PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT ACTION (PRADAN)

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1 PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT ACTION (PRADAN) MISSION STATEMENT IMPACTING LIVELIHOODS TO ENABLE RURAL COMMUNITIES APPROACH CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE RURAL COMMUNITIES WOMEN SHG IS CORE COMMUNITY ORGANISATION SECTOR BASED LIVELIHOOD INITIATIVES

2 Present outreach Project initiation: 1994 District: Banka Blocks: Katoria, Bounsi, Chandan No. of families covered: 4314 % of ST &SC Families: 54 Banka

3 Major Activities Promotion of Self-Help-Group Tasar Sericulture Tasar yarn production Kharif Vegetables SRI

4 Innovative Projects Tasar Reeling and Spinning Plantations in private lands and silkworm rearing System for Rice Intensification (SRI) Vegetable Cultivation in the Homestead Computer Munshi System

5 Who are the participants? Women SHG Members Living in Remote rural areas Landless /Marginal farmers Illiterate No significant scope of earning livelihoods

6 Tasar Plantation and Silkworm Rearing Improvement of Host flora Adoption of Scientific practices Emphasis on capacity building Focus on enhancement of Productivity

7 Raising Tasar Host Tree Plantations Type of Lands: Private Wastelands Aimed at Utilizing idle assets Total Area coverage : 1460 Ha. Family Coverage: 1938 Plant Survival : 90%

8 SHG members involved in: Selection of swarojgaris Selection of plots Planning Budgeting Implementation No. of Kisan Nurseries: 286 Saplings raised : lac. Species : Arjuna and Asan

9 Tasar Silkworm Rearing Separate set of plants for Young worms Regular pruning to maintain height. Use of DFLs Day-long vigil Involvement of family labour Low investment Short duration Income realized in the lean season

10 Rearing under Nylon Nets Risk Mitigation Higher survival rates Right way of feeding Watch and ward against predators Regular shift of worms to fresh plants Women play crucial role Working with 1650 numbers of farmers Expected to add more farmers

11 Prophylactic spraying Absence of disease Synchronous growth of worms High grade of cocoons Harvesting in days Av. Ann income / family : Rs

12 Common Facility Centre for Reeling and Spinning Total No. of CFC Promoted: 8 No. of Reelers / Spinners: 375 Annual Production of Yarn: 5.5MT Annual Turnover: Rs. 75 lakh

13 Moving Towards Entrepreneurship Asset owned by women Reelers responsible for: Production mgt. Record Keeping Asset Maintenance Raw material proc. Credit leveraging Market info. Gather Control over income Ann.income / Reeler - Spinner : Rs

14 MBT : Mutual Benefiting Trust (A kind of Private Trust) SHG SHG SHG member MBT Reeling/spinning centre The Governance and Operation Yarn Market Representatives Reeled / Spun Yarn MASUTA Producers Company Limited Representatives Representatives MBT Reeling/spinning centre Reeling/spinning centre MBT SHG member SHG member SHG SHG SHG SHG SHG SHG

15 Value Chain designed by PRADAN Wholesalers Retailers 12% 25% Finishers 8% Weavers 13% (10%) Reelers 14% Rearers 25% (15%) Graineur 3%

16 Rationale for choosing Tasar Sericulture Important livelihood activity of forest dwelling communities Traditional activity: skills and resources available. Large domestic and international market Huge gap in demand and supply Require low investment

17 Scope for future expansion There is huge gap in demand and supply in case of tasar silk production. We can expand till 5times of present raw silk production to meet the demand with domestic Tasar. Scope for plantation of tasar host plant at Banka, Jamui & Mungare focusing to tribal cluster. Developing the mulberry with irrigated infrastructure with prevailing cluster approach

18 Strategies Strengthening Collaboration Creating Multiple Stakeholders -Agency, Government, People, Banks, Research Institutions Promoting Entrepreneurship based model -People s initiative -Cost-Effectiveness -Commercial Viability -Market Demand Driven

19 THANK YOU