Annual Report of Component-3

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1 Annual Report of Component-3 1. Project profile: a) Component : NAIP Component 3 (SRLS) b) Subproject title : Live Better with the Flood - An Approach for Sustainable Livelihood Security in District Dhemaji, Assam c) Objectives : The long term objective of the project is to improve the rural livelihood security in Dhemaji district of Assam introducing integrated farming system approach in different flood related situations. The specific objectives are: i. To improve the livelihood of the rural poor with efficient management of natural resources by enhancing productivity, profitability and diversity of farming system ii. To improve the delivery mechanism through skill development of primary stake holders on improved practices of Agriculture, Livestock, Apiculture and Post Harvest Technology. iii. To develop institutional mechanism among the primary stake holders for adopting the approaches and establishing market linkages for income generation activity d) Sanction date : e) Completion date : 30 th June, 2012 f) Sanction budget :(Rs. in Lakhs) g) Partners : i. North Eastern Regional Institute of Water & Land Management ii. iii. (NERIWALM), Tezpur, Assam Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam Rural Volunteers Centre (NGO), Dhemaji, Assam h) Subproject website address (URL) : 2. Technical Progress: (i) Technical Progress a) During the year (all quantified) Output Deliverables* A) Capacity building Topic No. of training Targets No. of farmers/participants Achievements (Achieved/ Partly achieved/ Not achieved) Remarks (Reasons for part/ nonachievement) Training need Assessment has been done on 28 th July, 2009 Rice-Fish-Horticultural Integrated farming System Livestock-Fish-Horticultural Integrated farming System Training on weaving with improved loom and machine 1 30 Based on TNA training module has been developed 3 99 Achieved 2 65 Achieved 1 6 Achieved

2 Training on tailoring, cutting and knitting Training on restructuring of cropping pattern, soil fertility management, improved cultivation practices of vegetables and banana 1 4 Achieved 2 70 Achieved Training on animal husbandry Achieved Improved cultivation of 1 41 Achieved Vegetable crops Improved cultivation of Ahu & 1 45 Achieved Bao Paddy Improved cultivation of 1 41 Achieved Oilseeds & Pulses Farmers training on SRI 1 24 Achieved method of cultivation Workshop Programme (Model Achieved Rice-Fish-Horticulture, Livestock-Fish-Horticulture) Improved Fish farming 1 25 Achieved technologies. Total On farm activities Rice- Fish- Horticulture Summer paddy Winter paddy with fish Early autumn paddy + deep water Normal autumn paddy Vegetables Livestock-Fish-Vegetables Cabbage Cauliflower Chilli Tomato French bean Pumpkin Bottle gourd Ladies finger Brinjal Potato Poultry bird Cruiler no Charachameli duck 1125 no Cross breed Piglets 440 nos Pure breed Goat- 39 nos 65 ha (259 H/h) 92 ha (185 H/h) Physical achievement achieved. with vegetable cultivation October 2009

3 Dairy-Fish-Horticulture Banana Watermelon 26 ha (66 H/h) Sericulture-Pig-Horticulture Muga DFLs 5000 nos Improved cross breed Piglets - 70 Banana 40 ha ( 80 H/h) Broiler Unit 1 Unit Achieved (2 Units) Processing of rice through rice mill Mechanized farming with power tiller 15 nos Achieved (16 nos) 3 nos Achieved October 2009 February 2010 Irrigation pump with shallow tube well 6 nos / 10 ha Achieved (13 nos / 30 ha) Sprayer to farmers 4 nos Achieved (16 nos) Grain storage in metallic bin 40 nos Achieved (109 nos) Irrigation through drip irrigation method 8 nos (7 nos) Fund diverted for procurement of self propelled transplanter. Feed Processing Unit 1 no Achieved Self Propelled Transplanter 1 no Achieved Manual Paddy Transplanter 2 no Not Achieved Suitable fabricator was not available Reclamation of community pond 9 Fish ponds 18 HH/10 ha Achieved Desilting of 2 ponds 16 HH/01ha Entrepreneur 10 Achieved development/enterprise development Non -Farm sector Weaving Unit 100 SHGs in 3 Years (3 SHGs) Mobilisation process started Tailoring Unit (2 SHGs) from Jan 2010 b) Cumulative (all quantified) Output Deliverables* A) Capacity building Targets Achievements (Achieved/ Partly achieved/ Not achieved) Remarks (Reasons for part/ nonachievement) Topic No. of No. of

4 training farmers/participants Training need Assessment has been done on 28 th July, 2009 Rice-Fish-Horticultural farming System Livestock-Fish-Horticultural Integrated farming System Integrated Training on weaving with improved loom and machine Training on tailoring, cutting and knitting Training on restructuring of cropping pattern, soil fertility management, improved cultivation practices of vegetables and banana 1 30 Based on TNA training module has been developed 3 99 Achieved 2 65 Achieved 1 6 Achieved 1 4 Achieved 2 70 Achieved Training on animal husbandry Achieved Improved cultivation of Vegetable crops Improved cultivation of Ahu & Bao Paddy Improved cultivation of Oilseeds & Pulses Farmers training on SRI method of cultivation Workshop Programme (Model- Rice-Fish-Horticulture, Livestock- Fish-Horticulture) 1 41 Achieved 1 45 Achieved 1 41 Achieved 1 24 Achieved Achieved 1 25 Achieved Total On farm activities Rice- Fish- Horticulture Summer paddy Winter paddy with fish Early autumn paddy + deep water Normal autumn paddy Vegetables Livestock-Fish-Vegetables Cabbage Cauliflower Chilli Tomato Frenchbean Pumpkin 65 ha (259 H/h) 92 ha (185 H/h) Physical achievement achieved. with vegetable cultivation October 2009

5 Bottlegourd Ladies finger Brinjal Potato Poultry bird Cruiler no Charachameli duck 1125 no Cross breed Piglets 440 nos Pure breed Goat- 39 nos Dairy-Fish-Horticulture Banana Watermelon 26 ha (66 H/h) Sericulture-Pig-Horticulture Muga DFLs 5000 nos Improved cross breed Piglets - 70 Banana 40 ha ( 80 H/h) Broiler Unit 1 Unit Achieved (2 Units) Processing of rice through rice mill 15 nos Achieved (16 nos) Mechanized farming with power 3 nos Achieved tiller October 2009 February 2010 Irrigation pump with shallow tube well 6 nos / 10 ha Achieved (13 nos / 30 ha) Sprayer to farmers 4 nos Achieved (16 nos) Grain storage in metallic bin 40 nos Achieved (109 nos) Irrigation through drip irrigation method 8 nos (7 nos) Fund diverted for procurement of self propelled transplanter. Feed Processing Unit 1 no Achieved Self Propelled Transplanter 1 no Achieved Manual Paddy Transplanter 2 no Not Achieved Suitable fabricator was not available Reclamation of community pond 9 Fish ponds Desilting of 2 ponds 18 HH/10 ha Achieved 16 HH/01ha Entrepreneur 10 Achieved development/enterprise development Non -Farm sector Weaving Unit 100 SHGs in 3 Years (3 SHGs) Mobilisation process started Tailoring Unit (2 SHGs) from Jan 2010 *Output deliverables should be linked with the performance indicator as per PAD

6 (ii) 5 major innovations/achievements during the year and as on date (Cumulative) a) During the year (all quantified) S. No. Innovations/achievements 1 Establishment of one boiler group enterprise using country made improved lamp (kerosene) in flood affected non-electrified Arney village. 2 Improvement of cropping intensity as well as productivity of paddy through mechanized cultivation of Boro rice by conservation and management of surface water. 3 Dissemination of information on agro-technologies through free mobile SMS services a new look into Farmers Extension Process. 4 One Common Feed Mill Unit through Public Private Partnership Mode for production of high quality animal feed using locally available raw materials. 5 Replacement of long duration low yielding traditional ahu paddy with short duration HYV (IR-64, Luit, Dishang) to escape flood in flood prone areas. b) Cumulative (all quantified) S. No. Innovations/achievements 1 Establishment of one boiler group enterprise using country made improved lamp (kerosene) in flood affected non-electrified Arney village. 2 Improvement of cropping intensity as well as productivity of paddy through mechanized cultivation of Boro rice by conservation and management of surface water. 3 Dissemination of information on agro-technologies through free mobile SMS services a new look into Farmers Extension Process. 4 One Common Feed Mill Unit through Public Private Partnership Mode for production of high quality animal feed using locally available raw materials. 5 Replacement of long duration low yielding traditional ahu paddy with short duration HYV (IR-64, Luit, Dishang) to escape flood in flood prone areas.

7 (iii) Information on results framework Performance indicators for the period Indicator Baseline Value Performance Number of consortium developed technologies - nil made available in disadvantaged areas Number of improved technologies adopted in - 15 disadvantaged areas Number of farmers using NAIP technologies in disadvantaged areas Increase in agriculture services and processing - 13 enterprises in project area Increase in agriculture-based employment in participating farming households Number of farmer groups involved in project component activities Financial Management Lead Center/Co- Partners Lead Center (AFPRO) Co- Partner Rural Volunteer Center, Dhemaji Co- Partner - NERIWALM Tezpur Co- Partner AAU, Jorhat Total Sanctioned Fund Released Sanctioned Fund released Budget upto March, budget for the for the current 2009 current year year ( ) 2,90,64, ,60, ,60, ,86, ,89, ,89, ,73, ,47, ,47, ,29, ,85, ,01, Statement of Expenditure Lead Center/Co- Fund Utilized Fund Utilized upto Date of Date of Partners upto March, March, 2010 submission of submission 2009 latest SOE of AUCs Lead Center ,04, Does not arise (AFPRO) Co- Partner Rural ,57, Does not arise Volunteer Center, Dhemaji Co- Partner - NERIWALM Tezpur --- 3,82, Does not arise Co- Partner AAU, Jorhat --- Not available Not available Does not arise

8 4. Procurement a) During the period Major items (Above Rs. 5.0 lakhs) Lead Center (AFPRO) Co- Partner Rural Volunteer Center, Dhemaji Co- Partner - NERIWALM Tezpur Item Name Budget Utilization (%) Rice Mill 6,21, % Planting Material 30,00, % Animals 11,00, % Not applicable Not applicable Co- Partner AAU, Jorhat Feed Processing Unit 5,00, % Remarks b) Cumulative Major items (Above Rs. 5.0 lakhs) Lead Center (AFPRO) Co- Partner Rural Volunteer Center, Dhemaji Co- Partner - NERIWALM Tezpur Item Name Budget Utilization (%) Rice Mill 6,21, % Planting Material 30,00, % Animals 11,00, % Not applicable Not applicable Remarks Co- Partner AAU, Jorhat Feed Processing Unit 5,00, % i) Project website created Yes ii) Project website/webpage updated Yes iii) Media products developed/disseminated/ Trainings organized Products/ Trainings organized (CDs, Paper clippings etc.) Copies Supplied/ No. of participants Project brochure 4 nos 2500 copies Training material 3 nos 500 copies Training organized 32 nos 982 nos iv) Implementation problems/issues and suggestions Problems Suggestions Changes of Village physiographical condition Modification of appropriate technology Retention of water in the fisheries/existing water bodies are difficult due to sand deposition in most of the areas, so implementation of IFS module as per project will be a problem Sudden Flood Reporting from AAU Lower Budget under Fingerlings, Chemicals and Fertilizer Un utilization of Fund under renovation of office Reducing number of farm family under each IFS module and cover the same farm families through other different activities Adaptation Development of suitable mechanism with AAU- Head Quarters, KVK and CoFSc Allocation of budget under Fingerling from Planting material Request for permission to utilize the fund within 1st Quarter of next financial year

9 5. Salient features of innovations/ achievements including techno-economic viability, marketability and its impact on income and employment generation along with one good photograph/ bar chart/ table with caption of most significant contribution. Introduction: Case study: Matri Amar bazaar kendriya Samity The formation of women SHGs started in Dhemaji district from 1999, these SHGs took up many income generating activities in flood plains of Dhemaji district of Assam. The income generating economic activities were mostly in and around sectors like agriculture, livestock rearing, traditional weaving etc. In between year , Rural Volunteers Centre (RVC) did an evaluation of these women SHGs. The study found out that the investment in terms of labour, time and resources contributed by different stakeholders along with the targeted communities can not yield the outcome as per set indicator. The critical analyses of the study further revealed the major gap in the process is the lack of control over produces and both understanding and control over markets by the women, the key producer of the rural produces, the barriers affect the growth of the process. The other factor contributes to this is the pricing of the produces, the women, though are the main producer have very less control over the pricing mechanism, thus they are in the low paid end in the market. To overcome these hindrances and difficulties the concept of Amar Bazar emerged to establish markets, own markets and to run markets by the organized women. Thus Amar Bazar is conceptualized as the hands on training programme for the women to understand the different marketing skills and knowledge along with a disposal chain own by women. Amar Bazar the driving force of the process: The weekly village markets (Hats) are the basic unit of Amar Bazar, these small markets are located in a cluster of villages and serve as the entry threshold for the day to day essentials items for the village communities and in the same time exit threshold of village produces to the outside markets as well as to other villages. In the existing practice these markets are generally established, owned and run by dominant male individual, with legitimate authority to collect revenue from the vendors. Traditionally the women folk are only consumer of these markets. Although they play the main role in village produces yet they do not enjoy control over the produces, marketing of the produces, bargaining for pricing of the produces. It is the man folk who enjoy the right over the produces. In some instances though the women have control over the produces but they had to depend upon middleman for selling of their produces. Situation becomes the worst in case of distress selling, which is a common scenario in the flood affected villages. So the whole situation is depressing and depriving for women entrepreneurs. Amar Bazars are created with the believe that direct engagement of the women with the market will enable the women to understand the market dynamics and mechanisms viz. What to produce and when? How much to produce and when, How much is the price and how it varies, what are other marketable options. The proper understanding of these aspects will follow up by skill developments in identified specific sectors then move for production and marketing.

10 The Amar bazar thus started with a drive of market promotion by women SHGs this included establishment of new market where these is need of weekly hat, renovation of defunct hat and huts owned through tendering. Thus the number of hats became 21 during the first drive. The initial investment to run the markets was carried out by the SHGs involved in the establishment. Now the number of markets in this chain becomes more 50. Matri Amar Bazaar Kendriya Samity (MABKS) an institutional existence of Amar Bazar: Matri Amar Bazar Kendriya Samity (MABKS) is the network of the Amar Bazar, the executive body of the Samity is formed by two representatives from each SHG in the Amar Bazar network selected by the respective groups. In the present status there are about 200 members in the Samity from around 100 SHGs of Sisiborgaon and Jonai block of Dhemaji district. The network of Amar Bazar i.e. Matri Amar Bazar Kendriya Samity established a facilitation centre Matri Amar bazaar Production and Training Centre at Akajan village under Sissiborgaon development block to conduct various skill development training and establish the link between Amar Bazar and other big markets for particular handloom products. The unit apart from imparting various skill development trainings adds value to various handloom and textile products of the village women. The unit also provides subsidized yarns to the village weaver through Yarn bank and helped the weaver to market their products for better price. The training centre has trainers on various sectors like handloom, cutting and knitting, embroidery, pig rearing, poultry rearing etc. and carried out various trainings for the women. Under the current NAIP the centre was provided support for establishing a broiler unit for demonstration and training purpose. With the support from the project the centre has built up two rooms of total floor area 1120 square feet and a residential unit of floor area 560 square feet. The project has support for all equipment, food, medicine and utensils for 1300 one day old chick. To maintain the proper sanitation and hygiene a running water system is also installed. The electrification is also done according to the capacity of the unit. The members were trained on the broiler rearing by veterinary doctors and successful broiler farmers. The total input cost thus was Rs The unit has successful to produce quintal of meat after 45 days and earned an amount of Rs The group has again started their second batch of broiler of 500 chicks with the amount they earned and already ordered for third batch of another 500 one day old chicks. The centre has developed the training curriculum and announced to start the broiler rearing training for women from the month of March **************