Executive Summary of NAIP component-3

Problems in the Project Area

  1. Low-cost access to water to mitigate shorter and longer dry spell (Key Information: The rainfall of 1100-1300 mm produces only 75-80 rainy days, mostly between June and September).
  2. Absence of location spec water stress tolerant varieties of aman paddy (Key Information: The average productivity of aman rice in Purulia district is 1812 kg/ha as against 2237 kg/ha in West Bengal).
  3. Untapped potentials of area expansion in fisheries and low fish productivity in impounded water area.
  4. Low level of livestock productivity and untapped potentials for pasturing.
  5. Lack of market linked product value-addition.
  6. Lack of market intelligence to plan product timing and quality.

Livelihood Systems in the Project Area

The five major livelihood systems in the project operation area are – Aman paddy based livelihood system, Livestock livelihood system, Fishery based livelihood system, Minor crops (other than aman paddy) based livelihood system and Natural resources based small entrepreneurship oriented livelihood system. The activities have been prioritized on the basis of available innovations, which need to be replicated to enhance farmers’ income and to ensure food security.

Key Project Activities

 Activities  Livelihood System  Target Audience

1. Interventions related to productivity enhancement of aman paddy
Demonstrating short-duration, drought tolerant direct seeded paddy cultivars in upland and medium duration cultivars in medium and lowlands.
Demonstrating application of lime and rock-phosphate in aman paddy to increase the productivity of aman paddy.
Popularizing and strengthening IPM in rice based farm production system.
Developing mass-production and utilization of indigenous natural enemies in IPM.
Integrated management of crop-soil-moisture-plant nutrients combining organic manures, bio-fertilizers, liming materials, indigenous plant products, bio-regulators and chemical fertilizers.
Developing low-cost mass production facilities for different bio-fertilizers in the project area. 

Aman paddy based livelihood system

 

All the farmers for food security and marketed surplus

 

2. Interventions related to water harvesting through watershed

  1. Activities related to water harvesting through watershed methods involving civil engineering and community mobilisation. 
  2. Installing small rainwater harvesting structure model, ‘Jalkund’ (50-100 m3 water storage capacity), in each land unit. 

Aman paddy based livelihood system

All farmers

 

3. Interventions related to productivity enhancement of livestock

  1. Selection, improvement, multiplication and distribution of superior germplasm adopting Open Nuclear Breeding System (ONBS).
  2. Nutrition management with locally available feeds and fodder / concentrate mixture and area spec mineral supplement.
  3. Popularizing protocol for   livestock health management and prevention of diseases. 

Livestock livelihood system

 

All farmers including landless labours and women

 

4. Interventions related to productivity enhancement of fisheries

Enhancement of productive efficiency of fishponds, production of quality seed through hypophysation, Efficient management to obtain higher survival rate in nursery rearing and stock ponds. Remedial measures against disease and parasites and proper inputs like feed and fertilizers to augment the production.
Development of integrated fish farming system with water and soil quality management emphasizing locally available and economically important fish species.
Introduction of fisheries in ‘Jalkund’ and other water harvesting structures.

Fishery based livelihood system

All farmers including landless labours and women

5. Interventions related to productivity enhancement of cotton and cashew as a second crop after aman paddy.

Growing cotton in fallow land: covering both organically cultivated and chemically cultivated ones.
Intercropping in cashew plantation, rejuvenation of old orchards and development of cashew nursery.

Minor crops (other than aman paddy) based livelihood system

 

All farmers including small and marginal ones

 

6. Commercial seed production of paddy, maize, mustard, lentil, jute and wheat

Agro-techniques of seed production and low-cost processing by small and marginal farmers covering paddy, maize, mustard, lentil, jute and wheat (At present seed production is practiced by large farmers with better access to technology and market).

Small entrepreneurship livelihood system

 

All farmers including landless labours and women (Leased –in Land)

 

7. Enterprise related to vermicompost, medicinal plant, Commercial Nursery and dry flower

Popularizing dry flower production technology by women through decentralized mode of production.
Growing medicinal plants (Vinca, Kakmachi, and Kalmegh & Hena) on commercial basis.
Micro-Entrepreneurship development through production of vermicompost by women in homestead or community land.
Micro-Entrepreneurship development in homestead land through commercial nursery.

Small entrepreneurship livelihood system

 

Landless labours and women

 
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Objectives
  1. To increase food security and enhance income through increased productivity in Aman Rice.
  2. To ensure irrigation through harvesting water.
  3. To enhance farmers’ income through productivity enhancement of livestock and fisheries.
  4. To ensure farmers’ income through productivity enhancement of cotton and cashew as second crop to Aman Rice.
  5. To trigger entrepreneurship among small and marginal farmers and landless labourers through commercial seed production.
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