ELKS Enhancing livelihoods through livestock knowledge systems
KM 4 ResultsKnowledge Management for: “Effective Service Delivery for Increasing Benefits from Pig Rearing
in the North East”
Development of an Experiential Framework for Planning
By: Sandeep Khanwalkar
MPRLP
Gopal: Friend of your livestock
Gowahati, 7-9 April 2010
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The organization…
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• Madhya Pradesh Society for Rural Livelihoods Promotion is society registered by Dept. of PR & RD, GoMP.
• Vision of the society is “to create sustainable livelihoods in tribal areas of MP”.
• Working in 9 Tribal districts of MP.• Covering 3000 villages• Working with 4.5 lack tribal
families
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The Area…
• Narmda Catchment and valley area
• High percentage of tribal population: Bhil, Bhilala, Barela, Baiga, Gond, Korku, Sahariya etc
• Good forest cover in Eastern project area
• Three mountain ranges: Vindhya, Satpura and Maikale
• Most of the farmers are doing natural farming
• Remote locations of villages
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Approach…• Work through Gram Sabha – the village
institution as per PRI Act of MP.• Funds directly transferred to village
account known as Gram Kosh – Village Fund
• “Function, Functionaries and Finance” are with the Gram Sabha
• Decisions are taken and executed by Gram Sabha
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To facilitate the livelihood
interventions at village level
To provide support to field units
Provide managerial and conceptual
support
State Project Management Unit
District Project Support Unit
Project Facilitation
TeamPFT
DPSU
PFT
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Livestock and Livelihoods...
Livestock contributes major share in the livelihoods of tribal
To assess the situation Farming System Study (FSS) was carried out
Identify issues related to livestock based livelihood (Issues) (Potential Map)
Appointed Livestock Resource Organisations (role of LRO).
Integrated Livestock Resource Centre (ILDC)were established at a cluster of 10-15 villages
Gopal (Para vet ) appointed to provide livestock services in each ILDC (flowFlow chart of Actors and their roles.doc chart of actors) MPRLP 5
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Achievements attained... Government recognising Gopal for their services Awareness on health care and management
enhanced (clipping) Mortality reduced Return from livestock increased Livestock keepers started paying for the services Gopal accepted at village level.• e.g. 97 Gopal are working at village level and
providing services to livestock keepers on payment basis.
Gopal were appointed by the project now appointed by Gram Sabha and managing them ( story of one Gopal )
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Survey
Farming System Study
Why livestockNo. of animal reared & its rationale
Feeding practice
DiseaseReproduction cycle
Use of productionIncome & expenditure patternBreed improvement Consumption patternConstraints in livestock rearingSteps to overcome constraints
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Issues
Issues of Livestock Rearing
Livestock contributes larger share in the livelihoods of tribal
Support system is weak
High mortality rate
Low production
Overall return from livestock is very less
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Potential
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Role of Local Organisations
Role of LROs:
Awareness generation at village level with the help of Gopal and technical team
Management of Integrated Livestock Resource Centres
Gopal operations
Vaccinations of both small and large ruminents
Organising health camps
Technical support for livestock related livelihood interventions
Training and capacity building of villagers and project staff
Coordination with Animal Husbandry Department at district level
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Roles & ResponsabilitiesROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOPAL
Provide veterinary services such as AI, Pregnancy Diagnosis, First-Aid, Castration, Vaccination, De-worming, etc as per business plan.
Organizing farmer’s training on regular basis and creates awareness on breeding, feeding, housing, livestock management and disease prevention.
Demonstrate improved practices such as egg candling, use of chaff cutter, use of manger, use of mineral mixture and salt bricks, proper milking and drying, etc.
Organize Health camps in association with Line Department. Facilitate coverage of surgical and complicated cases in the camp for treatment.
Organize infertility camps for cattle in association with the Line Department and follow infertility treatment and the cases treated in the camp.
Monitor performance of the Livestock Units supported by the project and provide necessary technical guidance.
Monitor data collection on services provided by the Breeding Bucks and provide feed back on utility of the Breeding Buck.
Monitor data collection for impact of vaccination at specific villages. Maintain records of livestock development activities and report to concerned Veterinary Officer / PFT Coordinator on monthly basis.
Undertake disease surveillance by verification of reports of disease outbreaks and communicating immediately to the Veterinary Officer of the project.
Maintain good relations with PFT members and the Veterinary Department for convergence of activities.
Attend gram Sabha and discuss issues of livestock development
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Awareness
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Story
Case of Mr. Prahlad Chandel as Gopal
1. Mr. Prahlad Chandel, one of the Gopal, working in Dindori district in Amarpur-3 cluster
1. He belongs to village Mohada, district Dindori.
1. Mr. Chandel charges for services like
Rs.10/- for vaccination,
Rs. 10 to 15/- for castration,
Rs. 5/- for de-worming etc.
1. Apart from this he provides training to the villagers on how to rear goats and also exposes them to health management aspects.
1. He took training from J. K. Trust and has certificate with him.
1. Now he is earning between three to four thousand rupees per month, which will go up definitely in near future.
1. He is getting service charges @ 300/ village/month from 7 villages based on his service to the village from Gram Kosh.
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Honorarium to Gopal max Rs.300/month/Gram Sabha
Gopal provides services to a cluster of 15 villages- min
Covers area within radius of 15 km from his/her headquarter to provide better services.
Regular follow up with minimum 10 households
Fix charges for various services to Gopal. Gram Sabha approves service charges at
village level Has to attend Gram Sabha meeting Has to visit each village at least twice in a
month. If fails to do above mentioned activities in a
month Rs 50 will be deducted for each activity by the Gram Sabha
How Gopal works…
Key Challenges...
LRO support is not available for longer period Gopal sustainability was not sure after project• Structure was reviewed and discussed in the light
of sustainability• New model came out after discussion.• Model was discussed with Gopal • After their comments new model was tested in
Barwani district• Test was successful and scaled up in other districts
Livestock keepers were not ready to pay for the services
Support services were not available Livestock rearing was not properly done Return from livestock was very low
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Lessons learnt...
Systems approach is important Before developing any model understanding about
existing system and issues is necessary Livestock keeper can pay for the services if they are
explained with proper economic analysis for the services
Regular follow up is must Awareness camp plays crucial role Training at field level is important Involvement of local Government Department is crucial From the beginning payment system should be
promoted Nothing is free It is important to work on how to increase return from
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Lessons learnt... Approach used
Gopal model is effective if the person is from the same area It should well linked with various support systems Introduce the Gopal at various levels
Institutional/organisational aspects Strong back up support Regular follow up at field level Liaison with Government Department at local level
Animal production/marketing Market analysis has to be done for various livestock and
birds Training and exposure on marketing bring difference Control over losses due to poor management and health
practices should be addressed Stakeholder involvement /cooperation
Livestock keeper should know every thing in detail Provide space for government Doctors
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Thank You for your Attention !
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