3.00 3.00 1.00 0.00 10.00

B. Others Printing / Publication 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.20 4.20 Unskilled/Skilled staff for field/lab/ office

3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 0.20 12.20

Vehicle hiring, POL etc 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.10 8.10 Miscellaneous items/unforeseen contingency etc

1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.10 3.60

Total 28.00 28.00 28.00 19.00 1.00 104.00

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Appendix VI.

Approved List of Equipment (Center wise)

1.SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar (Rs. in lakh)

Item No. required

Indigenous/imported

Estimated cost/unit

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Total

Equipments Computer with accessories 1 Indigenous 1.00 1.00 - - - 1.00 Laptop 1 Indigenous 0.85 0.85 - - - 0.85

LCD projector 1 Indigenous 1.00 1.00 - - - 1.00

Seed cum fertilizer drill - Tractor operated

4 Indigenous 0.50 1.00 1.00 - - 2.00

Chaff cutter 8 Indigenous 0.25 1.00 1.00 - - 2.00

Sieves for cleaning and grading 20 Indigenous 0.10 1.00 1.00 - - 2.00

Maize decorticated machine (Machine operated)

4 Indigenous 0.10 0.40 - - - 0.40

Hand tools 4 Indigenous 0.50 2.00 - - - 2.00 Hi-tech sprayer 4 Indigenous 0.04 0.16 - - - 016 Digital Camera 1 Indigenous 0.50 0.50 - - - 0.50 Soil testing kits 4 Indigenous 0.25 1.00 - - - 1.00

Water testing kits 4 Indigenous 0.25 1.00 - - - 1.00 Groundnut desheller 4 Indigenous 0.50 - 2.00 - - 2.00 Winnowing fan Manual operated 10 Indigenous 0.05 0.50 - - - 0.50 Power tiller with accessories 1 Indigenous 1.50 1.50 - - - 1.50 Raised bed planter 4 Indigenous 0.65 2.60 - - - 2.60 Power weeder 2 Indigenous 0.45 0.90 - - - 0.90 Multi crop thresher 4 Indigenous 0.65 2.60 - - - 2.60 Zero trill drill 4 Indigenous 0.40 1.60 - - - 1.60 Mobile Training-cum- Exibition 1 Indigenous 10.00 - 10.00 - - 10.00

Laser Leveller 1 Indigenous 5.00 5.00 - - - 5.00

Sub-Total 25.61 15.00 - - 40.61

Furniture Furniture for office & field Indigenous - 2.00 2.00 - - 4.00

Sub-Total 2.00 2.00 - - 4.00

Others Books 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 6.00

Animals 20.00 20.00 20.00 - 60.00

Sub-Total 22.00 22.00 22.00 0.00 66.00

Grand Total 49.61 39.00 22.00 0.00 110.61

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2. AAU, Anand (Rs. in lakh)

Item No. required

unit

Indigenous/imported

Estimated cost/unit

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Total

Equipments Mobile training cum exhibition unit

1 Indigenous 10.00 10.00 - - - 10.00

Laser Leveller 1 Indigenous 5.00 5.00 - - - 5.00 Agro processing unit 1 Indigenous 10.00 10.00 - - - 10.00

Computer with accessories 1 Indigenous 0.50 0.50 - - - 0.50 Micro irrigation system 2 Indigenous 1.00 2.00 - - - 2.00

Solar drier 1 Indigenous 2.00 2.00 - - - 2.00

Thresher 2 Indigenous 1.00 2.00 - - - 2.00

Maize Sheller 2 Indigenous 0.25 0.50 - - - 0.50 Fertilizer cum seed driller 1 Indigenous 0.50 0.50 - - - 0.50 Farm tools - Indigenous - 2.00 - - - 2.00 Rooghage block machine 2 Indigenous 0.50 1.00 - - - 1.00 Deep freezer 2 Indigenous 1.50 3.00 - - - 3.00 Centrifuge machine 1 Indigenous 0.50 0.50 - - - 0.50

Soil testing kit 4 Indigenous 0. 25 1.00 - - - 1.00 Liquid Nitrogen cylinder 6 Indigenous 0.50 1.50 1.50 - - 3.00 DVD, TV monitor with all accessories

2 Indigenous 0.50 1.00 - - - 1.00

Display system 1 Indigenous 0.50 0.50 - - - 0.50 Sub-Total 43.00 1.50 - - 44.50

Furniture Furniture for office & field Indigenous 0.75 0.75 - - - 0.75

Sub-Total - 0.75 - - - 0.75

Others Books - 1.00 - - - 1.00

Animals - 4.00 3.00 1.00 0.00 8.00

Sub-Total 3.00 5.75 3.00 1.00 0.00 9.00

Grand Total 49.25 4.00 1.00 0.00 54.25

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3. NAU, Navsari

(Rs. in lakh) Item No.

requiredIndigenous/

imported Estimated cost/unit

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

Total

Equipments Power vtriller with accesoories 2 Indigenous 3.00 6.00 - - - 6.00

Computer with accessories 1 Indigenous 0.50 0.50 - - - 0.50 Digital camera 1 Indigenous 0.15 0.15 - - - 0.15

Paddy thresher 2 Indigenous 0.50 1.00 - - - 1.00 Fertilizer cum seed driller 4 Indigenous 0.50 2.00 - - - 2.00 Farm tools - Indigenous - 1.00 1.00 - - 2.00 Grinder cum mixer 6 Indigenous 0.50 2.00 1.00 - - 3.00 Soil testing kits 2 Indigenous 0.25 0.50 - - - 0.50 Water testing kit 2 Indigenous 0.25 0.50 - - - 0.50

Laser Leveller 1 Indigenous 5.00 5.00 - - - 5.00

Sub-Total 18.65 2.00 - - 20.65

Furniture Furniture for office & field Indigenous - 2.00 - - 2.00

Sub-Total 2.00 - - - 2.00

Others Books 0.50 - - - 0.50

Animals - - - - -

Sub-Total 0.50 - - - 0.50

Grand Total 20.65 2.00 - - 23.15

4. VIKSAT

(Rs. in lakh) Item No.

requiredIndigenous/

imported Estimated cost/unit

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Total

Equipments Computer with accessories 1 Indigenous 0.50 0.50 - - - 0.50 Micro irrigation system 4 Indigenous 1.50 4.00 3.00 - - 7.00

Rain gauge max. min. thermometer 2 Indigenous 0.50 1.00 - - - 1.00

Digital camera 1 Indigenous 0.15 0.15 - - - 0.15

Sub-Total 5.65 3.00 - - 8.65

Furniture Furniture for office & field Indigenous - 0.50 - - - 0.50

Sub-Total 0.50 - - - 0.50

Others Books - - - - -

Animals - - - - -

Sub-Total 0.50 0.50 - - 1.00

Grand Total 5.65 3.50 - - 9.15

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5. AnarDe Foundation (Rs. in lakh)

Item No. required

Indigenous/imported

Estimated cost/unit

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Total

Equipments Computer with accessories 1 Indigenous 0.50 0.50 - - - 0.50 Improved seed driller 10 Indigenous 0.05 0.50 - - - 0.50

Knapsac Sprayer 10 Indigenous 0.05 0.50 - - - 0.50

Digital camera 1 Indigenous 0.15 0.15 - - - 0.15

Sub-Total 1.65 - - - 1.65

Furniture Furniture for office & field Indigenous - - - - - -

Sub-Total - - - - -

Others Books - - - - -

Animals - - - - -

Sub-Total - - - - -

Grand Total 1.65 - - - 1.65

6. GVT

(Rs. in lakh) Item No.

requiredIndigenous/

imported Estimated cost/unit

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Total

Equipments - - - - - Sub-Total - - - - -

Furniture Furniture for office & field Indigenous 0.50 - - - 0.50

Sub-Total 0.50 - - - 0.50

Others Books - - - - -

Animals - - - - -

Sub-Total - - - - -

Grand Total 0.50 - - - 0.50

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7. PRAKRITI Foundation (Rs. in lakh)

Item No. required

Indigenous/ imported

Estimated cost/unit

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Total

Equipments Computer with accessories 1 Indigenous 0.50 0.50 - - - 0.50 Micro irrigation system 25 Indigenous 0.20 2.50 2.50 - - 5.00

A frame 4 Indigenous 0.05 0.20 - - - 0.20

Hydrometer 4 Indigenous 0.10 0.40 - - - 0.40 Abnce level 1 Indigenous 0.15 0.15 - - - 0.15

Rain guage meter 5 Indigenous 0.02 0.10 - - - 0.10

Bund former 20 Indigenous 0.005 0.10 - - - 0.10

Sub-Total 3.95 2.50 - - 6.45

Furniture Furniture for office & field Indigenous - - - - - -

Sub-Total - - - - -

Others Books - - - - - Animals - - - - -

Sub-Total - - - - -

Grand Total 3.95 2.50 - - 6.45

8. BAIF (Rs. in lakh)

Item No. required

Indigenous/ imported

Estimated cost/unit

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Total

Equipments Computer with accessories 1 Indigenous 0.50 0.50 - - - 0.50

Digital camera 1 Indigenous 0.15 0.15 - - - 0.15

Oil extractor 2 Indigenous 0.75 1.50 - - - 1.50

Grading accessories 2 Indigenous 0.50 1.00 - - - 1.00

Micro irrigation system 50 units Indigenous 0.05 2.50 - - - 2.50

Liquid Nitrogen cylinder set 2 Indigenous 0.50 0.50 0.50 - - 1.00 Sub-Total 6.15 0.50 - - 6.65

Furniture Furniture for office & field Indigenous - - - - - -

Sub-Total - - - - -

Others Books - - - - -

Animals - - - - -

Sub-Total - - - - -

Grand Total 6.15 0.50 - - 6.65

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Appendix VII.

Civil works (New & Renovation): 1. Lead Center: S. D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar Sr No.

Details of the civil work Year Proposed amount Rs.

in Lakh 1 Technology Dissemination Center (2 clusters) 2008-09 6.002 Storage Godown 2008-09 4.003. Agro Processing Unit 2008-09 7.754. Low Cost Poly House 2008-09 3.005. Ericulture Units 2008-09 3.00

TOTAL 23.75 2. Anand Agricultural University, Anand Sr No.

Details of the civil work Year Proposed amount Rs.

in Lakh 1 Agro processing unit - housing (2 units) 2008-09 7.75 2 Technology Dissemination Center (2 clusters) 2008-09 6.00 3 Polyhouse and net house for nursery ( four cluster) 2008-09 3.00

TOTAL 16.75 3 Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari Sr No.

Details of the civil work Year Proposed amount Rs.

in Lakh 1 Establishment of Technology Dissemination Center

(2 clusters) 2008-09 7.00

TOTAL 7.00 4. VIKSAT: Nil 5. ANaRDe Foundation Sr No.

Details of the civil work Year Proposed amount Rs.

in Lakh 1 Repair / Renovation of Existing water structure 2008-09 5.00 2. Poly house 2008-09 3.00

TOTAL 8.00 6. GVT: Nil

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7. PRAKRITI Foundation Sr No.

Details of the civil work Year Proposed amount Rs.

in Lakh 1 Gebion structure, Repair of check-dam etc. 2008-09 1.50

TOTAL 1.50 8. BAIF Sr No.

Details of the civil work Year Proposed amount Rs.

in Lakh 1 Processing unit for oil expelling as well as cashew and

mango processing 2008-09 3.00

TOTAL 3.00

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Appendix VIII List of Ongoing Programmes

Sector Sr. No

Name of the Scheme Central State District

Total Outlay in Rs. in lacs for last 5

years

Remarks

Agriculture 1 Supply of HYV / Hybrid

seeds to maintain desirable seed replacement ratio

√ 520.00 Scheme has succeded in maintaining seed replacement ratio

2. Soil Health and Organic Farming

√ 3950.00 Soil Health Card has been provided in all the villages

3. Integrated Pest Management and Quality Control

√ 1693.00 Successfully implemented

4. Technology Mission for Cotton Development

√ 800.00 Area under cotton cultivation has increased

5. Oil Seed Production, Pulse Development and Accelerated Maize Development Programme

√ 2870.00 Partly successful

6. Improvement in Crop Statistics

√ 145.00 Scheme is for documentation of crop statistics

7. Agricultural Extension √ 7765.00 Satisfactory work has been done

8. Integrated Farming with Drip Irrigation

√ 47260.00 Area under drip irrigation has increased

9. Assistant to Small and Marginal Farmers of Border Area for Irrigation Facilities

√ 120.00 Irrigation facilities has been increased

10. Promomation of Agriculture Machinery by Subsidy for Power Operated Improved Implements

√ 150.00 Scheme was successfully

11. Strengthening and Development of TCD Farms

√ 70.00 Partly successful

12. Risk Management in Agriculture Sector

√ 116150.00 Crop diversification has taken place

13. Agriculture Support Programme in Trible Area

√ 3800.00 Partly successful

14. Agriculture Support Programme for ST Farmers of Outside TASP

√ 375.00 Partly successful

15. Promotional Incentives to SC Farmers for Agriculture Production

√ 14170.00 Partly successful

16. Grant-In- Aid to Corporation under Control of Agriculture Department

√ 3755.00 Successful

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Horticulture 1. Infrastructure Facility at

State, Division, District and Taluka level

√ 5575.00 Completely successful

2. Integrated Horticulture Development Programme in Gujarat.

√ 12819.00 Area under Horticultural Farming has Increased

3. Horticulture Development Programmes in Tribal Areas

√ 7227.00 Area under Horticulture is slowly increasing

4. Horticulture Development Programme under SCP for SC cultivators

√ 2815.00 Area under Horticulture is slowly increasing

5. Fruits and Vegetable Preservation and Training

√ 2562.00 Successful

6. CS / Centrally, Sponsored Programme for Horticulture Development in Gujarat

√ 1619.00 Area under Horticultural Farming has Increased

7. Post Harvest Infrastructure and Processing of Horticulture Produce

√ 2088.00 In some of the districts processing infrastructure has been developed on cooperative base

8. Development of Floriculture and Medicinal / Aromatic Plants

√ 1045.00 Partly successful

Animal Husbandry 1. Cross Breeding Programme √ 500.00 Completely successful 2. Intensive Cattle

Development Programme √ 3000.00 Completely successful

3. Supply of Milch Animals to S.C. People

√ 55.00 S.C. people now have started keeping Milch animals

4. Fodder Development Programme

√ 330.00 Partly successful

5. Intensive Poultry Development Project

√ 150.00 Partly successful

6. Intensive Sheep Development Project

√ 175.00 Partly successful

7. Research of Cow Utility and Economic Development

√ 41.00 Partly successful

8. Scheme for Gaucher Development

√ 13.00 Partly successful

9. Subsidy for Development for Gaushala

√ 72.00 No. of Gaushalas have been increased

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Appendix IX Measuring Sustainable Rural Livelihood – A Suggestive Methodology1 Backdrop

The key objective of the newly formed National Agriculture Innovation Project is to enhance the rural livelihood security in a sustainable manner particularly in the economically backward regions and for the most disadvantaged groups. The concept of rural livelihood is very wide and it comprises of people, their capabilities and their means of living including food, income and asset. A livelihood is environmentally sustainable when it maintains or enhances the local and global asset on which livelihood depend, and has net beneficial effects on other livelihood. A livelihood is socially sustainable which can cope with and recover from stress and shocks and provide for future generations. After reviewing substantial literature on the issue of measuring livelihoods and also application of our minds, the present methodological framework for measuring rural livelihood has been attained at. Most of the literature focused on the discussion of variables to be included in the rural livelihood model rather, missing the rigorous analytical framework. The present suggested methodology includes:

• What are the variables to be included in the model and why • How to combine these variables to derive a Composite Rural Livelihood Index (CRLI) to

construct a measuring rod to assess the target groups’ welfare condition i.e. better off or worse off and finally

• Determination of various factors determining the rural livelihood. Which is expected to derive the policy implications i.e., where to intervene to achieve greater impact on enhancing rural livelihood.

The framework can be applied at a range of different scales – from individual, to

household cluster, to extended kin grouping, to village, region or even nation, with sustainable livelihood outcomes assessed at different levels. The specification of the scale of analysis is therefore critical, as it is an analysis of the interactions between levels in terms of net livelihood effects, both positive and negative. Key questions to be answered

• How can you assess who achieves a sustainable livelihood and who doesn’t? In other words: what are the relevant outcome indicators?

• What are the livelihood resources, institutional processes and livelihood strategy, which

are important in enabling or constraining the achievement of sustainable livelihood for different groups of people?

• What are the practical, operation and policy implication of adopting a sustainable

livelihood approach? Expectation from the livelihood analysis

• Assessment of the present livelihood status and identification of the key factors contributing positively or negatively towards the sustainable rural livelihood.

• Arriving at various suggestions where to make intervention to improve the livelihood. • Planning the activities with rational expectations

1 Ref : ICAR RC- NEH, 2007, Project document SRLS-NAIP

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Methodology

In all 5 different criteria have been considered to construct the composit index which is expected to influence the rural livelihoods across the target population and across the region under consideration. These are:

• Food Security ( 1X ) • Economics or efficiency ( 2X ) • Equity ( 3X ) • Sustainability ( 4X ) • Asset/capital resources parameters ( 5X )

Value of each criterion mentioned above will be determined based on various factors,

which have been discussed in detail in the section analytical rigor. Analytical rigor and formulation of composite index

In establishing the relative importance of each criterion in setting priorities, some explicit weighting procedure is necessary. After considerable discussion and reviewing the literature, it was assumed that the 5 criteria should be given equal weight because each of them receives strong emphasis as far as its contribution to rural livelihood is concerned. In fact in this case, each of the criteria addresses a fundamental goal and possibly none could be ranked over others. The additive model can be specified as below:

iiiiii XXXXXCRLI 54321 ++++= (1) Where, CRLIi = Composite Rural Livelihood Index for ith farmer.

iX1 = Value of food security criterion

iiX 2 = Value of efficiency criterion

iX 3 = Value of equity criterion

iX 4 = Value of sustainability criterion

iX 5 = Value of capital resource criterion Further the value of food security criterion, iX1 will be estimated through analyzing set of variable along with their respective weights assigned, i.e.

( )1616151514141313121211111 XwXwXwXwXwXwfX i +++++= (2) Where, iw1 ’s are different weight for the variables influence food security criterion, i.e.,

11X = No. of days food available from on-farm production / no of days food available

12X = Dependency ration (Dependent = < 15 years and > 55 years)

13X = No of earning members in the family

14X = Sex ratio

15X = Monthly per capita consumption expenditure (Rs/month)

16X = Annual income of the household (Rs/annum)

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Similarly, the value of economic/efficiency criterion ii

X 2 will be estimated through analyzing set of variable along with their respective weights assigned. i.e.,

( )2626252524242323222221212 XwXwXwXwXwXwfX i +++++= (3) Where, iw2 ’s are different weight for the variables influence economic/efficiency criterion, i.e.,

21X = Net return from crop enterprise (Rs/annum)

22X = Net return from horticulture (Rs/annum)

23X = Net return from livestock enterprise (Rs/annum)

24X = Net return from forest products (Rs/annum)

25X = Net return from fisheries enterprise (Rs/annum)

26X = Income from off-farm, on-farm and service (Rs/annum) The value of equity criterion,

iiX 3 will be estimated through analyzing set of variable along with

their respective weights assigned, i.e.,

( )36363534343333323231313 3 XwXwXwXwXwXwfX i +++++= (4) Where, iw3 ’s are different weight for the variables influence equity criterion, i.e.,

31X = Amount of valley land holdings (Acre)

32X = Amount of upland land holdings (Acre)

33X = Female illiteracy (%)

34X = Women empowerment (1 = men, 2 = men and women, 3 = women)

35X = Poverty (1 = very poor, 2 = poor, 3 = non poor, 4 = rich)

36X = Percent irrigated areas The value of sustainability criterion

iiX 4 will be estimated through analyzing set of variable

along with their respective weights assigned. i.e.,

( )454544444343424241414 XwXwXwXwXwfX i ++++= (5) Where, iw4 ’s are different weight for the variables influence sustainability criterion, i.e.,

41X = Productivity (in value terms or crop equivalent)

42X = Security [yield gap (potential-farmers field), variability in production, probability of occurrence of draught, heavy rain, land slide, frost or any other natural disaster]

43X = Protection [soil pH, organic matter content, crop choice (whether recommendation are followed or not), conservation measure to protect soil degradation or loss (dummy), water quality, agro-biodiversity (no of crops or crop diversity index), soil depth, forest cover (%)]

44X = Viability (financial viability criteria)

45X = Acceptability (technology adoption in 5 point scale, 0 = no acceptability,, 5 = high acceptability)

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The value of capital resource criterion, ii

X 5 will be estimated through analyzing set of variable along with their respective weights assigned, i.e.,

( )525251515 XwXwfX i += (6) Where, iw5 ’s are different weight for the variables influence capital resource criterion, i.e.,

51X = Saving rate (%)

52X = Value of assets (building, implements, livestock etc.) Identification of factors determining rural livelihoods After attaining the value of composite rural livelihood index (CRLI) it is important to identify the various factors likely to influence the livelihood. This part of livelihood analysis will focus on the identification of various parameters, which are contributing to rural livelihoods either positively or negatively. Multiple linear regression models has been employed for this analysis and the details are explained below: CRLIi = f(c+Z1i+……. +Z19i) Where. CRLIi = value of composite index for ith farmer Z1i = Income from crop enterprise Z2i = Income from livestock enterprise Z3i = Income from horticultural enterprise Z4i = Income from fisheries enterprise Z5i = Income from forest product Z6i = saving rate ((inc-exp)/inc*100) Z7i = land ownership (dummy), cultivator is owner = 1, 0 otherwise Z8i = land ownership (dummy), cultivator is sharecropper = 1, 0 otherwise Z9i = dependency ratio (no of dependent / no of active workers) Z10i = Amount of valley land (Acre) Z11i = Amount of up land (Acre) Z12i = Decision making (dummy), decision maker is men = 1, 0 otherwise Z13i = Decision making (dummy), decision maker is women = 1, 0 otherwise Z14i = Crop diversity index Z15i = Irrigated area (%) Z16i = access to market (dummy) Z17i = access to pucca road (dummy) Z18i = access to mass media (dummy) Z19i = access to primary health centre (dummy) Z20i = female illiteracy rate (%)

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Steps to measure sustainable rural livelihood Approximately it will take 6-12 months to complete the exercise depending on the availability of manpower and extent of coverage. The following steps are to be followed to measure the rural livelihood:

• Situation analysis – identification areas, contact person, visiting the place, PRA • Questionnaire / survey schedule preparation • Testing the Questionnaire (Assessment of the quality of the data from small sample) • Field survey and monitoring of survey work • Computerization of data • Screening of data and identification of outliners • Normalization of data • Analysis of data • Estimation of parameters and index formulation • Drawing inferences and report generation, and • Suggestion for interventions

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Appendix X: Innovative Aspects of the Project (A) Technical

1. Constraints, opportunities and niche potential of agro-ecosystem of disadvantaged districts to strengthen livelihood opportunities.

2. Adoption of farming system approach for enhancing agricultural production and

productivity of the disadvantaged districts.

3. Ensuring ecological security in the project area.

4. End-to-end multidisciplinary approach for food security, surplus management, income enhancement and employment generation.

(B) Implementation

1.Organizing special enterprise groups for carrying forward the project in sustainable manner.

2.Involvement of stake holders viz., farmers, private enterprises and special enterprise groups (SHGs and FIGs)

3.Targeting of village community with special reference to BPLs.

4.Consortium approach involving state government, SAUs, Development Departments and NGOs.

5. Scientists led developmental project – A unique feature.

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Consortium Advisory Committee

1. Shri Sudhir Mankad Chairman Ex. Chief Secretary Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar

2. Prof. A.C.Pandya Member

Eminent Scientist Vadodara

3. Dr. Satyam Member Ex Secretary (Paln Implementation & Monitoring) Govt. of India, New Delhi

4. Dr. B T. Patel Member Ex. Director of Extension Education SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar

5. Shri Shankarbhai Guru Member Chairman, Gujarat State Marketing Board Ahmedabad.

6. Smt. Maltiben J. Chaudhari Progressive Farm Woman At & Po. Pratappura Ta.: Mansa, Dist: Gandhinagar

7. Shri Bhikhabhai Chaudhari Progressive Farmer

At & Po. Changa, Ta.: Vadgam Dist: Banaskantha

8. Shri Mahendrabhai Pandya Progressive Farmer At & Po. Soyla (Bhildi), Ta.: Deesa,

Dist: Banaskantha 9. Dr. A. P. Shrivastav Member

National Coordinator (NAIP Component-III) ICAR, New Delhi.

10. Dr. R.C. Maheshwari Member Vice Chancellor & Consortium Leader, S. D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar.

11. Dr. K.A.Thakkar Member Secretary Professor (Extension Education) & Consortium Principal Investigator SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar.

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Terms of Reference (TOR): A CAC will be established for each approved Consortium and will:

• Be responsible for setting priorities and local level oversight. • Mobilize the board community of clients and beneficiaries to contribute to subproject

implementation. • Monitor effectiveness of implementation and adherence to the agreed objectives, evaluate

outcomes and impact, recommend re-allocations of funding between sub-project activities and if necessary, of sub-project re-orientation.

• Facilitate the dissemination and up-scaling of replicable results. Periodicity of the Meeting – Twice in a year or more frequently, if required. Note: All the non-official members will serve for three years. In order to ensure continuity,

initial staggering of new memberships will be provided for.

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Appendix XII

Establishment of Consortium Monitoring Unit and the M&E Plan: A Consortium Monitoring Unit (CMU) is proposed to be established at the Lead Center

(SDAU, sardarkrushinagar), with the following composition: i. Dr.S.B.S. Tikka Chairman

Director of Research SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar

ii Dr. A.R.Pathak Member

Director of Research AAU, Anand

iii Dr. H. C. Pathak Member

Director of Research NAU, Navsari iv Dr. M. C. Soni Member

Director of Extesnion Education SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar

v Dr. S. Achrya Member

Research Scientist Main Pulses Res. Station SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar

The CMU will independently monitor and evaluate the programmes of the project as envisaged in the document. However, the CMU will modify the M&E plan as felt necessary. The Monitoring and Evaluation plan: i. The project will be monitored by considering the activities outlined, milestones decided and outcome expected as a result of the programme addressed to each objective. ii. The CMU would review the physical performance, budget and technical performance of the project at the consortium level and would submit the report indicating the points for mid term corrections. A two-way matrix of factors and items across consortium partners will be used, to access the progress of field works and their impact. iii. Achievements in knowledge management, capacity building, marketable product development and livelihood generation on time scale as per the activities. iv. Base line report in first year and mid term consortium evaluation report by 2nd and 4th year. v. Six monthly monitoring of the project at partner level will be done at each center which would send the report to CPI

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vi Submission of financial and procurement report and M&E report (half yearly) to CPI and supervision and evaluation of the report on the progress of the project to NAIP. vii. The CMU would modify and design the monitoring planning and management aspect of the project considering the emerging needs.

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Appendix-XIII Template for Environmental & Social Safeguards Management in NAIP 1. Basic Information A. Project Data

• Project Statistics Country : India Project ID : Project : NAIP III TITLE : Integrated Project for Research on

Development Process and Sustainability of Livelihood in selected Disadvantaged Districts of Gujarat State.

Total project cost (by component) : 1249.42 laks (Component-III) Apparasal Date : IBRD Amount ( ) : IDA Amount ( ) : GEF Amount ( ) : PCF Amount ( ) : Miscellaneous Funds (specify……….) ( ) : Managing Unit : Sector : Agriculture Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency recovery) ? No Enviroumental Category : Safeguard Classification : S3

• Project Objectives : 1 Enhancement of agricultural productivity and profitability through proven

technological interventions. 2 Management of natural resources. 3 Employment generation through agro processing, value addition including storage,

packaging, transport and marketing. 4 Empowerment through capacity building and skill upgradation. • Brief Project Description :

The Project will be implemented in six disadvantaged districts of the State covering 18 villages and 2888 families. A multipronged and multidisciplinary work plan has been developed in a participatory mode for implementation to have a measurable impact in the target districts and document lesions for up-scaling the approach. The phases of implementation will be as follows: Phase Duration Activity I 3 months • PRA

• Base line survey for biophysical and socio economic variation • Identification of crop /animal/ Natural resources for up scalling. • Formation of site-specific participatory work plan.

II 6 months • Entry point activities • Demonstrations

III 3 years • Implementation of work plan in each site. IV 6 months • Addressing post project sustainability issues

• Develop market linkages • Document success stories • Analysis and reporting.

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B. Environmental Category: B 2. Major Issues in the subproject:

• Social • Capacity building of the target population by training them in different technological

aspects, social harmony through self help group dynamics, input and output marketing management and working environment through farmers’ interest group dynamics.

• The project would build capacity on the aspects of environment that will result in overall improvement returns. This would infuse the sense of belonging among the farmers and would reduce the out- migration.

• The federal structure of farmers groups will be taking lead in managing the programme in future.

• Immense economic benefits can be realized in long run by accruing benefits from different farm and allied interventions being undertaken during the project.

• The soil and land management activities will help in soil and water conservation in the in the operational villages leading to increase vegetation.

• Women empowerment through efficient technologies designed for women, which not only increase their work efficiency but also involve them in decision-making process.

• The project has taken care of improving social and environmental fabric of the target area by incorporating relevant points in its activity chart.

• Environmental

• The project has been developed as a holistic approach by adopting an integrated and diversified farming system with focus on enhancing income streams leading to increase in overall agricultural productivity and reduction in over exploitation of natural resource base.

• The most significant beneficial impact of the project on the environment is through the improvement of the natural resource base.

• The soil and water management subcomponent will promote environmentally sound and beneficial alternative and appropriate technologies such as micro-irrigation, gravity irrigation flows and water harvesting that will recharge ground water, sustainable utilization of rain water, reduce erosion, enhance nutrient quality of the soil and water retention ability of the soil.

• Most of the technologies are low external input based and having potential to increase production, productivity and farm income through producing own seeds and following IPM technologies under organic ethics (where so ever possible), these will be managed socially by the users group and thus will not impose any burden over environment

• The project will also promote organic agricultural technologies such as vermi-composting and organic agriculture that will generate environmental benefits.

• The project will promote fodder and grassland development that will have positive impact as a result of increase in tree cover in the project area and increase the supply of fodders for sustainable livestock development.

• Sustainability of the project on long term basis is integrated with the activities by way of resource improvement, generation of seed and planting material, water harvesting and nutrient cycling, capacity building and social organization.

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3. Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes No Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) [ X] [ ] Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) [ X] [ ] Pest Management (OP 4.09) [ X] [ ] Cultural Property (draft OP 4.11-OPN 11.03-) [ ] [ ] Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) [ ] [ ] Indigenous Peoples (OD 4.20) [ X] [ ] Forests (OP/BP 4.36) [ ] [ ] Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) [ ] [ ] Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) [ ] [ ] Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) [ ] [ ] 4. Risk related issues (not covered under -3 above but perceived to be important in the sub

project)

Since the project is on consortia mode with greater participation of Panchayati Raj Institutes, Cooperatives and villagers the risk related issues will be minimum.

5. Impact Assessment: (Enclosures I and IV) 6. Potenital indirerct and / or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project

areas. (Assessment of anticipated conflict / complimentarity with thre current as well as those proposed for the next five years) in the areas of activities of the subproject.)

It is hypothesized that designing three dimensional programme including natural resource

management, diversified farming and allied livelihood development will result in realizing the goal of sustainable livelihood security. It is proposed through the project to demonstrate the strength of farming system approach at farmers' field for production enhancement, processing, handling, storagae and marketing of the produce in a participatory mode to pave the way towards sustainable agricultural development in the various districts involved in the project. The work to be carried out in these districts will help to develop a model which can be repeated for undertaking developmental work in similar socio-economic and ecological condition.

7. Identify the key stakeholders and describe mechanisms for consultation with and to them

done / disclosure so far done including pre project consulatations with the stakeholders, stakeholder's workshops before formulating the full proposal, discussing the full proposal with some stakeholders before submission to the PIU.

Before finalization of the project proposal three interaction meetings were oraganized

with the consortia partners and the document was shared with the partners. Further, all the consortia parteners visited the respective operational villages and organized a meetning with local leaders, cooperatives and farmers in order to select the poorest of the poor farmers and landless farmers.

8. Consultation/disclosures to be done in future: Local disclosure through mechanisms such as

launch workshop, interfaces during the implementation stage of the sub project for sharing the results and soliciting feedback, circulating project brochure and implementation progress from time to time, putting up annual report on the web site and annual stakeholders workshop wherever feasible.

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After the project is sanctioned a launching workshop involving all the partners will be oraganized at lead center. The project brochure will be got printed and circulated to all the partners, development departments, PRIs, stakeholders etc. Further following interfaces will be planned during implementation stage.

1. Training to PIs, Co PIs 2. Annual review workshop 3. Mid term review workshop 4. Project terminal workshop

(Dr. K. A. Thakkar) Consortia Principal Investigator National Coordinator National Director

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Enclosure I Safeguards Template for NAIP Projects

A: Environmental Safeguard : Activities, Issues, Impact and Mitigation Measures Table 1: Environmental Safeguard : Activities, Issues, Impact and mitigation Measures

Activities1 Issues2 Anticipated level of

Impacts3 Mitigation Measures (Negative Impact)4

Positive Negative Integrated Pest Management

Injudicious use of pesticides, insecticides

3 2 Creating awareness among farmers

Management of orchards

Loss of forest/vegetation cover

4 1 Involvement of orchard growers

Micro Watershed development

Decreasing Groundwater Level

3 2 Involvement of village institutions and farmers

In-situ moisture conservation

High ratio of run-off water

3 2 Sandy, sandy loam soil and high infiltration rate

Water harvesting/conservation structures

High ratio of run-off water

3 2 Involvement of village institutions and farmers

Pastureland development and energy plantation

Loss of forest/vegetation cover

4 1 Involvement of village institutions

Demonstration of water use technology

Excess use of irrigation water

4 1 Creating awareness among farmers

Integrated Nutrient Management

Degradation of soil health 3 2 Creating awareness among farmers

Resource conservation Technolgy

High tillage expense 4 1 Creating awareness among farmers

Promotion of organic farming

Overuse of fertilizers, chemicals, insecticides etc

3 2 Involvement of farmers / Marketing network.

Soil health management

Poor soil health 4 1 Involvement of farmers

Creating awareness y of nutritive food to pregnant and mal nourished women.

Women health 4 1 Involvement of village institutions and farmwomen.

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Safeguards Template for NAIP Projects A: Social Safeguard : Activities, Issues, Impact and Mitigation Measures

Table 2: Social Safeguard : Activities, Issues, Impact and mitigation Measures Activities1 Issues2 Anticipated level of

Impacts3 Mitigation Measures (Negative Impact)4

Positive Negative Live stock health and nutrition management

Poor Animal health 4 1 Creating awareness among animal owners.

Intensification of cropping system and popularization of improved production technologies.

Low crop productivity

5 0

Crop diversification Risk in mono cropping

3 2 Establishment of market linkages.

Popularization of improved farm equipments and hand tools

High Women drudgery

5 0

Introducing seed village concept

Shortage of quality seeds

4 1 Seed village by Involving farmers

Pastureland development and energy plantation on community lands / waste lands

Low income of village institutions

4 1 Involvement of village institutions

Integrated Nutrient Management: vermi-compost, bio-fertilizer etc

High use of chemical fertilizers

4 1 Creating awareness among farmers

Formation of FIGs / SHGs for men and women linked to specific enterprises

Lack of community ownership

3 2 Involvement of village institutions

Resource Conservation Technologies with farm mechanization

High cost of cultivation

3 2 Creating awareness among farmers

Establishment of Market hubs Low profitability due to non availability of local market

3 2 Involvement of private sectors

Dairy backyard poultry, ericulture and beekeeping

Low income 3 2 Involvement of farmers and Market network.

Establishment of Knowledge Center

Non availability of scientific information

5 0

Orientation training for village institution

Poor skill in communication and leadership

4 1 Involvement of village institutions

Training to rural youth, SHGs (men and women), POs and FIGs

Lack of knowledge 4 1 Involvement of village institutions and people

Entrepreneurship development Lack of knowledge and skill

3 2 Training to farmers/ farm women

Exposure visit to progressive farms / Research Institutes etc

Lack of knowledge and skill

4 1 Involvement of farmers

Training on market intelligence

Lack of knowledge and skill

4 1 Involvement of farmers

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