Name of the Lead Centre:
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Strength/ Core competence:
It is the oldest Agriculture University in West Bengal functioning for more than 33 years. It has strong research presence in disadvantaged districts of West Bengal.
Responsibility
- Commercial seed production of paddy, maize, mustard, lentil, jute and wheat.
- Enterprise related to vermicompost, medicinal plant, commercial nursery and dry flower.
- Interventions related to productivity enhancement of cotton and cashew.
Name of CP 1:
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences
Strength/ Core competence:
It is the only Veterinary University in West Bengal. All of the three districts selected for the project fall under the jurisdiction of WBUAFS.
Responsibility
Overall responsibility of productivity enhancement of Cattle, Fish, Goat and Pigs.
Name of CP2 :
Kalyan Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Affiliated to Ramakrishna Mission Loksiksha Parishad)
Strength/ Core competence :
The KVK is run by ICAR. It is an eminent NGO having framers interfacing in more than 50 villages in Purulia district. It has worked extensively in watershed.
Responsibility
- Watershed management through contour bunding, Tie-ridges, Check Dam, Rock check Dam, etc. in at least 100 ha over the districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia.
- Excavation and re-excavation of water harvesting structure, micro-irrigation facilities and multiple use of water by the women SHGs, groundwater storage, soil loss check.
Name of CP3:
ACCESS Development Services
Strength/ Core competence
Capacities of the organization to draw on a significant pool of appropriate expertise both within and outside the organization for community mobilization and market linkage.
Responsibility
- Partnership selection, incubation and creation of sustainable local responsive Peoples Institutions.
- Working with PRIs, district line agencies for integration and sustainable future initiative.
Name of CP4:
Indian Gramin Service- A BASIX Group of Company.
Strength/ Core competence
- Indian Grameen Services (IGS), a BASIX. group of companies Indian Grameen Services (IGS), a not-for-profit company of the INDIAN GRAMEEN SERVICES-A BASIX GROUP, is involved in livelihood promotion, knowledge building through action research and dissemination of the same for enhancing the implementation capacities of organizations supporting livelihoods. Market linkage, value-addition and farmers’ institution Development.
- Linkage with district development agencies and PRIs
Responsibility
- Partnership selection, incubation and creation of sustainable local responsive Peoples Institutions.
- Working with PRIs, district line agencies for integration and sustainable future initiative.
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