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BAIF TRUSTEES

Mr. Arvind N. Mafatlal Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Mr. Bhalchandra G. Deshmukh

Chairman Vice Chairman Chairman, Executive Committee

Mr. Jagmohan L. Bajaj Smt. Rajashree A. Birla Mr. Hrishikesh A. Mafatlal Mr. Deepak C. Mehta

Dr. Sudha N. Murty Prof. Indira Parikh Mr. Pratap G. Pawar Mr. Hasmukh S. Shah

Dr. Narayan G. Hegde Mr. Ramesh Rawal Mr. Girish G. Sohani, President and Managing Trustee

Founder: Late Dr. Manibhai Desai

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Dr. N.G. Hegde

Trustee and Principal Adviser

Mr. G.G. Sohani

President and Managing Trustee

Mr. Ramesh Rawal

Executive Vice President

Mr. S.B. Karvande

Advisor and Secretary

Dr. S.B. Gokhale

Director - Research

Dr. A.B. Pande

Senior Vice President

Mr. B.K. Kakade

Vice President

Dr. D.N. Shindey

Vice President

Ms. Archana Rao

Vice President

Dr. M.S. Sharma

Adviser

Dr. P.K. Pradhan

Principal Programme Director

Dr. V.P. Sharma

Programme Director

Dr. J.N. Daniel

Programme Director

Mr. V.Y. Deshpande

Chief Programme Coordinator

Mr. S. Roy


Dr. S.M. Desai


Dr. A.K. Chaurasia


Mr. A.K. Sinha


Mr. B. Shivarudrappa


Mr. K. Mallikarjunappa


Mr. R.S. Sharma


Dr. S.B. Khadilkar


Mr. J.R. Mori


Mr. R.R. Walawalkar

Adviser - HRD

Ms. Pritam Chandak

Jt. Finance Director

Ms. Meena Gokhale

Sr. Programme Coordinator

RESEARCH COORDINATION COMMITTEE

Dr. S.B. Gokhale Dr. J.N. Daniel Dr. A.B. Pande Mr. B.K. Kakade

Patrons and Associates of BAIF: A Call for Partnership

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sustainable livelihood in rural India. We invite generous donors to support

this worthy cause by associating with us as our Patrons and Associates.

You can become our Patron by contributing over Rs. 25 lakhs and our Associate

by contributing over Rs. 10 lakhs.

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BAIF ANNUAL REPORT

2009 - 2010

BAIF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Dr. Manibhai Desai Nagar, Warje, Pune 411 058, India

Phone: 020-25231661 Fax: 020-25231662

E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.baif.org.in

BAIF Annual Report 2009 - 2010

Contents

1. Achievements

Livestock Development 1

Watershed Development 3

Sustainable Agriculture 5

Sericulture 5

Agri-Horti-Forestry (Wadi) for Tribal Rehabilitation 6

Cluster Development Approach 8

Environmental Conservation 10

Agri-business 11

Vikas Arth 11

Women Empowerment 12

Community Health 14

Collaboration with Corporate Houses for Sustainable Development 16

Capacity Building 18

BAIF Central Research Station 20

Research Highlights 22

BAIF’s Innovative Approaches to Address the Needs 23

Visitors 25

BAIF’s contribution to Millennium Development Goals and Mitigating Global Warming 27

2. Progress of Associate Organisations

Maharashtra Institue of Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (MITTRA) 28

Gujarat Rural Institute for Socio-Economic Reconstruction, Vadodara (GRISERV) 31

DHRUVA 32

BAIF Institue for Rural Development - Karnataka (BIRD-K) 33

BAIF Institute for Rural Development, Andhra Pradesh (BIRD-AP) 35

Rajasthan Rural Institute of Development Management (RRIDMA) 37

Society for Promotion of Eco-Friendly Sustainable Development (SPESD) 38

BAIF Institute for Rural Development - Uttar Pradesh (BIRD-UP) 39

BAIF Institute for Rural Development - Uttarakhand 40

BAIF Institute for Rural Development - Bihar (BIRD-Bihar) 41

BAIF Institute for Rural Vocations and Advancement (BIRVA) 43

Preface

We are pleased to present the Progress Report for 2009-2010. The multidisciplinary programme

which was being implemented in 12 states has now extended to Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Tripura.

With this expansion, BAIF has now reached out to 4.4 million families in over 69,000 villages in 15

states across the country.

The dairy husbandry programme launched as an entry point activity has been recognised as a

sustainable programme for strengthening the livelihood prospects of poor families. The turning

point in this programme took place with the new service model launched to deliver Artificial

Insemination services and other critical inputs to poor families for increasing the productivity of

their dairy animals and their incomes. Installation of bulk coolers and transparent pricing of milk

based on the quality to enable the farmers to obtain a higher price realisation has been another

step towards developing an efficient dairy value chain.

Watershed Development programme could help farmers to enhance their cropping intensity by

15-20% and crop production by 25-35%, while facilitating assured supply of safe drinking water

all round the year.

The wadi programme for rehabilitation of tribals demonstrated the feasibility of providing

sustainable livelihood while restoring the ecosystem and ensuring food security across the country.

BAIF's approach to ensure conservation of natural resources and protection of the environment

while implementing all the development programmes has contributed to sustainable rural

development.

These efforts continue with BAIF exploring newer interventions and approaches in more diverse

areas to meet the emerging challenges that face our country and the global community.

Trustees, BAIF

September 2010


OUR DONORS

Government Agencies: Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Tribal Affairs,

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Finance, NABARD, Ministry of Science and Technology,

Ministry of Environment and Forests, National Dairy Development Board, Maharashtra Livestock

Development Board, Akola, State Governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab,

Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand,

Chhattisgarh and Tripura

International Agencies: Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Embassy

of France, Deutsche Welthungerhilfe - German Agro Action, Food and Agriculture Organisation, Union

Des cooperative D'Elevage (UCEAR), JOP Group, Brazil, Association Franco-Indienne Rurale (AFIR), Digital

Green, Fidelity Charitable Services, Dan Church Aid, Aga Khan Foundation

Scientific and Academic Organisations: Indian Council of Agricultural Research, INRA, France, International

Crops Research Institute for Semi-arid Tropics, UK Department for International Development, Research

into Use Programme, International Water Management Institute, South Asia Pro-Poor Livestock Policy

Programme for India, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Erasmus University, Rotterdam,

University of Queensland, Australia, Lead India

Philanthropic Organisations: J.R.D. Tata Trust, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Jamshedji Tata

Trust, Tata Education Trust, Supraja Foundation, The Infosys Foundation, Pirojsha Godrej Foundation,

MGCC Area Development Research Foundation, Deshpande Foundation, Karuna Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi

Foundation, Programme for Appropriate Technologies in Health (Path) India, Syngenta Foundation, Give2

Asia, Bhavishaya Alliance, Rotary Foundation and Rotary Clubs of Nigdi, Pune and Longueuil Rive Sud,

Canada, Gujarat Foundation for Mental Health, Basic Needs India, Madhya Pradesh Society for Rural

livelihood Promotion, GTZ, Green Foundation

Corporates: ITC Ltd., Rourkela Steel Plant, Coca Cola India Pvt. Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., Hindustan

UniLever Limited, Jindal South West Ltd., Navin Fluorine International Ltd., Gokak Forbes Ltd., ONGC,

Uran, Tata Power Co. Ltd., Ballarpur Industries Ltd., Dynamix Dairy, Mafatlal Industries Ltd., DSM Neev,

Mehsana District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Ltd. (Dudhsagar Dairy, Mehsana), Valsad District

Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Ltd. (Vasudhara Dairy, Chikhli), General Mills Foundation, Deepak

Novochem Technologies Ltd., Monsanto Company, CO2 Balance Ltd., Ultratech Cement Co. Ltd., Solaris

Chemical Ltd., Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

Patrons: Mafatlal Industries Ltd., Vaishno Mal Malhotra Public Trust, Mr. K.K. Malhotra, Associated Cement

Companies

Associates: Industrial Development Bank of India

OUR BANKERS

Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, State Bank of India, Canara Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Housing

Development Finance Corporation, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of Bikaner

and Jaipur, State Bank of Indore and United Bank of India


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Achievements

Livestock Development

Forty years after BAIF launched the

cattle development programme to

solve the twin problems of food

security and sustainable

development, small farmers are

assured of a brighter future. Dairy

husbandry is enabling them to

build valuable assets in the form of

crossbred cows, each worth Rs.

20,000-30,000 and the families

owning 2-3 such cows are able to

come out of poverty. The services

of BAIF are reaching 44 lakh

families spread over 69,619

villages in 15 states namely

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat,

Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh,

Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh,

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, West

Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand,

Chhattisgarh and Tripura States.

While functioning through a

network of 2582 livestock

development centres, various

approaches are tried to extend

this service at a modest service fee

to ensure sustainability of the

programme in the long run. The

revenue generated during the

period of sponsorship is kept as

corpus to support the programme

after completion of the project

support. Such a self-sustainable

model will not only reduce the

dependency on the donors but

also sustain the interest of farmers

to improve the production by

demanding better quality services.

200 such centres established

under the SGSY special

programme, 100 each in Uttar

Pradesh and Bihar, over the last 5

years have demonstrated the

feasibility of promoting self-

sustainable programme with

support for the initial 5-7 years.

ITC has also sponsored 153 such

centres spread over Maharashtra,

Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and

Karnataka states.

We have received a grant from the

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

for a period of five and a half years

to launch a new service model of

livestock development

programme named as the Godhan

Project. The aim is to deliver

Artificial Insemination services and

other critical inputs to 86,000 poor

families through a network of 170

cattle development centres

spread over Maharashtra, Bihar

and Uttar Pradesh to increase the

productivity of their dairy animals

and their incomes. The project

was launched on December 1,

2009. 350 centres located in

Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh,

Uttarakhand, Bihar, Karnataka,

Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat are

being operated under the

Ksheeradhara Project by availing

interest-free loan from the

National Dairy Development

Board (NDDB) under the National

Dairy Development Programme.

This model, once successful, can

empower BAIF to expand the

programme in potential milkshed

areas without any support from

donors. These innovative

approaches can help BAIF to

expand the livestock development

programme throughout the

country, involving small farmers to

enjoy sustainable livelihood, while

mitigating the ill-effects of global

warming and meeting the growing

demand for milk which is expected

to cross 180 million tons per year

by the year 2022.

Gainful self-employment

Achievements

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Effective backward and forward

linkages is another critical support

necessary to reduce cost of

production which is being

facilitated through active

participation of stake holders,

dairy farmers’ groups and

federations promoted in the field.

To establish an effective market

linkage, a pilot project of milk

procurement and marketing was

initiated with the support from

SGSY Special Programme of

Etawah and Agra districts of Uttar

Pradesh through installation of

bulk coolers and transparent

pricing of milk based on the

quality. As a result, the farmers

were able to recover 20-25%

higher price. This is another step

forward to develop an efficient

dairy value chain.

The statewise performance of the

dairy husbandry programme is

presented in Table 1. Presently, an

estimated 8 lakh cows and

buffaloes born under BAIF

programme, are in milk

production, contributing an

income of 2500 crores to the rural

economy.

Baburao Jagdale got his local

cow bred through BAIF’s Cattle

Development Centre at Karjat in

Ahmednagar district of

Maharashtra. The local cow

delivered a crossbred calf which

the family fondly called Rani who

was reared with affectionate

care. She delivered a female calf

at the age of 28 months. Since

then, she has been the true

Kamdhenu for the Jagdale family.

So far, Rani has given birth to 18

calves (8 females) with an

average intercalving of 370 days!

She yielded 36,000 litres of milk

during her life.

Rani is a fine example of

potential of rearing crossbred

cows for enhancing livelihoods

as well as regularity of breeding

for assured milk production.

Income from sale of milk, surplus

progeny and farmyard manure

from the herd was spent for

meeting day to day family

Prosperity from Crossbreeding Programme

expenses, education of children,

expenditure on marriage

ceremonies and for digging a

well. In addition, Jagdale has built

a modest house and purchased

0.2 ha agriculture land.

Table 1. Statewise Performance of Cattle Development Programme

State Districts Centres Villages Families Total Insem.

(Cum.) (Cum.) (2009-10)

MITTRA Maharashtra 22 177 2018 73854 131911

GRISERV Gujarat 20 290 3332 280134 248904

BIRD-K Karnataka 21 154 2637 96568 125412

RRIDMA Rajasthan 19 328 6907 420737 268472

BIRD-UP Uttar Pradesh 64 795 30593 2551312 699473

BIRD-Uttarakhand 11 93 2736 244653 56130

BIRD- Bihar 13 117 3559 190853 142810

BIRVA- Jharkhand 24 410 12300 205000 148521

SPESD M.P. 13 47 2972 52773 23645

BIRD- A.P. 11 171 2565 361716 92199

Total 218 2582 69619 4477600 1937477

The Conception Rate varied from 47% to 58% in different states.

Enhanced standard of living


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After successful completion of the

eco-friendly goat development

programme in West Bengal, which

could enhance the income of over

10,000 goat keepers by 4-5 folds

without increasing the herd size,

a similar programme is being

replicated in West Bengal, Tripura,

Jharkhand and Maharashtra.

Good practices on goat rearing in

BAIF’s operational areas of West

Bengal and Gujarat have been

documented under the South Asia

Pro Poor Livestock Policy

Programme (SAPPLPP), New Delhi

for wider replication.

Based on a series of meetings with

stakeholders in livestock

development conducted in

Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra

Pradesh and Karnataka and a

national consultative meet on

cutting edge technology, the

problems and perspectives of

farmers have been documented in

the form of a booklet Livestock

Development: Current Scenario

and the Future. ��

Watershed Development


programme which aimed at

making efficient use of natural

resources for human and

ecological benefits is benefitting

97131 families spread over 673

watersheds in 961 villages covering

248841 ha (Table 2). Watershed

development coupled with

promotion of efficient water use,

green manuring, biofertiliser

application, vermicomposting and

mixed cropping could benefit the

farmers to promote eco-friendly

farming. Application of higher

doses of farmyard manure and

establishment of shelter belts on

field bunds and borders continued

to help farmers to combat the ill-

effects of global warming, through

reduction in wind velocity and soil

moisture loss. Sustainable land use

plan and cropping systems based

on soil fertility and water

availability could help farmers to

enhance their cropping intensity

by 15-20% and crop production by

25-35%, while facilitating assured

supply of safe drinking water all

round the year for local human and

livestock population. Under this

programme, based on a ridge-to-

valley approach, 6912 farm ponds

and village ponds and 1853 check

dams have been constructed, 2605

open and bore wells and 29068

gully plugs have been recharged

apart from development of 559

springs, 2380 water storage

structures and 48 lift irrigation

schemes.

The NABARD supported Holistic


Programme (NHWDP) has been

supported by BAIF in the capacity

of a Resource Support

Organisation in Washim and

Yawatmal districts for capacity

building of Project Implementation

Agencies (PIAs). The holistic

watershed development

programme in Vidarbha region

addresses issues such as risk of crop

failure, insecurity of sustainable

production, lack of backward and

forward linkages in farm-based

enterprises and lack of institutional

framework and network. BAIF is

also a Resource Support

Organisation for Indo-German


Programme of NABARD covering

21 watersheds spread over 24064

ha of drought prone, hilly and

backward areas in Pune, Satara,

Beed and Osmanabad districts.

The Jalajeevani watershed

development project for

sustainable agriculture supported

by K.K. Malhotra Fund for Rural

Development and Research and

Efficient use of water resources

Achievements

4

Vaishno Mal Malhotra Public

Charitable Trust Fund for Rural

Development and Research,

Mumbai, is benefitting more than

1200 households in Tumkur district

of Karnataka through recharging

of ground water and increase in

crop yields, establishment of

herbal gardens in school premises

and promotion of dairy husbandry.

Various innovative sustainable

water management and farming

practices enabled BAIF to receive

the ‘Best Water NGO’ National

Award under different categories

‘Revival of Rural Water

Resources,’ ‘Water Harvesting’

and ‘Water Education’ by Water

Digest in collaboration with

UNESCO and Ministry of Water

Resources, Government of India.

An user friendly and hygienic

method of roof top water

harvesting for drinking water

promoted by BAIF Institute for

Rural Development, Karnataka to

combat fluorosis in 45 villages in

Tumkur district of Karnataka was

appreciated by the Ministry of

Water Resources through the

Ground Water Augmentation

Award on the occasion of World

Water Day. The innovation was

construction of ground level water

tank with a tightly closed lid, inside

or adjacent to the house and

connecting water supply directly

to the kitchen through a hand

pump, which could keep the water

clean while providing water any

time. This was a unique model

appreciated by users as well as

sponsoring agencies.

A Sustainable Clean Water Supply

Development Project launched in

10 drought-prone villages of Pune

district in collaboration with Rotary

Foundation, Rotary Club of Nigdi,

Pune and Rotary Club of Longueuil

Rive-Sud, Canada could ensure

potable drinking water through

installation of 10 tube wells and

hand pumps for more than 700

families. �

Raju Baliram Lolure, a farmer of

Phalegaon village in Washim

district is a school drop out who

owns 10 acres of ancestral

agricultural land which is the only

source of income for his family.

However, only two acres were

suitable for cultivation of which one

acre was waterlogged during the

monsoon season which was used

only for Rabi cultivation. The

remaining eight acres of land was

Improved Land Productivity through Underground Drain

Table 2. Statewise coverage of Area under Watershed Development

State No. of Units Micro Area covered in ha No. of Villages No. of families

Watersheds (Cum.) (Cum.) (Cum.) benefitted (Cum.)

MITTRA Maharashtra 131 30033 170 12600

GRISERV Gujarat 289 139384 284 28400

DHRUVA Gujarat 24 11506 39 6349

BIRD-K Karnataka 18 14974 67 5379

RRIDMA Rajasthan 10 7442 26 4768

BIRD-UP 13 3101 20 2650

BIRD-Bihar 6 318 42 2503

SPESD M.P. 174 41122 269 33450

BIRD - A.P. 7 275 28 390

BIRVA- Jharkhand 1 686 16 642

Total 673 248841 961 97131

of poor quality. Raju participated

in Net Planning under the Holistic


Programme during the year

2008-2009. On the basis of Net,

he planned to reclaim the land.


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Sustainable Agriculture: To

promote sustainable agriculture,

training and demonstration on use

of vermicomposting, biofertilisers

and biopesticides were conducted

at CRS. Over 35 tons of

vermicompost were distributed to

farmers. Earthworms have been

provided for promoting

vermiculture production in the

field. Liquid biofertilisers of

Rhizobium, Nitrophos (a

combination of nitrogen fixing and

phosphate solubilising

bacteria) and biological plant

protection products such as F-

neem, Verticie L. and Yealiq were

produced and 13000 litres of these

products were distributed to

needy farmers.

Trial on different models of

smokeless chulhas conducted

around Urulikanchan,

demonstrated the benefits in

terms of savings in wood and

reduction in smoke emission.

Laboratory testing services for

human beings as well as livestock

are provided by the Community

Health Research Centre (CHRC).

Sericulture: This division is

engaged in research and

development to evolve new

techniques and to facilitate

farmers to improve their

production and income. For

supporting mulberry and tassar

silk, 1.62 lakh and 30,000 DFLs

respectively were distributed to

farmers in Maharashtra,

Karnataka and Mandi districts of

Himachal Pradesh. With timely

technical and marketing support,

433 families cultivating mulberry

on an average of 0.4 ha were able

to enhance their income from

Rs.40,000 to Rs.120,000/year.

Mr. Soma Pise from Daund in Pune

district recorded a production of

103 kg/100 dfl against the

average production of 58 kg in the

state.

In Mandi district of Himachal

Pradesh, 240 families cultivated

mulberry under rainfed

An underground drain of 0.9 m

depth and 114.6 m length was

excavated with a support of

Rs.2546 from the project. Out of

a total depth, 0.6 m was filled

with stones and a plastic sheet

was spread on the stones. He then

filled the remaining trench with soil

which cost him Rs.7200. This has

facilitated a well drained land

suitable for taking crops in both

kharif and rabi seasons.

Tree-based farming with eco-friendly practices

Critical input for

sericulture

Underground drainage work has

improved the productivity.

Income from this piece of land in

Kharif season increased from

Rs.3000 to Rs.23,400 after the

treatment.

Achievements

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wadi programme to enrich the

biodiversity and to ensure

nutritional security. The local

participant groups have developed

various innovative methods to

enhance their production and to

effectively link with the local

market. Introduction of lac

cultivation on locally grown tree

conditions and rearing DFLs

supplied by BAIF, were able to

enhance their income by three

folds from Rs.15000 to Rs.45000

per year. Mr. Parmaram

Choudhary of Chattar village in

Mandi district received “Best

Sericulture Farmer” award from

the Government of Himachal

Pradesh. A weaver, Moreshwar

Sonkusare was honoured by

Mr. R.R. Patil, Home Minister,

Government of Maharashtra and

has also been nominated for

President’s Award Medal.

Tassar silk products are becoming

popular in Ahmednagar and

Gadchiroli districts under the wadi

programme. CRS procured 60 tons

of mulberry cocoon and 4 lakh

tassar cocoon and processed

them into 12000 m of a wide

range of fabrics including the

famous Paithani, Karvate and

Narayan Peth sarees, engaging

traditional weavers. A Silk Mart

shop has also been established at

CRS for marketing of these

products.

New products for control of pests

of silkworm have been developed

and three of them namely Herbal

RSK, Uzi Ban and Organic Silk have

now been released for distribution.

A software on Sericulture

Management Information System

has been developed for efficient

management of the business by

the farmers. �

Agri-Horti-Forestry (Wadi) for Tribal Rehabilitation

species has been promoted in

Madhya Pradesh and

Maharashtra. Fish farming has

also been taken up by farmers in

wadi area who have access to

water bodies. Based on

successful adaptation of various

innovative practices in non-wood

forest species adopted by rural

communities under the wadi

programme for assured

livelihood and nutritional

security, a publication on

Unfolding the Potential of

Diversified Rural Livelihood –

Successful Initiatives, has been

brought out.

The wadi programme for

rehabilitation of tribals has been

appreciated and replicated across

the country. The programme has

covered 155,007 families spread

over 56916 ha in 4686 villages, as

presented in Table 3. As a measure

of the confidence in BAIF to evolve

and extend newer solutions to

tribal development, the Ministry

of Tribal Affairs, Government of

India has recognised BAIF as a

Centre of Excellence in the area of

rural technologies for

improvement in livelihood and

quality of life. Also noteworthy is

serving as the Resource

Organisation for consolidating the

wadi programme supported by

NABARD through a special Tribal

Development Fund in 18 states.

Apart from cultivating well-

established fruit crops like mango,

cashew, Indian gooseberry, various

under-utilised fruit and food crops

have also been introduced in the

Sustainable livelihood from wadi


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Table 3. Statewise cumulative coverage of families under Wadi Programme

State No. of No. of Participant Area covered Major Fruit Crops

Villages families ha

MITTRA Maharashtra 2737 81600 31401 Mango, cashew, amla, guava, lemon, citrus

GRISERV Gujarat 220 2826 714 Mango, sapota, amla, lemon, cashewnut,

custard apple, drumstick, coconut, date palm

DHRUVA Gujarat 424 30116 11245 Mango, cashew

BIRD-K Karnataka 432 15246 5986 Mango, coconut, cashewnut, tamarind, guava,

sapota, custard apple, amla, lemon, jackfruit

and coffee

RRIDMA Rajasthan 669 18879 5663 Amla, mango, guava, pomegranate, lemon, orange

BIRD-UP Uttar Pradesh 104 4115 1031 Amla, mango, bel, ber, guava

SPESD Madhya Pradesh 84 1981 792 Mango, custard apple and guava

BIRVA- Jharkhand 16 244 84 Mango, cashew, litchi, lemon

Total 4686 155007 56916

Post harvest activities such as

procurement, grading, processing

and marketing of various

commodities grown by wadi

farmers were organised through

rural producers’ organisations

across the project areas. Fruit

processing facilities have been

promoted at Lachhakadi (Gujarat),

As the project location under the

Jan Utkarsha programme is

remote and inaccessible,

marketing opportunities are

either inadequate or do not exist.

To overcome this difficulty,

efforts are being made to add

value to the products through

groups and to establish a value

chain for marketing. This has

helped in better returns to the

farm produce through proper

storage.

Tribal farmers have been

encouraged to cultivate jasmine

flowers. In Jawhar region, 511

farmers have taken cultivation of

jasmine with good success. The

flowers are sold in

Mumbai markets

through their

c o o p e r a t i v e

Vrindavan Flower

Growers’ Association.

Farmers’ associations

have been

established at

Jawhar, Vikramgadh,

Dahanu, and Palghar.

Flowers grown by the

farmers including marginal

farmers are sold through these

associations. The farmers are paid

every fortnight. This has

benefitted even the farmers

producing small quantity. Earlier,

The Flower Merchants

the farmers used to receive

Rs.65/kg but now the flowers

fetch them Rs.139/kg. During

the year, they have sold 11329

kg flowers and generated a gross

income of Rs.15.43 lakhs.

Jawhar and Peint (Maharashtra)

Baghpura (Rajasthan) and Kesla

(Madhya Pradesh). Women

empowerment, development of

safe drinking water sources,

community health and capacity

building through improved

education and training and micro-

finance have been the critical

Flower boom

components of wadi programme.

To enable the families to enhance

their investments in agriculture

and increase their earnings, the

wadi owners have been

availing credit from local banks

through their SHGs and their

Federations.

Achievements

8

Innovative Farming: Under

Component III of the National

Agricultural Innovation Project

(NAIP) of ICAR. BAIF has been

identified as a Consortium Leader

to implement the Sustainable

Rural Livelihood Security Project

(SRLS) in Maharashtra. Dr.

Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi

Vidyapeeth, Mahatma Phule Krishi

Vidyapeeth, Maharashtra Animals

and Fishery Science University,

Bharati Vidyapeeth University and

Dr. Hedgewar Sewa Samiti are

consortium partners. The

programme spread over 10

clusters in Nandurbar,

Ahmednagar, Yeotmal,

Chandrapur and Gadchiroli is

developing a replicable and

holistic approach for promoting

sustainable livelihood through

integration of tested technologies

to improve the productivity of

natural resources in backward

regions. The activities include the

development of improved package

of practices for agriculture,

promotion of tree-based farming,

forest-based interventions, tasar,

lac and livestock development,

water resource development,

along with value chain for

agricultural and animal husbandry

enterprises of small farmers. More

than 8000 participants have

organised themselves to enhance

their agricultural production and

developed their capabilities to

interact with various development

agencies to harness the untapped

opportunities so far. The

participant families were able to

enhance their agricultural

production by over 50% and their

income by 60-70% during this

year. BAIF has also been involved

as a co-project implementing

agency to implement similar

projects in Rajasthan, Gujarat,

Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and

Uttarakhand states.

BAIF is implementing another

innovative project for developing

Value chain of linseed: Processing

and Value Addition’ as a Lead

Partner in Maharashtra under

NAIP component 2 with Punjabrao

Krishi Vidyapeeth and Bharati

Vidyapeeth as partners. The

objective is to improve the linseed

crop production and introduce

technology to add value to the

produce. While selection of

suitable varieties, development of

integrated nutrient management

and plant protection are being

aimed at to increase the crop yield,

new technology for processing

linseed under vacuum extraction

technique is being introduced to

produce Omega 3 rich

nutraceuticals to fetch higher

value. Pilot production of Omega

3 products has already

commenced and marketing

arrangements have also been

made. Easy availability of Omega

3 products at an affordable price

is likely to contribute to

health improvement of common

people. ��

Cluster Development Approach

Hope for the future


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Special Thematic Development Centres

Under the ’Strengthening Development Programmes and Laying Newer Directions’’ supported by R.D. Tata

Trust, Mumbai, special area development centres have been established to develop and test appropriate

programme packages and approaches within niche areas and emergent sectors.

� Centre for Development in Desert / Arid Regions of Rapar, Kutch region in Gujarat and Barmer

district of Rajasthan supported 130 farmers from Barmer and 40 farmers from Kutch to establish

tree-based farming as a sustainable income generation activity. Recharging of wells and rain water

harvesting were undertaken to assure safe drinking water and supportive irrigation. Goat husbandry

was supported through breed improvement and development of silvipasture on village common

wastelands.

� Centre for Development in Fragile Hill Areas in Kumaon and Garhwal in Uttarakhand assisted 110

farmers from Agastmuni and 130 from Khetikhan to establish temperate fruit orchards while

rejuvenating existing fruit orchards and to cultivate vegetables and flowers in lows cost poly houses.

Processing of Malta for juice was promoted through SHGs.

� Resource Centre for Tribal Development in ongoing programmes in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya

Pradesh and Karnataka is promoting enrichment of backyard gardens with indigenous perennial

vegetables. Plantation of Non-timber forest Products such as Palmyra palm, Mahua, lac farming

and Karaya gum and inland fishery have been identified as supportive activities for income generation.

� Centre for Livelihoods through Technical and Hospitality Services in Maharashtra and Gujarat is

promoting ecotourism involving local communities. Initiatives have been taken up to establish

traditional cuisine corners named as “Nahari” which are managed by tribal women in South Gujarat.

Sri Venkateshwara Agri Business

Centre was established in

Marreddypally village of Darsi

Mandal in Prakasam district of

Andhra Pradesh. The villagers

are dependent on rainfed

farming and hence grow rain-fed

crops such as chillies and red

gram. 50 farmers came together

to carry out agri-business

enterprises and collected

Rs.30,000 as membership fee for

purchase of agricultural inputs in

bulk. Project support of Rs.1.5

lakhs was made available to the

group in the form of a revolving

fund to be repaid after

harvesting of the produce which

was strictly followed by the group

who cleared their loan after the

marketing of the produce. The

corpus fund created was used for

financing needy farmers to avail of

crop loans.

Hiring of equipment required for

protective irrigation of the land

was ensured by procurement of

pipes and renting it out to the

members as well as poor farmers

at a nominal price thereby leading

to conservation of water and

carrying out agricultural

operations on time. This activity

could fetch a profit of Rs.70,000

to the farmers. Since renting out

Managing Agriculture as an Enterprise

of pipes, maintenance and supply

require skills, a technician has

been appointed among the

members, on an annual contract

of Rs.5000 thereby generating

employment at the village level.

The group is also involved in

renting out of PVC water drums

for transportation of water.

These agri-business ventures

have led to easy availability of

pipes at low cost, enhanced the

confidence of the farmers to

operate such centres and created

employment for technically

trained farmers within the group.

Achievements

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BAIF’s approach has been to

ensure conservation of natural

resources and protection of the

environment while implementing

all the development programmes.

This has significantly contributed

to sustainable development and

mitigation of global warming.

BAIF’s pioneering work of

upgrading low productive

nondescript cattle and buffaloes

through genetic improvement

using superior quality frozen

semen, has helped dairy farmers

to own better quality milch

animals. These animals being very

valuable, they are stall-fed and fed

with balanced nutrition. As a

result, the farmers are able to

enhance their income with

reduced herd size. Balanced

feeding and efficient use of dung

for biogas production further

reduced emission of methane.

Our watershed development

programme spread over 248841

ha has not only arrested soil erosion

but also enabled regeneration of

vegetation on degraded and

barren lands. With increasing

cropping intensity, the farmers

were able to ensure food security

while keeping the ground under

green cover. Promotion of various

eco-friendly practices such as

green manuring, composting,

vermicomposting and use of

biofertilisers and biopesticides

have reduced the use of agro-

chemicals. Under tree-based

farming, over 8 million fruit and

forestry plants have been

established. The wadi programme

has demonstrated the feasibility of

providing sustainable livelihood

while improving the ecosystem.

With these initiatives, BAIF is able

to create environmental

awareness among farmers,

general public and also among

children and promote sustainable

development.

As the Regional Resource Agency

for the National Environmental

Awareness Campaign conducted

by the Ministry of Environment and

Forests, Government of India,

BAIF coordinated the programme

of 785 NGOs from Maharashtra

and Goa who organised awareness

campaign and field

demonstrations on Climate

Change. Vermicomposting, tree

plantation, plastic and biomedical

waste management and solar

energy were the sub-themes on

which awareness was created

through demonstrations.

Environmental awareness in

schools was also undertaken in

Maharashtra through display of

the animated film on

environmental protection. Schools

who had taken keen interest were

further encouraged to initiate

various eco-friendly projects

involving their students.

Based on the encouraging

response and experience received

in promotion and distribution of

the animated film “Our

Environment – Let Us Protect It”

in English and Marathi languages,

20,000 copies of the Hindi version

were produced with the support

of Coca-Cola for distribution in

schools spread over 50 districts of

Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,

Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand and

Madhya Pradesh covering 0.5

million children. Field Extension

Officers were oriented in

distribution of the film and they will

orient school teachers to make

best use of this opportunity,

Environmental Conservation

Promotion of non-timber forest species


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sensitise children and motivate

them to initiate various eco-

friendly projects. A booklet on eco-

friendly activities such as raising of

plant nurseries, tree planting in

schools and in the backyards of

students, garbage recycling,

vermicomposting and rainwater

harvesting is also being brought out

for distributing to schools. �

Agri-business

Realising the need to ensure

sustainability of the development

programmes through promotion of

strong people’s organisations, BAIF

has been facilitating farmers to

form their primary organisations

such as Co-operative Societies,

Farmers’ Associations, and SHG

Federations. These farmer

organisations, with facilitation

from BAIF, have now formed a

federal-level Producer Company

named as the Vasundhara Agri-

horti Producers’ Company Ltd.

(VAPCOL), with a membership of

38 producer organisations from

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat,

Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

VAPCOL is primarily involved in

establishing market linkages for

various fresh and processed farm

produce from the members, as

well as to support the member

organisations to develop their

processing facilities and various

value-chain activities. During the

year, VAPCOL had a turnover of

over Rs. 3.69 crores through sale

of mango and cashew products.

Processed products marketed by

VAPCOL are brought to consumers

under the brand “Vrindavan –

from the roots of India.

Vikas Arth (Development Finance)

6901 Self Help Groups (SHGs) of

women promoted through various

programmes of BAIF are spread

over 7 states. These women have

collectively saved Rs 6.60 crores

and accessed cumulative credit to

the tune of Rs 15.73 crores. 2580

groups are linked to banks to avail

of additional credit to meet their

needs and for micro-enterprises.

An effort to work with banks under

the business facilitator model has

been initiated. Capacity building

of the members of the SHG

formed under various projects

through need-based training,

promotion of micro-finance and

linkage with financial institutions

and support for value addition and

marketing are undertaken

regularly based on the needs. A

network has been established with

INAFI – India for wider reach and

cross learning. �

Managing Agri business

Capacity building through micro-finance

Achievements

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Women Empowerment

Women empowerment, a key to

the success of all the rural

development programmes, forms

an important activity across all the

projects. The success of this

programme could be seen through

active involvement of women in

planning and development,

decision making and increased

share in family assets. The

activities involved exposure visits,

formation of SHGs for mobilising

savings and micro-credit,

promotion of micro-enterprises,

reducing hardships for women and

initiating various social

development activities for the

benefit of local communities.

Presently, there are more than

6900 women SHGs consisting of

5276 members involved in these

development activities.

Over 200 SGHs operating in Pune

district were engaged in producing

more than 200 food, herbal

medicines and utility articles

products which are sold through

Sankalp, a retail outlet at

Urulikanchan. Community-based

health insurance activity was

initiated in the year 2002 and

presently, 2400 women have taken

membership, who organise regular

health check ups for their

members.

Yeshaswini, an innovative training

programme to empower socially

challenged young women who are

facing serious problems of

livelihood and dignity is being

conducted since 3 years. In the

absence of skills and resources,

these women have been

encountering social and moral

harassments, resulting in

depression and food insecurity. To

transform this problem into an

opportunity, a leadership

development programme for

empowering and rehabilitating

such women has been launched

with the support of R.D. Tata Trust.

The residential training centre at

Urulikanchan near Pune, selects

25-30 needy candidates having

basic literacy, aptitude and

initiative to develop their career

as community development

workers or entrepreneurs. Apart

from regular counselling, skill-

based trainings are imparted for

six months to develop basic skills in

on-farm and off-farm enterprises,

community mobilisation,

formation of People’s

Organisations, micro-finance

management and gender

sensitisation etc. These trained

Yeshaswinis have been finding

work with development

organisations or establishing their

own enterprises. So far, 40 trained

women have been rehabilitated

successfully and the impact has

been overwhelming.

Empowerment of women


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Jan Utthan programme was

initiated in Nandurbar district of

Maharashtra in the year 2004 in

16 villages through Velavad and

Dhanora Multi Activity Centres.

There were challenges in

implementing the programme as

distress migration was rampant.

However, persistent efforts of the

BAIF team through activities such

as exposure visits, group

meetings and home visits

motivated the families to

participate in the programme.

This resulted in good response to

Artificial Insemination of local

cattle for breed improvement for

milk production and a boost for

the livestock development

initiative.

Nandurbar block has good

potential for milk production.

Marketing of milk was suggested

as an Income Generation Activity

for the Women SHGs. For this, a

survey was undertaken to assess

the amount of milk produced,

market available, estimated

profit. A visit of SHG

members was arranged to Dairy

Society at Kalwan for hands-on

training.

After returning from Kalwan, a

meeting of the SHG members and

the farmers involved in milch

cattle rearing was conducted

along with project officers of

Dudhganga of Nandurbar

District Rural Development and

District Dairy Development. It was

decided to establish a Milk Society

and collect the milk from

neighbouring villages. MITTRA

offered to support marketing.

Initially, four Women’s Milk

Societies were formed and the

milk collected was sent to

Vasudhara Dairy at Alipur, Navsari

which pays the producers on the

basis of fat content in milk.

Payment on the basis of fat

ensured a good price for the

producers and an additional 35

paise per litre for the Milk Societies

for handling. Milk collection

increased from 100 litres to 550

litres. This success led to the

establishment of three more Milk

Societies. Presently, these seven

Milk Societies collectively procure

SHGs managing Milk Societies for income generation

2000 litres of milk every day. As

Vasudhara Dairy collects milk only

in the evening, two bulk coolers

have been installed to store milk.

By the end of March 2010, these

Milk Societies sold 5.73 lakh litres

of milk with a turnover of

Rs.1.15 crores. About 700 farmers

have been directly benefitted due

to remunerative price, who were

earlier exploited by the middlemen.

It is worth noting that 14 educated

unemployed youth are engaged in

various operations of the Milk

Societies and are thus gainfully

employed. Women have

successfully shouldered the

responsibility of managing the Milk

Societies, and are truly

empowered.

Achievements

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Hardship reduction and

community health of the

participant families, particularly of

women is being addressed

through maternal and child

health, family welfare,

development of safe drinking

water sources and energy sources

such as improved wood stoves

and biogas, establishment of

Aanganwadis and facilitating

existing schools to improve the

quality of education.

Holistic health care continues to

be the most critical issue in all our

operational areas. Establishment

of kitchen gardens has resulted in

nutritional security and reduced

the incidences of malnutrition

among infants and small children.

More than 500 kitchen gardens

have been established for home

consumption. A special campaign

on purification of water at

household level was carried out to

prevent the ill-effects of

contaminated water.

Demonstrations on nutritious food

have been conducted in the

project villages to improve the

quality of life. A Nutrition Week

with special focus on locally grown

nutritious vegetables was

organised in almost all the villages

with good success in Gujarat.

Malnutrition among tribals is a

serious problem which is closely

linked to poverty, neglect of girl

child, early marriage, under-

nourishment of adolescent girls

and poor nutritional status of

pregnant women which results in

low weight of children at birth.

This is a vicious cycle. To

demonstrate the feasibility of

reversing this situation, a pilot

project was undertaken. The

programme covered 6026

children, 704 adolescent girls, 271

pregnant women and 396

lactating mothers from 50 tribal

hamlets in Jawhar and Mokhada

blocks who were provided with a

nutritional mix, which was

developed by using locally

Community Health

Food security from backyard nutritional garden


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available foodgrains and produced

by local self help groups without

depending on sophisticated

equipment dependent on power

supply. Different quantities of mix

was provided to different age

groups over a period of 3-6

months. This has resulted in a

significant improvement in birth

weight and reduction in infant

mortality and improvement in

weight gain and nutritional status

of infants in the age group of 6

months to 6 years. Significant

weight gain in adolescent,

pregnant women and lactating

mothers were also recorded.

A harmony between traditional

and modern advances in medical

science is being achieved through

the involvement of traditional

health care practitioners in the

community health programme.

Primary treatment based on

naturopathy is being administered

to the local community by more

than 180 traditional health

practitioners in Maharashtra and

Gujarat apart from increasing

awareness among the community

through village cleanliness

campaigns. Many of these healers

have also established their own

herbal gardens. The aim is to

promote a health care centre at

the village level to serve as an

information centre for the

villagers. These centres have

treated thousands of patients

suffering from various ailments.

The Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha,

Homoeopathy (AYUSH)

Department of the Ministry of

Health, Government of India is

supporting BAIF to document and

revitalise local health traditions in

tribal areas of Shravasti district in

Uttar Pradesh and Dangs district

of Gujarat through training and

formation of health societies.

Formation of village level ‘Arogya’

Samities are in progress to create

greater awareness on community

health. A booklet on medicinal

herbs, traditionally used for curing

various ailments has also been

published, popularising the use of

these herbs.

Health and skill-based education of

500 adolescent school-going as

well as non-school going girls is

being addressed in Jawhar area of

Thane district and Peint area of

Nashik district of Maharashtra.

Weekly lectures were arranged in

schools and hamlets and 1000 girls

underwent training in personal

hygiene, reproductive health and

issues of violence and addiction.

Awareness programmes on swine

flu and eye camps were organised

in these districts.

The mental health status of about

300 villagers was successfully

addressed in Surat, Bharuch and

Dangs districts of Gujarat. Local

volunteers are trained to identify

the patients suffering from mental

illness and encouraged to take

treatment at the local PHCs. Case

studies of patients successfully

treated, are being documented.

Maternal and new-born health

care are being addressed in

Balrampur and Bahraich districts

of Uttar Pradesh to reduce

maternal and neo-natal mortality

by providing critical support and

creating awareness among the

villagers, through 11 partner

NGOs, covering 64 Gram

Panchayats. The project

supported by Asha, has selected

1407 village level health workers,

who have assisted 12273 pregnant

women and have been trained on

safe delivery and maternal and

child care. The project has brought

a significant improvement in the

health status of mothers and

children. ��

Kitchen garden for improved nutrition

Achievements

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BAIF has initiated various socio-

economic development projects as

a part of the CSR activity of leading

Corporate Houses such as ITC

Limited, Rourkela Steel Plant,

Hindustan Uni Lever Ltd., Coca

Cola India, Reliance Industries,

Jindal South West, Ballarpur

Industries Ltd., Gokak Mills,

General Mills, ONGC, Navin

Fluorine Industries, UltraTech

Cement Ltd. Infosys Foundation,

etc. across the country.

Collaboration with Corporate Houses for Sustainable Development

Inakanahalli is a small village in

Sira taluka of Tumkur district

with 120 households.

Agriculture is the main livelihood

of these families. The villagers

were facing acute drinking water

scarcity throughout the year.

Even though there was plenty of

water in the community

borewell, it was not suitable for

consumption due to high salt

and fluoride content. The

villagers had no other alternative

but to depend on drinking water

from a borewell which belonged

to a well-to-do farmer in the

village. Thus, it was inevitable

for the villagers to visit his farm.

Though the farmer could not

refuse to give water directly, he

was becoming annoyed. It was

also difficult for him to provide

water for all the households at

the cost of his crops. Fluctuating

electricity also contributed to

this problem. Whether to irrigate

crops or to provide water to the

villages became a dilemma. This

was the situation in 2005.

Today, Inakanahalli is a 100%

water self sustainable village. It is

a village with 100% Rain Water

Harvesting (RWH) units with all the

96 families. Family-level units can

be observed in front of every

household.

The Sachetana drinking water

project brought about this change!

The project with financial support

from Government of Karnataka

was started in 2005. In the

beginning, the community was

hesitant to opt for rainwater

harvesting for drinking purpose.

Drinking rain water is totally new

to them and there was a lot of

taboo attached to drinking of rain

water. Sensing this, the project

team conducted exposure visits to

similar project in Pavagada taluka

where villagers at CK. Pura had

already started harvesting and

drinking rain water. Seeing was

believing. After returning to their

village, the RWH units started

taking shape. Iragyathappa was

the first to construct an unit. He

tasted the rain water and

convinced the others to go for

RWH units. SHGs provided loans

to their members and non

members to pay the up front

contribution to adopt RWH.

Today, Inakanahalli is altogether

a different village.

Inakanahalli – A 100% RWH Village

Greenbelt development at Reliance Industries, Nagothane

Drinking water from a borewell


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Table 4. CSR Projects Implemented by BAIF with the support of Corporate Houses and Foundations

A. Corporate Houses Activities

1. ITC Ltd.

Maharashtra: Amravati, Wardha, Pune Livestock Development

Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Vidisha, Sehore, Guna

Andhra Pradesh: Guntur, Prakasam, Khammam,

W. Godavari

Bihar: Munger

Uttar Pradesh: Saharanpur, Badaun, Chandauli,

Hardoi

Rajasthan: Bundi Food Security and Rural Employment:

Andhra Pradesh: Guntur, Prakasam Agri-Business Centres

Karnataka: Mysore Tree-based farming

2. Rourkela Steel Plant Integrated Rural Development around peripheral villages

Orissa: Sundergarh of Steel Plant

3. Reliance Industries Ltd. Afforestation and Horticulture Development,

Maharashtra: Nagothane (Raigad) Comprehensive Rural Development

4. Hindustan Unilever Ltd. Watershed Development

Maharashtra: Parkhed, Khamgaon, Buldhana district

5. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Community Development, Women Empowerment

Maharashtra: Uran (Raigad)

6. General Mills Comprehensive Development

Maharashtra: Sinnar, Nashik, Akole, Ahmednagar

7. Ballarpur Industries Ltd. Livestock Development and Agriculture

Maharashtra: Gadchiroli, Vidharba, Bhigwan (Pune)

Andhra Pradesh: Warangal Cattle Development

8. Gokak Mills Industrial Greenbelt Development

Karnataka: Gokak, Belgaum

9. Associated Cement Company Integrated Rural Development

Chhattisgarh: Jamul, Weg

10. Ultratech Cement Co. Ltd. Rural Development Centre, Cattle Development Centres

Gujarat: Amreli

11. Solaris Chemical Ltd. Animal Health Care Camps

Gujarat: Kutchh

12. Tata Power Co. Ltd. Agriculture, Livestock Development, Watershed

Maharashtra: Mawal (Lonavla) Development, Self Help Group

Mulshi (Pune district) Sericulture

Gujarat: Kutch Livestock Development

13. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Jatropha plantation and capacity building

Madhya Pradesh: Jhabua

B. Foundations Activities

1. Sir Dorabji Tata Trust Thematic Development Centres for Rural Livelihood

Maharashtra: Jawhar, Peint, Chandrapur,

Gadchiroli, Gondia, Jalgaon, Urulikanchan

Gujarat: Rapar, Kutcch

Karnataka: Dharwad

Rajasthan: Barmer

Uttarakhand: Kumaon, Garhwal

Madhya Pradesh: Hoshangabad

2. Infosys Foundation Community Health, Social Development

Maharashtra: Akole, Ahmednagar, Nashik

3. Supraja Foundation Livestock Development

Gujarat: Valsad

4. Deepak Mehta Foundation Holistic Village Development

Maharashtra: Daund, Pune

5. Rotary Foundation and Rotary Clubs of Drinking water resource development around Urulikanchan,

Nigdi, Pune and Longueuil Rive-Sud, Canada Pune

Achievements

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Poised for a paradigm shift in its

approach as well as geographical

expansion, BAIF considers capacity

building to be an investment. The

training team at MDMTC, Pune

has been providing support for

building capabilities of BAIF staff

and community-based people’s

organisations across 12 states.

These training courses include

induction for new recruits and

Management Development

Programme (MDP) for middle level

managers and senior managers

and members of apex level bodies

of POs. Training on promoting

agribusiness, micro-finance,

business plan and strategy for apex

level POs and programme

monitoring are also being

implemented.

Training programmes on Livestock

Development, Sericulture,

Watershed Development,

Biofertilisers, Vermicomposting,

Improved Agriculture,

Horticulture, Nursery raising,

Capacity Building

Mushroom, and local People’s

Organisations were conducted for

765 field technicians during the

year. International participants

from AKF- Afghanistan and Bhutan

also attended training in Livestock

Development. Over 2000 farmers

and students visited the campus

for exposure to various

development programmes.

Suitable training curricula and

manuals on transfer of different

technologies promoted by BAIF

were developed to facilitate

effective training at the training

centres in Pune, Urulikanchan and

various states. Series of

documentary films have also been

developed for facilitating transfer

of technologies which are used for

awareness and training of

participants.

Capacity building of farmers on

agricultural development is also

being ensured through training

and demonstration at our

campuses at Surshettikoppa in

Dharwad district and Lakkihalli in

Tumkur district of Karnataka. The

Chaswad campus hosts the Krishi

Vigyan Kendra sponsored by ICAR,

to impart training on new farming

systems and crops. 45 training

courses were conducted during the

year, attended by 983 farmers on

sustainable farming practices which

covered crop production and plant

protection measures for 723

farmers both men and women,

integrated pest management and

disease management including

women farmers, capacity building

of rural youth and formation and

strengthening of self help

groups.

Based on the technical advise

provided by KVK, Jayantibhai

Chimanbhai Patel from Kesargam

village applied scientific methods

in farming resulting in increased

yield and profits and felicitation by

the Government of India in New

Delhi in February 2010. �

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A leading farmer

Jayantibhai Chimanbhai Patel's

farm in Kesargam village in

Bharuch district of Gujarat was

no different from many others in

the vicinity. He grew cotton and

pigeon pea with traditional

irrigation system. He then heard

about the Krishi Vigyan Kendra

(KVK), at Chaswad in Bharuch.

He leant about new high yielding

varieties of crops, use of micro

nutrients, benefits of balanced

fertilisers and water harvesting

from KVK. In 2001, he began to

make use of drip irrigation and

established fruit orchards. He

constructed a check dam for

water harvesting and on the

advice of scientists, diversified

into papaya cultivation. These

measures increased his net

income from Rs.10,000 to Rs.1.5

lakh per ha. He also saved 40%

Harvest of Hope

expenses on water, electricity costs

and fertilizers and the products

showed a marked improvement in

quality. Through Farmers' club

organised by NABARD, he could

get access to larger and more

lucrative markets like Delhi. The

success of Jayantibhai has been

featured in the book “'Harvest of

Hope” which highlights the

success stories of 101 farmers

from all over the country.

Development of degraded wastelands

Achievements

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BAIF Central Research Station

Bull Mother Farm and Semen

Freezing Laboratory: The bull

mothers and bull calves had a total

population of 462 animals out of

which 262 were males, 158

females and 42 calves / young

stock including pure exotic and

native breeds of cattle and

buffaloes and crossbred animals.

Presently, a total of 228 bulls are

under semen production.

The Embryo Transfer Lab

recognised for embryo transfer

technology by the Government of

India, flushed 16 Ongole donors.

Out of a total of 88 embryos, 25

embryos were frozen. Presently,

12 bulls of HF and Jersey cross born

through ET are under semen

collection.

The ISO 9001-2008 certified semen

freezing laboratory at

Urulikanchan has enhanced its

semen production capacity using

modern biotechnological tools and

produced 65 lakh doses of frozen

semen during the year, breaking

the previous records of

production. This lab has received

renewal of recognition for a

further period of three years.

Molecular Genetics and

Reproduction Biotechnology

Laboratory: The Molecular

Genetics Laboratory has

established a DNA Bank with 5000

samples of various breeds, useful

for Marker Assisted Selection

(MAS) of future progenies for

eliminating animals having genetic

disorders. Screening of HF bull from

5 different semen freezing

laboratories in Maharashtra has

been conducted against these

diseases. Advanced facility of

Automated DNA Sequencer, SNP

shot for SNP Detection and DNA

fingerprinting for Parentage

Testing are available at this lab.

250 samples of breeding bulls

were karyotyped at the

Reproduction Biotechnology

Laboratory.

The Field Progeny Testing of HF

crossbred bulls supported by

Project Directorate on Cattle,

Meerut is being implemented

since 1995. Since inception, 7

batches of bulls completed test

inseminations and the eighth batch

of 24 bulls were started in August

2009. Progenies from first 3 bull

batches completed milking and

their average performance was

recorded at 2914.77 kg from 1846

progenies born out of 60 sires.

Study on “Identification of

Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) for

Milk yield, Fat and Protein in

Buffaloes” under NAIP-4 Project of

ICAR. Under this project, 16738

progenies born out of 12 sires have

been identified. 10800 progenies

reared by farmers are being

followed for their reproduction

and production performance.

Conservation of Native Breeds:

To improve the productivity of local

cattle in Rajasthan, breeding with

Tharparkar breed semen is being

implemented with the support

from the Department of

Biotechnology, New Delhi in

Nagaur district. Presently, 3

Tharparkar bulls are in semen

production and 1240 cows were

bred.

Krishna Valley breed of cattle being

in endangered status, with the

support from National Bureau of

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Animal Genetic Resources, ex-situ

conservation of this breed has been

undertaken. 8 eligible breeds have

been procured from breed tract

from Karnataka for semen

collection and breed covers 2000

cattle in the native tract and 378

calves of this breed were born

during the year.

Animal Nutrition Division: It is

engaged in evaluation of various

non-traditional agricultural

byproducts for using as cattle feed.

A study on feeding of spirulina has

been undertaken particularly to

assess its nutraceutical benefits.

The feed mix unit produced 240

tons of mineral mixture, 950 tons

of cattle feed and 10 tons of

complete feed blocks for inhouse

consumption and distribution to

farmers. This unit is supported by

a well equipped Nutritional lab, for

quality control. In collaboration

with DSM Neev, Netherlands, a

nutrition study was undertaken to

study importance of various

mineral supplementations on milk

production at CRS.

For strategic supplementation for

medium milk yielding cows (5-10

litres) through balancing the

nutrients with locally available

ingredients, complete feed blocks

using soya hulls and straw were

used for production of complete

feed blocks were tested in the field

and found to be beneficial to

enhance the milk yield and fat

content. Complete feed blocks

with sorghum straw base fed to

cattle increased the milk yield

from 8.1 litre to 8.5 litres / day,

while the fat content increased

from 4.1% to 4.25%. Feeding of

these feed blocks were found to

be economical and useful for milch

animals particularly during

scarcity period.

Agriculture and Forage

Production: Under the All India

Coordinated Research Project on

Forage Crops, breeding and

technology development were

undertaken in seasonal and

perennial forage crops. The

landraces of maize were collected

from farmers’ fields in Munger

district of Bihar. 236 accessions of

forage crops, tropical grasses and

legumes are maintained at CRS.

The centre has also participated

in the National Breeding

Programme on Maize and pearl

millet. Six crosses of maize and 15

crosses of single cut bajra were

tested. Two entries of hybrid

Napier namely BNH-3 and BNH-

10 were selected for Varietal

Evaluation Trial. BNH-10 hybrid

was found to be more succulent,

leafy and without leaf sheath

pubescence, and well accepted by

farmers.

33 Fodder Technology

Demonstrations (FTD) of maize,

pearl millet, cowpea, hybrid

Napier, lucerne, berseem and oats

were established on farmers’ fields

covering 7 villages surrounding

Urulikanchan to popularise

improved varieties and good

management practices.

Under Breeder and Foundation

seed production, 6 tons of seeds of

Maize African Tall variety was

produced and supplied to various

Government institutions and Dairy

Cooperatives. Truthful seed

production programme of various

cultivated forage crops and

multiplication of planting material

of BNH-10 was also undertaken

and 40 tons of seeds different

forage crops and more than 10

lakh cuttings of BNH-10 were

supplied to farmers and dairy

cooperatives.

A booklet entitled A Decade of

Research (1998-2008) of AICRP

on Forage Crops was published

and released during the

National Group Meet held in

Bangalore.

Forage improvement through breeding and selection

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Research Highlights

� Centrally-coordinated multi-locational studies on livestock husbandry were undertaken to identify

the bottlenecks associated with dairy husbandry. The study highlighted the need for addressing

these local problems based on the traditional customs, knowledge and resources.

� A coordinated research trial examined the influence of biological extracts on growth and yield of

several annual crops over a period of five seasons. In general, the application of the extracts -

vermiwash and fermented neem extract of Effective Microorganisms resulted in 20-30% increase

in grain yields over the control treatment. The combined application of both vermiwash and

neem extract appeared to be more beneficial probably because it combined the benefits of crop

nutrition and protection.

� ITC has supported our Development Research Programmes particularly to study the impact of

various technologies for conservation of natural resources and to generate sustainable livelihood

under various socio-ecological conditions. While operating 153 cattle development centres in

the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and

Bihar, the local livestock management practices were studied and suitable strategies were

developed to improve the breeding efficiency and feed management.

While implementing series of watershed development programmes, various cropping systems

were also explored to enhance the crop productivity while facilitating effective soil and water

conservation. In Karnataka, tree-based farming was promoted with introduction of multipurpose

tree species on field bunds and borders and farmers’ preference for various species was assessed.

It was observed that in dry regions, as fruit plants are not able to yield more, farmers preferred

fuelwood and timber species like Acacia auriculiformis, Casuarina, Cassia siamea and Eucalyptus

as compared to other species. In Rajasthan, various varieties of important crops such as soyabean

and maize were evaluated and farmers could compare the performance of new varieties with

existing varieties. As a result, GS235 variety of soyabean and Ganga kaveri, Prabhat and Pioneer

varieties of hybrid maize have become popular in this region.

� An innovation project for promotion of underutilised crops, sponsored by the United Kingdom

Department for International Development through the International Centre for Underutilised

Crops, is being implemented in four locations where appropriate cultivation practices and post

harvest technologies are being introduced for value addition. The study revealed that farmers

generally have basic knowledge about these crops, but want to be assured that growing them

can be remunerative, which can be achieved through value addition and establishing marketing

linkages. Moreover, activities such as nurseries for planting material and primary processing

facilities have to be decentralised as the quantity produced and available as surplus is small. ��


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While implementing various

programmes, the field teams in

collaboration with BAIF’s

scientists have taken up various

innovative approaches to solve

the field problems. Some of the

innovative approaches are

highlighted below:

Traditional farm pond: A

traditional farm pond popularly

known as Bodi in Vidharba area,

holds water for 6-8 months in a

year. However, the farmers do

not use Bodi except as a source

of drinking and for agriculture.

BAIF team has introduced fish

culture through which farmers

are able to earn substantial

income and meet their domestic

needs.

Improved Plough: People in the

hilly area of Uttarakhand used a

wooden plough with an iron

attachment at the tip of the

plough which gets damaged

frequently. The project staff

found a simple solution of using

thick iron plates on both edges of

the wooden plough to prevent

damage while improving the

efficiency.

Tipping of bucket for

measurement of water level: This

rain gauge with two small

“buckets“ mounted on a fulcrum

(balanced like a see-saw) having

tight tolerances to ensure that

they hold an exact amount of

precipitation, typically 0.25 mm.

The tipping bucket assembly is

located underneath the rain

collector, which funnels the

precipitation to the buckets. As

rainfall fills the tiny bucket, it

becomes overbalanced and tips

down, emptying itself as the other

bucket pivots into place for the

next reading. Tipping bucket

assembly has been installed in

farmers’ fields to measure runoff

and sediment loss under a given

cropping system.

Roof top rain water harvesting

reduce drudgery: Fetching

drinking water being a serious

problem in hilly terrain of

Uttarakhand, roof water

harvesting was undertaken by 45

families. While the materials were

provided from the project, labour

was contributed by the participant

families to construct a tank of 300

litre capacity. This saved them

from the drudgery of fetching

water from the valley during the

rains and also reduced the risk of

accidents while fetching water

from river Mandakini.

Trichoderma production in

adverse conditions: The

trichoderma Vertrick fungicide

production requires cool

temperature and high humidity.

Therefore, it is not possible to

produce this fungicide all round

the year. To overcome this

problem, use of air cooler filled

with water was found to be the

solution, as it enhances the

humidity and reduces room

temperature, facilitating

production throughout the year.

Mahua (Madhuca species) is a

species of economic importance

for tribal communities. It has a

long juvenile period and attains

the flowering stage in 12-15

years. This period is reduced to

five years by softwood grafting

under appropriate climatic

conditions. BAIF has standardised

the grafting technique and this

will help in the establishment of

mahua plantations.

Amla blanching: De-seeding of

amla is necessary before

processing into various products

such as candy, laddoo, supari and

juices. This is a cumbersome

process which affects the quality

and cost. One approach is to

blanch amla to facilitate easy

splitting and removal of seeds.

However, this is difficult on a

large scale. To solve this

problem, the Rajasthan team has

devised a perforated vessel with

a perforated lid where amla is

BAIF’s Innovative Approaches to Address the Needs

Improved iron plated plough

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Small units of 150 birds of Kuroiller

breed were given to select families

for backyard poultry rearing. The

units were reared under scientific

feeding and housing management.

The growth rate and feed

conversion rate was high and thus

it became beneficial to farmers in

hilly regions of Uttarakhand.

Considering the severe winter, the

size of the windows of the houses

was reduced by 50% which saved

energy and promoted growth rate

of the birds. However, to raise

Promotion of Backyard Poultry

stored and steam is injected in

the vessel closed with a lid for 6-8

minutes. During this process,

excess moisture is drained out

naturally and excess steam

comes out of the holes. This is

helpful for uniform distribution of

steam and to retain the colour

and quality of amla. At the end,

amla seeds can be processed

easily keeping the seedlets intact.

Lac culture: In Maharashtra and

Madhya Pradesh, wadi farmers

apart from taking care of tree

plantations in newly established

orchards, have also taken up lac

cultivation by introducing insect

eggs on Flame of the forest (Butea

monosperma) tree locally known

as Palas. This being a new activity,

farmers are taking a lot of interest

in adopting this technology.

Herbal Uzi Fly repellant: Branded

as ‘Uzi Fly Ban’ has been

developed at CRS using herbal

base to replace agrochemicals

which were used earlier. This

produces repellant Uzi fly, a pest

of silkworm for 2-3 days when

tested in the shade. Use of Uzi Fly

Ban with other recommended

package of practices has brought

down the incidence to even less

than 1% in the field.

Nylon Bed Mess cocoon

harvesting: This nylon net is used

to harvest superior quality cocoon

without damage within a short

period.

Goat Banks: In backward regions

of Vidharba, BAIF has initiated

goatery for those farmers who

cannot afford to maintain large

animals. As they do not have

many goats, the project has given

them goat on condition that they

will return an equal number of

kids, which serve as banks for

others who wish to maintain

goats.

Jhool for Cattle: In high altitude

areas of Uttarakhand, winter is

severe, with snow fall. Milch

animals often consume a lot of

energy to fight against the

cold temperatures. This

adversely affects the milk

production. Traditionally for

ceremonies a “Jhool” (animal

wear) is being used to decorate

animals. Regular use of

jhool during severe winter helped

to save energy and maintain

milk production even during

winter.

Backyard poultry for enhanced income

Advanced process of de-seeding


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the temperature in the shed,

heating arrangement had to be

made. As the commercial

brooders cost Rs.6000-7000 per

unit, the field teams in close

discussion with farmers, developed

a low cost alternative of hanging a

tin box, 60 cm above the ground,

with 2-3 bulbs of 200 watt fitted in

it. Chicks needing heat gathered

below the box which radiated heat

to raise the temperature. With

this device, a major capital cost

was eliminated.

To reduce the cost on commercial

feed, a local weed Bichhu ghas

(Urcica dioca) was tried as a feed

ingredient which was acceptable

but for its high oxalic acid content.

This problem was solved by

chopping and boiling the weed

before feeding. The

farmers rearing

poultry were given

training to feed the

weed.

Basket cushions: The

concept of basket

cushions has become

popular in Augutsmuni

area. Traditionally,

women use a basket

for carrying farmyard

manure to farms and

fodder to their homes.

Some also used such

baskets to carry

purchases from the market.

Earlier, only a rope was used to

hang the basket on the back over

the shoulders. As this was

physically strenuous, a simple

intervention of providing a cushion

between the rope and shoulder

has provided huge relief to women.

Now, even men are using these

innovative baskets.

� A Delegation of Scientists

from the Ministry of Food and

Agriculture, INRA and

Institute de e’Elevage, France

visited the BAIF Central

Research Station at

Urulikanchan on October 20,

2009.

� Shri Narendra Modi, CM,

Gujarat, Shri Mangubhai

Patel, Minister of State, Shri.

Narottambhai Patel, Minister,

Shri. Harsadbhai Vasava,

Member of Parliament,

Mr. Balat, Collector, Tapi

district, and Ms. Shalini

Agrawal, DDO, Vyara visited

the Garib Kalyan Mela” at

Visitors

Innovative basket cushions

Visit to Garib Kalyan Mela at Rumkitalav village

Rumkitalav village of Nizar

Taluka of Tapi district on

February 9, 2010.

� Dr. Nitin Raut, Minister, Animal

Husbandry, Dairy Development

and Fisheries, Government of

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Maharashtra, visited the BAIF

Central Research Station at

Urulikanchan on January 17,

2010.

� Dr. R. Vijaykumar, IAS,

Principal Secretary,

Department of Planning,

Development and Special

Initiatives, Government of

Tamil Nadu visited the BAIF


Urulikanchan on December

30, 2009.

� Mr. G. Mohan Kumar,

Principal Secretary, Animal

Resources and Fisheries

Development, Government of

Orissa, visited the BAIF Central

Research Station at

Urulikanchan on February 11,

2010.

� Mr. V.C. Pharka, Principal

Secretary, Animal Husbandry,

Government of Himachal

Pradesh, visited the BAIF


Urulikanchan on February 4,

2010.

� Ms. Supriya Sule, Member of

Parliament, visited the head

office of Maharashtra

Institute of Technology

Transfer for Rural Areas

(MITTRA) in Nashik on

November 17, 2009. She also

visited the wadi programme

in Vikramgad area on

December 31, 2009.

� Mr. Oskar von Maltzan,

Director, German

Development Cooperation

Office, Kreditanstalt fur

Wiederaufbau (KFW), New

Delhi, visited the wadi

programme at Kaprada in

Dharampur and Vansda in

Navsari districts on January

18, 2010.

� Dr. Vandana Shiva, Founder of

Navdanya, Dehra dun and

Bija Vidyapeeth Awards

visited the tribal development

programme at Jawhar in

Thane district on January 14,

2010.

� Shri. Dileep Sanghani,

Minister of Agriculture and

Animal Husbandry,

Government of

Gujarat, visited PTG

Dairy Project in Tapi

district on October 31,

2009.

� Shri. A.M. Tiwari

Secretary Tribal

D e v e l o p m e n t

D e p a r t m e n t ,

Government of

Gujarat and Ms. J.

Patankar, Director, Ministry of

Tribal Affairs, Government of

India, New Delhi visited PTG

Dairy project in Tapi district on

September 10, 2009.

� Mr. Narottambhai Patel,

Minister, Panchayat,

Department of Rural

Development, Government of

Gujarat and Mr. Ishwarbhai

Patel, MLA and Parliamentary

Secretary, visited Hansot and

Ora villages in Bharuch district

under Krishi Mahotsav on May

21, 2009.

� Mr. Raguveer Singh Meena,

MP Udaipur, Mr. K.L.

Choudhary. Block Chairman,

Mr. Poonamchand and Mr.

Narayan, Director, ZP,

Udaipur visited IGWDP, Khad,

Udaipur on September 30,

2009.

� Mr. Akhil Arora, IAS,

Commissioner TAD, Ms. Aparna

Arora, IAS, Commissioner,

Udaipur, Mr. Hem Singh

Chouhan, CEO, Dungarpur and

Mr. C.D. Charan, POT,

Dungarpur visited the wadi

programme at Gadmal on

November 30, 2009.

� Dr. S.S. Chahal Vice

Chancellor, Maharana Pratap

University for Agriculture and

Technology, Udaipur visited

nursery raising activity in

greenhouse and calf rally

under the cattle breeding

centre at Kolyari in Udaipur

district on November 1, 2009.Ms. Supriya Sule visits wadi programme


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BAIF's Contribution to Millennium Development Goals and Mitigating

Global Warming

� Coverage: 4.5 million families across 15 states in 69,619 villages

� 0.65 M crossbred cows producing milk worth USD 500 M

� 0.4M ha under water conservation benefitting 97,000 families with 30-40% increase in crop

� 56,000 ha land covered by orchards under Wadi programme

� 10,000 SHGs with savings of Rs. 100M (US $2M); 2580 SHGs connected to banks

� Over 1000 Volunteer health guides in the field

� 85% of participating families in cluster development programme have come out of poverty

� Improved quality of life through women's empowerment and community health initiatives

� Environmental protection through sustainable agriculture, water and soil conservation, genetic

improvement of livestock, industrial greenbelt and environmental awareness

� Sustainability of operations ensured through linkages with

� Financial Institutions and Markets

� Village administration, Government Development Departments

� Other Development Organisations

Food security with conservation of natural resources

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Progress of Associate Organisations of BAIF

Maharashtra Institute of Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (MITTRA)

MITTRA has a significant presence

in Maharashtra with its

multidisciplinary operations in 25

districts benefitting over 1.78

million families in 3958 villages.

Under the cattle development

programme sponsored by milk

cooperatives, sugar factories,

corporate houses and ITC, 131911

AI were performed with 40%

conception. Procurement and

marketing of milk were initiated

through People’s Organisations

under 21 primary milk collection

centres in Nashik and Nandurbar

districts and 6 bulk milk coolers

have been installed, daily collecting

6500 litres of milk. A heifer

improvement programme has

been initiated to support small and

marginal farmers to take better

care of their female calves in

Amravati and Wardha districts.

Eight training programmes on

l i v e s t o c k

breeding and

m a n a g e m e n t

were conducted

for 627 youth

under Pashudhan

Mitra of whom,

182 are operating

their own

centres, 96 have

joined MITTRA

and 3 have taken

up Government

service. 12 women were also

trained in livestock management

practices.

MITTRA is functioning as a project

implementation agency in 9

watershed clusters, under the

Indo-German Watershed

Development. In drought-prone

areas of Hathkarwadi in Patoda

taluka of Beed district, series of

check bunds could support the

cultivation of rabi crops such as

jowar, gram and wheat with

protective irrigation in about 15-

20% cropped area apart from

increasing kharif crop yield and

ensuring safe drinking water. A

Diploma course in watershed

development and rainwater

harvesting has been introduced in

Maharashtra in collaboration with

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Dhanaji Hunya Tadvi, aged 50

years, lives in Mundalwad village

in Dahadgaon taluka of

Nandurbar district. Dhanaji

owned 1.5 acres of land. To

support his family, he worked as

a driver. His small patch of land

did not motivate him to take up

orchard development. However,

gentle persuasion by the project

staff and an exposure visit to

neighbouring wadi plots at

Kakadda hamlet in Dahadgaon

taluka motivated him to join the

programme and develop a wadi

on one acre of land. His wife and

widowed daughter helped

Dhanaji to dig pits for planting

saplings of amla and mango.

Initially, his wife watered the

saplings by fetching water from a

nearby stream. After two years,

Dhanaji laid a pipeline and with the

help of a diversion channel-based

irrigation, ensured protective

irrigation for the plants. The family

then shifted to their plot to take

care of their wadi. The barren land

was soon transformed into a green

patch. Dhanaji started cultivating

vegetables as intercrop.

With increasing interest, Dhanaji

planted mangoes, mahua, charoli,

custard apple, bamboo and teak

trees on the barren hilly slope

Wadi: Planting Hopes

behind his wadi and erected a

fence around to protect the

plantation. This has resulted in

the production of local grasses

during rainy season since the last

two years. The grass is used for

grazing his cattle and the surplus

is sold.

Using stone bunding, Dhanaji

levelled his land and planted

mahua saplings He uses

improved variety of seeds. He has

also ventured into food

processing by preparing supari

from amla harvested from the

wadi plantation, which is sold

locally. Before participating in

the Indira Gandhi National Open

University, New Delhi.

Under the Jan Utkarsha

programme sponsored by the

Government of Maharashtra,

more than 82,000 tribal families

have successfully established wadi

on degraded wastelands by

planting mango, cashew, amla,

guava, lemon and citrus fruits.

The Resource Centre for Tribal

Development is promoting

diversified pilot initiatives in

natural resource management

and sustainable livelihood.

Cultivation of non-traditional crops

such as jackfruit, elephant foot

yam and bauhinia have enriched

backyard gardens while ensuring

nutritional security and assured

livelihood. Fruit crops such as

jamun and custard apple which

were neglected due to poor

market linkage have been

promoted with special marketing

efforts such as grading, packaging

and direct linkage with urban

outlets. Extraction of sap from

phoenix palm and use of its leaves

for brooms and handicrafts,

cultivation of Salai Guggal as

medicine and karvy (Strobilanthus

sp.) on field bunds for soil

conservation while using its stem

for staking of vegetable crops,

cultivation of lac are being initiated

and good practices are being

developed before wider replication.

The Green and Applied

Technologies Research Centre is

involved in the conservation of

crop genetic resources, through

collection and preservation of

precious germplasm maintained

by the community since

generations. 120 varieties of

paddy have been collected and

cultivated in 5 locations for

further selection. Sustainable

agriculture through system of

rice intensification (SRI), is being

practiced by more than 800

farmers on 66 ha. Floriculture is

becoming a popular activity

among small farmers who are

raising marigold and jasmine.

Cultivation of aromatic crops

such as citronella and lemon

grass to prevent damage by wild

life, are some of the promising

alternative livelihood activities.

To generate alternate livelihood

for landless in the tribal belts of

Jawhar and Toranmal, eco-

tourism has been introduced by

extending boarding and lodging

services.

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the wadi programme, he used to

earn Rs.3000-4000 per annum

from his land. Now, his earnings

MITTRA has been undertaking

community development activities

in various locations with the

support of corporate houses.

These include watershed

development on 206 ha sponsored

by Hindustan Unilever Ltd. in

Parkhed, Khamgaon, Buldhana

district, women empowerment

and capacity building of youth to

secure employment in non-farm

sector, supported by Reliance

Industries Ltd. in Nagothane,

Raigad district, operation of 43

cattle development centres in

Amravati, Wardha and Pune

districts supported by ITC to

ensure improved animal

husbandry services to small

farmers, capacity building,

promote best practices in animal

health and fodder development

and establishment of a

sustainability fund. Agricultural

improvement and cattle breeding

centres are being supported by

General Mills in Gadchiroli district

and capacity building of 200 SHGs

in Nashik and Ahmednagar districts

with the support of General Mills

in Akole, Ahmednagar district and

Infosys Foundation. 184 SHGs have

registered their participation in the

Suprakashita programme aimed at

community mobilisation for

development.

Production of newsletters,

wallpapers, case studies, short

duration video films and promotion

of rallies on various aspects of

rural development ensure

dissemination of various

technologies. Training and

demonstration campuses at

Jawhar in Thane district and

Peint in Nashik district for

transfer of technologies is being

organised for farmers, field

functionaries and community

workers.

MITTRA was conferred the “Rajiv

Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas”

Award for promotion of non-

conventional energy through the

use of solar and wind generated

lighting system for all the buildings

and street lights at the training and

demonstration campus at Peint

and for providing solar lights to

more than 2300 rural

households. �

are Rs.10,000-12,000 per annum.

The family is happy due to better

quality of life brought about by

food security and sustainable

livelihood from wadi.

Before and After


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Gujarat Rural Institute for Socio-Economic Reconstruction, Vadodara

(GRISERV)

GRISERV is operating 290 cattle

development centres, serving

280134 families in 3332 villages in

20 districts of Gujarat, with the

support of DRDA, Tribal

Development Department,

Cooperative Milk Unions, Sugar

Factories and corporate houses.

248904 AI were performed during

the year with a conception rate of

43%. 78 self sustainable centres

have been established in 5 districts

under the Ksheeradhara Project

with the support of NDDB. Revival

of Banni buffaloes through use of

elite bull semen for breed

improvement, timely health care

and vaccination has been initiated

to accelerate dairy husbandry in

Kutchh region. Promotion of

silvipastures and water harvesting

measures are

some of the

other initiatives

to conserve the

e c o s y s t e m

while enabling

the community

to improve their

quality of life.

Under the

w a t e r s h e d

development

p r o g r a m m e

spread over 284

villages covering 139384 ha,

farmers are empowered through

training and exposure visits to

improve their agricultural

production. Tree-based farming

covering 2400 tribal families has

ensured development of 400 ha

degraded lands through

establishment of orchards of

mango, sapota, anola and lemon

which has led to food security and

stable income throughout the year.

The Krishi Vigyan Kendra at

Bharuch has set up demonstrations

of various farming systems and

technologies to improve

agricultural production.

Felicitation at the national level of

a farmer from Bharuch district for

promotion of improved agricultural

technologies is an indication of the

impact of the programme.

890 Self Help Groups are engaged

in the project areas to organise

micro-enterprises and community

development. GRISERV has been

recognised as an NGO for

undertaking rural development

activities for training in livelihood

activities and capacity building and

training programmes. �� Liability converted into an asset

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families migrate for 6-8 months.

Cultivation of high value crops like

soybean, niger and groundnut

along with improved cultivation

practices have been well accepted

by local farmers. Various water

resource development initiatives

have provided irrigation to cover

2670 ha, benefitting 4200 tribal

families. Income generation

activities based on forest-based

products such as honey bee and lac

cultivation and karaya gum

collection have been taken up on

a pilot scale.

Dhruva has been identified as a

training organisation for

watershed development under

Integrated Watershed

Management Programme in

Gujarat.

Joint collaboration with the Forest

Department in Dangs and Valsad

districts for capacity building of

members of the Joint Forest

Management Committee is

another activity. Promotion of

People’s Organisations for efficient

implementation and

establishment of processing and

marketing have enhanced the

confidence of the tribals in

managing their lives in future.

These cooperatives procured and

processed over 300 tons of mango

and 410 tons of cashew resulting

in employment for 253 landless for

10 months. Self help groups of

women are actively engaged in

micro-finance and various

community development

activities. �

DHRUVA

Tribal development

programme with major

focus on establishment of

fruit orchards on degraded

lands, assured supply of

safe drinking water,

improved agriculture,

enhanced health status

and empowerment of

women, is making a

significant contribution to

food security and

improved quality of life of

thousands of tribal

families in Valsad, Navsari

and Dangs districts and

the Union Territory of

Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Promotion of organic

farming, landscape-based

approach for enhancing

the land productivity,

underutilised crops, post-harvest

operations, agri-business,

strengthening of traditional health

care systems through

establishment of naturopathy and

herbal treatment centres, training

and capacity building of the tribals,

livelihood activities for landless and

generating interest in tribal

culture through promotion of

tourism-related ventures are also

important components of wadi.

Wadi programme has transformed

the lives of more than 30,000

tribals from 424 villages,

developing 11272 ha degraded

lands into orchards.

This programme is now being

extended to interior villages of

Dangs, where 55 to 70% of the

Water storage in Jalkund for wadi


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BAIF Institute for Rural Development - Karnataka (BIRD-K)

BIRD-Karnataka is implementing

various development programme

in 22 districts benefiting 96,558

families spread over 2637 villages.

The cattle development

programme recorded 124,084

inseminations during the year with

a conception rate of 50.79.

To address the critical problems of

safe drinking water which was

threatening the lives of over 3575

families in 77 villages in Tumkur,

Chikkaballapura and Gadag

districts, the Sachetana project

adopted innovative practices for

Water security

ground water augmentation

through rainwater harvesting and

artificial recharge. Roof top water

harvesting was promoted for safe

drinking water and to combat

fluorosis problem. The project

brought recognition at the

national level through the

“Groundwater Augmentation

Award” by the Government of

India.

The Jalajeevani Project is

benefiting more than 1200

households through water

resource development, improved agriculture, livestock

development, capacity building

and model school development.

With improvement in the quality

of life of tribal families as its

mission, the Suvarna Sankalpa

Project is engaging over 6121

families in tree-based farming,

improved agriculture and livestock

husbandry activities while building

their capacities through training,

awareness generation and

development of People’s

Organisations at various levels.

Nagamma Basavaraj, a middle

aged landless woman, is a

resident of Kamaladinni village of

Deodurga taluka in Raichur

district. Agriculture labour is the

livelihood of both Nagamma and

her husband. They have two sons

and a daughter. The family was

Nagamma thanks Suvarna Sankalpa

struggling to make both

ends meet as they could not get

much work during summer

season. The Government of

Karnataka-sponsored Suvarna

Sankalpa Project assisted

Nagamma with dairy activity in

2009.

The project team provided

training in animal husbandry,

availability of fodder and

Nagamma was supported to buy

a pregnant draft Khillar cow

which gave birth to a male calf.

The milk production was 1 to 1.5

litres per day. Half a litre was

Achievements

34

Tree-based farming was also

promoted under rainfed farming

by distributing seedlings of various

forestry species for establishing on

field bunds and wastelands

covering 2000 families in 50

villages in Hunsur taluka of Mysore

district. As the farmers had to buy

seedlings at a nominal price, they

took better care of these plants.

Demonstration on NADEP

composting was also established

on 25 farms which were used for

motivating other farmers.

Simultaneously, they were

oriented to take up soil and water

conservation by repairing old

bunds and establishing new field

bunds on contour lines.

Demonstration on azolla

cultivation was introduced in 7

villages. 4 decentralised farmers’

nurseries were established to

ensure easy support of sowing of

seedlings to needy farmers. The

most popular species demanded by

farmers in the area were Acacia

auriculiformis, Casuarina, Cassia

siamea, Melia dubia, Silver oak,

teak, eucalyptus, tamarind,

drumstick and bamboo. Sowing of

Stylo hemata on field bunds was

introduced by supplying 500 kg

seeds in the project area.

Women empowerment was

demonstrated through various

community development

initiatives taken up by self help

groups. The Maruthi Mahila Swa–

Sahaya Sangha from K. Hosur

village in Arasikere taluka of Hassan

district was judged as the Best Self

Help Group across the operational

areas of BAIF for the year and

awarded Dr. Manibhai Desai

Gaurav Puraskar and Smt. Vijaya

Deshmukh Memorial Award.

The training and demonstration

centre at Lakkihalli and the

used for self consumption and one

litre was sold at Rs.9 per litre. The

one-year old male calf is now

worth Rs.12,000. Nagamma

looks after both the cow and calf

along with her labour work.

Khillar is a very popular draft and

a pair of bullocks would cost

Rs.50,000-60,000. Nagamma

and her husband were aware of

this tract. In the second

installment also, Nagamma

opted for another pregnant

Khillar cow. In March 2010, the

cow gave birth to a male calf. She

has stopped going

for labour work

and engages

herself in rearing of

khillar cattle.

Nagamma and her

husband thank the

project “we were

not sure how long

our sons would be

able to take care of

us in our old age.

But, now the cattle

whose present

worth is Rs.36,000 and which will

increase in the coming days,are

Conservation of native breed

farmers’ training centres at

Surshettikoppa and Kalkere

continue to ensure transfer of

technologies to farmers through

series of training programmes on

sustainable development. To

encourage the adoption of

appropriate technologies by the

local communities for sustainable

development, video documen-

tation of experiences of the local

participants is being recorded for

wider replication. So far, over 49

video productions of low-cost eco-

friendly farming technologies have

been completed and used for

training and motivation.

BIRD-Karnataka was awarded the

Best Stall Award during the

farmers’ fair held from November

19-22, 2009 by the University of

Agricultural Sciences, GKVK,

Bangalore. �

assets for our old age and

livelihood.”


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BAIF Institute for Rural Development, Andhra Pradesh (BIRD-AP)

BIRD-AP is serving over 83808

families spread over 2500 villages

in 11 districts of Andhra Pradesh

through various programmes.

92,199 AI were performed

through 171 centres with a

conception rate of 52.6%. 23

cattle development centres are in

operation in Guntur, Prakasam,

Khammam and W. Godavari

districts with support from ITC.

The Ksheeradhara project for self

sustainability of cattle

development programme is being

operated in 216 villages through

24 centres. The work has been

very well recognised by the

Government of Andhra Pradesh by

recognising BIRD-AP as a

competent agency

for providing quality

doorstep AI services.

The watershed

d e v e l o p m e n t

projects covering 14

Gram Panchayats in

Prakasam, Guntur,

Mahabubnagar and

Rangareddy districts

are being

implemented along

with shelterbelt

plantations and

improved agricultural practices,

with the active participation of

watershed committees. The

programme is benefiting 1231

families to improve their crop

productivity by 17% in jowar, 22%

in Red gram and 28% in

paddy.

Anantapur is the most drought

prone district in Andhra Pradesh.

The annual rainfall is about 520

mm. The soils are red sandy loam

with black patches. While 10–15

% of the rain water is used for

agriculture, the remaining water

runs off. The ground water levels

are going deeper every year.

Groundnut crop is the major crop

which occupies 16 lakh ha of the

total area. The other important

crops are Red gram, sunflower,

Finger millet, maize and paddy.

During frequent drought and

unseasonal rains, most of the

farmers to cultivate prefer

groundnut crop only because the

crop is drought resistant and

K6 comes to the Rescue of Groundnut Farmers

requires limited moisture. 450 mm

of rainfall is sufficient. In previous

years, the local varieties such as

TMV2, JL, K1-34, Vemana and

Samrat, were leading in this area

with a yield of 110-200 kg per acre.

Sustainable agriculture

Achievements

36

The NAIP cluster in Anantapur

district covering 3 villages has

been facing frequent droughts

since 2002. Groundnut is the

major crop occupying 87% of the

total cropped area, red gram

4.3%, sunflower 3.2%, paddy

2.6% and castor 2.4%.

Considering the difficulty in

getting good quality seeds of

improved varieties on time,

production is taken up as a major

intervention under NAIP project

in Pampanur cluster. The farmers

are motivated on self seed

management system to avoid

purchasing the seed every year.

To promote seed self sufficiency in

project villages, seed varieties like

K6, Narayani and ICGV91114 were

introduced to the farmers with buy-

back system. The farmers said that

they received good yields of 800-

1000 kg per acre. The other farmers

motivated by this success, also

received improved drought resistant

seeds of Narayani and ICGV-91114.

The farmers who expressed that in

subsequent years, most of the

farmers would forget to cultivate

groundnut crop because of the

high cost of cultivation and low

return are now keen to grow

varieties such as K6, Narayani and

ICGV-91114 as they are able to

harvest good yields. They have

special preference for K6 variety.

Mr. Y. Malobireddy, was using

TMV2 in his 7 Acre land and was

getting a yield of only 1600 kg.

With the introduction of K6

variety, the total yield has

increased to 5600 kg.

Under NAIP, as a Co-Principal

Investigator with CRIDA, natural

resource conservation is being

ensured through surface area and

drainage line treatment, repair of

existing bunds and promotion of

tree and fodder crops on farmers’

fields. Introduction of improved

varieties of groundnut, castor, red

gram, jowar and Horse gram

enhanced the yield by 30-60%.

Some of the farmers were also

selected to take up seed

production of groundnut and

castor, with the support of Acharya

NG Ranga Agricultural University

(ANGRAU) and Directorate of

Oilseeds Research (DOR)

respectively. Livestock-based

interventions such as backyard

poultry and calf rearing were

taken up to demonstrate the

advantages of mixed farming in

semi-arid regions. Training and

capacity building in dry land

farming, dairy cattle

management, rainwater

harvesting, crop diversification,

zero tillage cultivation of maize,

use of Azolla and biofertilisers and

agroforestry and small enterprises

were also organised.

Under NAIP, revolving funds were

created for supporting farmers

engaged in maintaining village

seed banks, calf rearing and fodder

cultivation. Value addition is being

achieved through the

establishment of milk collection

centre, clean vegetable production

and custom hiring centres.

Under the Mission Sunehra Kal

programme of ITC, 20 Agri

Business Centres (ABCs) have been

established in Guntur and

Prakasam districts to establish

efficient link between 1077

farmers and the market. The

activities involved forming of

producers’ groups, bulk processing

of agricultural inputs required by

them and arranging market for the

produce. Some of the ABCs have

also taken a bold initiative to

introduce sprinkler irrigation

system for irrigating their cash

crops. Apart from direct supply to

install on individual farms, these

groups have also procured water

storage drums and pipes to be

supplied to farmers on rental basis.

During the current year, 18 groups

have collected a total rent of more

than Rs.60,000 from these

activities. ABCs have also

established link with financial

institutions to procure over Rs.40

lakhs as loan for members. � �


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Rajasthan Rural Institute of Development Management (RRIDMA)

RRIDMA is operating an

integrated development

programme in 20 districts of

Rajasthan. The cattle

development programme is

benefitting 420737 families from

6907 villages covered under 328

centres. 268472 AI were carried

out with a conception rate of

49.58%. Tharparkar cattle breed

improvement has been initiated in

Nagour district.

Silvipasture development on

degraded community pasture

lands on 200 ha has been carried

out with the active involvement of

local households in Chittorgarh

district. Establishment of jatropha

plantation on 1378 ha involving

3444 families in Banswara,

Udaipur and Dungarpur districts

carried out 3-4 years ago has

started yielding 600 kg seeds / ha.

Inspite of such low yields, farmers

are satisfied as they were able to

sell seeds at a premium price of

Rs.20 per kg. They were also able

to harvest naturally grown grass

to feed their livestock. However,

they are reluctant to expand the

cultivation in the absence of heavy

subsidy.

The integrated wadi programme

for tribal rehabilitation covers

1695 Bhil families spread over

Udaipur, Dungarpur and Banswara

districts. Efforts are also being

made to improve the lives of 1600

Bhil families in Sahariya area of

Baran district. Promotion of wadi

on degraded lands, water

resources development, goat

development and non-farm

activities have been undertaken

Management of water resources

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for ensuring food security and

additional income. Organic

farming has been adopted by 250

small farmers in Banswara and

Dungarpur districts while over 450

families in Udaipur district have

initiated vegetable cultivation for

assured livelihood.

The ICAR-sponsored NAIP is

benefitting 1000 families from 9

villages of Jhadol block in Udaipur

district to adopt improved crop

management practices. Varietal

evaluation and nutrient

management trails for rainfed

crops such as maize and black

gram were also conducted in 27

villages of Bundi, Bhilwara, Baran,

Jhalawar and Banswara districts to

promote improved practices.

With sustainable development of

desert areas being of prime

concern, 400 families are being

assisted through promotion of

rainwater harvesting measures,

wadi and goat keeping.

The food security and rural

employment generation

programme through watershed

management approach under

Sunhera Kal project which is being

implemented through 7 micro

watersheds, has benefitted more

than 1200 families from 9 villages

of Hindoli block of Bundi district of

Rajasthan covering more than

6900 ha through soil and water

conservation measures resulting in

double cropping with crop

diversification and additional

employment generation during

rabi season. The self help group

members were oriented to take

initiatives to manage common

property resources and take

better care of their livestock.

These activities are enabling local

communities to increase their

income with gradual reduction in

migration. More than 280 Self

help groups involved in credit

and savings are operating in the

project villages. These groups

have a cumulative saving of

Rs. 57 lakhs. ��

Society for Promotion of Eco-friendly Sustainable Development (SPESD)

SPESD has been making a good

impact in the lives of more than

52,000 rural and tribal families

spread over 2972 villages in 13

districts through various

programmes. During the year,

23645 AI were achieved with a

conception rate of 57%. Under the

ITC Sunehra Kal programme, 17

cattle development centres are in

operation in Sehore, Bhopal,

Vidisha and Guna districts.

Farmers’ meetings are conducted

regularly to create awareness

about appropriate technologies for

taking good health care and

feeding the animals. Efforts are

also made to establish forward and

backward linkages to reduce cost

of production of milk and better

price realisation for milk.

The integrated watershed

management programme covers

7000 ha in Gwalior and Jhabua

districts. Additional 41122 ha over

269 villages, were brought under

watershed development with the

support of the NREGS scheme

generating over 80,000 mandays

wages for the participant families

in Dhar, Jhabua, Alirajpur, Shivpuri,

Guna, Bhopal, Rajgarh, Vidisha

and Harda districts.

In Betul district, wadi programme

was introduced for socio-economic

development of the tribal families.

Vermicomposting, efficient water

use and cultivation of water melon

between fruit trees were

promoted to generate income

during the gestation period of

orchard development. Women

SHGs were also formed to promote

micro-credit and initiate

community health and social

development activities.

Under the NAIP of ICAR, crop

diversification was undertaken in

Betul, Amla and Multai clusters

covering 9 Village Panchayats

through improved varieties of

wheat, green gram, okra, soybean

and ginger crops. Agricultural

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BAIF Institute for Rural Development - Uttar Pradesh (BIRD-UP)

BIRD-UP is operating 795 cattle

development centres, serving

2551312 families spread over

30593 villages in 64 districts of

Uttar Pradesh and during the year,

699473 AI were carried out with a

conception rate of 61.52%. With

the support of ITC, technology

transfer and capacity building of

rural communities for sustainable

development is being ensured

through 50 cattle development

centres in Saharanpur, Badaun,

Chandauli and Hardoi districts with

special focus on social

development, natural resource

management, animal husbandry,

economic empowerment of

women, primary education, basic

health and sanitation to improve

improved land tillage, green

manuring and integrated plant

protection, forage production and

establishment of village seed

banks were taken up with the

support of ICRISAT. The

Agriculture Technology

Management Programme of

Government of Madhya Pradesh

provided an opportunity to

organise producer groups to

prepare their micro-plans for

improving agricultural production

in the districts of Betul, Vidisha,

Shivpuri, Bhind, Gwalior and Datia.

A research study in collaboration

with the University of Queensland

with focus on efficient

management of macro and micro

nutrients to enhance crop

production was carried out in six

villages covering over 90 farmers,

which is also serving as a

demonstration for others to

improve their crop production.

Surabhi, a federation of 9 SHGs in

Kesla block of Hoshangabad

district is involved in the food

processing unit at Kiratpur village

with support from BAIF and

Department of Tribal

Development of Madhya Pradesh.

Pickles and jams produced from

this unit are marketed by Khadi

and Village Industries Board under

the brand name “Vindhya Valley”

in the state. During this year,

Surabhi sold 85.7 tons of products

worth Rs.29.90 lakhs.

Under the “Coalition to Diversify

Income through Underused Crops”

project sponsored by ICUC- RIU,

processing and marketing of

underused crops such as local

mango, ber, bael, woodapple,

amla, karonda and jamun were

undertaken benefitting 400

women. Local farmers were also

trained in nursery management,

processing and marketing of the

horticultural produce.

35 farmers’ schools have been

established for training of farmers

through exposure visits, field

demonstrations and sharing of

success stories. 875 farmers are

playing an active role in community

development and economic

empowerment through

promotion of micro-enterprises

and improved agricultural

practices. ��

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the socio-economic status of poor

families.

The watershed development

programme is spread over 3101

ha, benefitting 2650 families from

20 villages. The wadi programme

through the establishment of

amla, mango, bel, ber and guava

plantations on 1031 ha denuded

lands benefitting 4115 families in

104 villages.

Maternal and new-born health

care is being addressed in

Balrampur and Bahraich districts

with the support from Path to

focus on improved health status of

expectant mothers, dissemination

of health messages and

development of suitable

communication material for

awareness generation. ��

BAIF Institute for Rural Development – Uttarakhand

BAIF Uttarakhand is engaged in

promotion of sustainable livelihood

of 244653 families spread over

2736 villages in 11 districts. During

the year, 56130 AI were carried

out with a conception rate of 43%.

As fodder shortage is a

critical factor affecting dairy

husbandry, fodder demonstration

plots have been established in

different locations to encourage

local farmers to cultivate

fodder on their marginal and

wastelands.

As a Co-Principal Investigator with

National Agriculture Innovation

Project, diversified agriculture has

been promoted through

s u s t a i n a b l e

farming systems,

farm enterprise

development,

promotion of

poultry with

innovation in

brooding, housing

and feed

management,

using local

resources.

Hill area

d e v e l o p m e n t

was also a major

initiative through introduction of

a package of income generation

activities such as use of low cost

polyhouse for growing high value

flowers and vegetables and

promotion of agri-horti-forestry. �

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BAIF Institute for Rural Development - Bihar (BIRD-Bihar)

BIRD-Bihar is operating in 13

districts reaching out to 190,853

families in 3559 villages. The cattle

development programme is being

implemented through 117 centres

with an AI of 142810 and a

conception rate of 47.78%. The

programme is being strengthened

with the initiation of the self

sustainable revenue model of

operation. More than 2200 village

dairy interest groups have been

promoted and over 1900 women

have formed their self help groups.

The breeding services are being

availed by 80% of the farmers in

the project area and abut 40% are

receiving other support services

on payment of fees. The

programme has made a significant

impact in the state.

A reliable source of income

Achievements

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Bisnupura village comes under

Sadar block of Chhapra district 7

km away from Chappra. The

village is popularly known as the

Village of Army as every year,

atleast 1-2 youth join the Indian

Army. The village is also known

for its unity. The village is divided

into eight tolas where 1050

families reside of which maximum

belong to the Lakhat and

Bhumiar castes. The village

comprises of 560 families

belonging to below poverty line.

At present, 720 families are

engaged in commercial dairy

farming of which 385 are BPL.

Before the entrance of BAIF in

March 2005, the villagers were

dependent on agriculture and

agricultural labour work while

only six families were engaged in

commercial dairy farming. The

village had 3000 local cows and

only 12 crossbred cows. BAIF

introduced doorstep services

such as artificial insemination,

training on improved cattle

rearing because of which the

villagers gradually shifted

towards commercial dairy

farming. Since inception, BAIF

White Village

has performed 1800 AI from which

185 female calves were born

among which 22 are in milk. At

present, the village has only 522

local cows and 1564 crossbreds.

The villagers supply 450 litres of

milk every day with an average rate

of Rs.19/litre to Chhapra market,

which is the best price. Although

middle men prevail in this area,

most of the farmers feel that dairy

societies have better pricing and

transparency. Market for selling

of cattle exists as Gengta Pashu

mela has been conducted just 3 km

from the village. So, dairy farming

is turnng into an important activity

for income generation.

Electricity and drinking water

are available in the area. There

are eight schools and seven are

upto class five and one upto eight.

Earlier, girls were restricted to

schooling up to village schools but

are now opting for higher

education and many of them

have enrolled for graduation and

post graduation. Women are

taking part in the development

of their society. This is how the

entire village is thinking about

commercial dairy farming which

took place due to determination

of the villagers and good services

by BAIF.

Under the ITC Sunehra Kal

programme, 15 cattle

development centres are in

operation in Munger district,

benefitting 13950 families through

livestock development, improved

agriculture, capacity building and

programme promotion. 10 Milk

Marketing Societies have been

established which are supplying

1500 litres of milk daily to Sudha

Dairy in Bhagalpur. Over 1800

crossbred calves have been born

under the programme and many

are in milk production. The paying

capacity of farmers for the services

has increased and as a result, 10

centres established 5 years ago are

operating on a sustainable basis.

Under the integrated watershed

development programme

covering 36 villages, 409 ha have

been treated for soil and water

conservation, bringing 225 ha

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under cultivation and 191 ha under

irrigation. This has resulted in

reducing migration by 20%. The

wadi programme is benefitting 70

families with orchards on 18-20 ha.

Wadi samities and women’s self

help groups have been promoted

for establishing various services

and to implement the programme

efficiently.

Partnering as a co-Project

Implementation Agency under the

NAIP, activities such as improved

management of crops and livestock

through capacity building have

been introduced through 10

women’s groups in 8 villages of

Munger district. 335 BPL families

have participated in the

demonstration of improved

varieties of paddy, maize and

wheat. Improved paddy

cultivation through SRI was

adopted by a large number of

farmers. Use of farm ponds for

irrigation has been demonstrated

on 32 ha. Other income

generation activities such as

breeding services for cattle and

buffaloes improved goat

husbandry using Black Bengal

bucks along with vaccination

against PPR disease and

preparation of incense sticks have

been promoted. The farmers have

affirmed that even with less land,

they can come out of poverty due

to higher crop yield because of

adoption of soil testing,

recommended doses of fertilisers,

line sowing and improved crop

varieties. ��

BAIF Institute for Rural Vocations and Advancement (BIRVA)

Livestock development

programme is being implemented

in all the 24 districts of Jharkhand

through 410 centres, serving

2,05,000 families in 12300 villages.

148521 AI were carried out with a

conception rate of 55%. 1026

productivity enhancement camps

for treating various health

problems have been conducted

with encouraging participation of

31,164 farmers. Programme

promotion activities included calf

rallies, development of model

dairy farmers and fodder seed

distribution. To popularise cattle

development programme, the

Government of Jharkhand

provided a small quantity of

mineral mixture to every farmer

who availed the breeding services

at BAIF centres. This has helped

to rear good quality heifers even

by poor farmers. As a result, they

are prepared to pay a service fee

up to Rs.60-100 per AI. Field

demonstrations and distribution of

fodder mini kit have enabled over

24,000 farmers to grow fodder

crops such as oats, berseem and

lucerne on 1000 ha. To promote

efficient feeding of agri-

byproducts, field demonstrations

and training on urea treatment for

paddy straw have been carried out

successfully. Excellent support

from the Government of

Jharkhand in implementing various

support activities has resulted in

good performance across the

state.

Watershed development

programme has been launched to

cover 686 ha, benefitting 642

families.

Under the sponsorship from

Rourkela Steel Plant, livestock

development, water resource

development, improved

agriculture, tree-based farming

and women empowerment have

been undertaken in 16 villages,

around the Steel Plant, benefitting

more than 3000 families. The

programme facilitated

establishment of wadi (693

families), improved agricultural

production for over 2000 families,

poultry husbandry, livestock

development, drilling of group

borewells, soil and water

conservation, etc.. Various

activities related to community

health have also been

encouraging. ��Calf rally

Achievements

44

BAIF’s Multi-disciplinary Programme Coverage

State - Districts

Andhra Pradesh - Guntur, Mahabubnagar, � � �

Prakasam, Chittor, Anantapur, Ranga Reddy

Khammam, Karimnagar, Nalgonda, Warangal, West Godavari �

Bihar - Banka, Munger � �

Arra, Begusarai, Buxar, Chhapra, Gopalganj,Muzaffarpur, Lakhisarai, Patna, Samastipur, Siwan, Vaishali

Gujarat - Bharuch, Dahod, Surat � � � �

Bhavnagar, Dangs, Navsari, Valsad, Vadodara � � �

Ahmedabad, Junagadh, Rajkot � �

Kutchh � �

Amreli, Banaskantha, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Narmada, �

Patan, Porbandar

Jharkhand - Bokaro, Chatra, Dhanbad, Dumka, Garhwa, Giridih, � �

Godda, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Jamtara, Khunti, Koderma,Latehar, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamu, Ramgarh, Ranchi,Sahebganj, Saraikela-Kharsawan, Simdega, Singhbhum East,Singhbhum West

Karnataka - Belgaum, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, � � � �

Hassan, Tumkur

Bellary, Chamarajnagar, Chitradurga, Gulbarga, � � �

Haveri, Kodagu, Mysore, Raichur, Uttar Kannada

Bagalkot, Bidar, Bijapur, Chickmagalur, Koppal, Mandya �

Madhya Pradesh - Dhar, Guna, Jhabua, Rajgarh, � � �

Barwani, Betul � � �

Balaghat, Bhopal, Dewas, Hoshangabad, Indore, �

Sehore, Sheopur, Vidisha

Shivpuri �

Maharashtra - Ahmednagar, Amravati, Chandrapur, Dhule, � � � �

Gadchiroli, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Nashik, Pune, Yevatmal

Beed, Gondia, Nagpur Nanded,, Raigad, Thane, Usmanabad, � � �

Washim

Buldhana, Wardha, � �

Akola, Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli �

Orissa - Sundergadh � � �

Rajasthan - Ajmer, Baran � � � �

Banswara, Udaipur � � � �

Alwar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Chittorgarh, �

Dausa, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Karauli, Nagaur, �

Rajsamand, Sawaimadhavpur, Sirohi, Tonk

Uttarakhand - Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Nainital, � �

Champavat, Dehra Dun, Uddham Singh Nagar, Haridwar, Pauri,Garhwal, Rudraprayag

Uttar Pradesh - Chitrakoot, Hamirpur � �

Rae Bareli, Sultanpur � �

Bahraich, Balrampur � �

Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Auraiya, Azamgarh, Badaun, �

Bagpat, Balia, Barelly, Barabanki, Basti, Bhadoi, Chandauli,Deoria, Etah, Etawah, Faizabad, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur,Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hardoi,Hathras, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Kanpur, Kanpur Dehat, Kanauj,Kushinagar, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, Mainpuri, Mau,Meerut, Mirzapur, Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Pratapgarh,Rampur, Saharanpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shravasti,Siddharthnagar, Sitapur, Unao

West Bengal - Bankura, Burdwan �

DairyHusbandry

WatershedDevelopment

Agriculture/Wadi/

Agri-Business

WomenEmpowermentDevet. Finance

CommunityHealth

BAIF Central Research StationUrulikanchan, Pune 412 202,

Phone: 020-26926248 Fax: 26926347

E-mail: [email protected]

BAIF ESTABLISHMENTS

BAIF Development Research FoundationE-1, First Floor, DDA Market, MOR land,

New Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi 110 060

Phone: 011-28741031 / 28741032

Fax: 011-28741036 E-mail: [email protected]

ASSOCIATE ORGANISATIONS

Dr. Manibhai Desai Management Training Centre

(MDMTC)Dr. Manibhai Desai Nagar, Warje,

Pune 411 058, Maharashtra

Phone: 020-25231661 Fax: 91-20-25231662


Maharashtra Institute of Technology Transfer for Rural

Areas (MITTRA)BAIF-MITTRA Bhavan, Opp. Nivas Homes, Behind Bodhale Nagar,

Nasik-Pune Road, Nasik 422 011, Maharashtra

Phone: 0253-2416057 / 2416058 / 2411745 Fax: 0253-2416056

E-mail: [email protected] www.mittra.org

Gujarat Rural Institute for Socio-Economic

Reconstruction, Vadodara (GRISERV)Indra Complex, Near Amarjyot Society, Manjalpur, Vadodara 390 004,

Gujarat Phone: 0265-2654897, Telefax: 0265-2651802

E-mail: [email protected] www.griserv.com

DhruvaVrindavan Campus, Village Lachhakadi, Tal. Vansda,

Dist. Navsari 396 580, Gujarat

Phone: 02630-244096, 244005 Fax: 02630-244005

E-mail: [email protected] www.dhruva.org.in

BAIF Institute for Rural Development - Karnataka

(BIRD-K)P.B. No. 3, `Kamadhenu', Sharada Nagar, Tiptur 572 202, Karnataka,

Phone: 08134-250658 / 250659 Fax: 08134-251337

E-mail: [email protected] www.birdk.org

BAIF Institute for Rural Development,

Andhra Pradesh (BIRD-AP)Door No. 9-6-173 Ground Floor, Durgabhavani Nagar Colony,

Road No. 2, Santoshnagar, Hyderabad 500 079

Telefax: 040-24533405/24331531

E-mail: [email protected] www.baifap.org

Rajasthan Rural Institute of Development

Management (RRIDMA)BAIF Bhavan, G Block, Near Community Hall, Hiran Magri,

Sector 14, Udaipur 313 002, Rajasthan

Telefax: 0294-2640133 / Phone: 6533707

E-mail: [email protected] www.rridma.org

Society for Promotion of Eco-friendly Sustainable

Development (SPESD)“Surabhi”, Lala Lajpat Rai Society, E-7/65 Arera Colony,

Bhopal 462 016, Madhya Pradesh

Phone: 0755-2461019 Fax: 0755-2428619


BAIF Institute for Rural Development - Uttar

Pradesh (BIRD-UP)27 A Tagore Town, Allahabad 211 002, Uttar Pradesh

Phone: 0532-2466220 Fax: 0532-2465475

E-mail: [email protected] www.bird-up.org

BAIF Institute for Rural Development - UttarakhandSarvapriya Bihar, Near Ramdev Ashram, Kankhal,

Haridwar 249 408 Uttarakhand

Phone: 01334-324512 Fax: 01334-240576


BAIF Institute for Rural Development - Bihar

(BIRD-Bihar)House No. 2, Road No. 8, East Patel Nagar, Patna 800 023, Bihar

Telefax: 0612-2292486


BAIF Institute for Rural Vocations and Advancement

(BIRVA)Farmers' Training Centre Campus, (Near Sudha Dairy),

HEC Sector II: Dhurwa, Ranchi 834 004, Jharkhand

Phone: 0651-2444188 Fax: 0651-2444114

E-mail: [email protected] www.birva.org

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