Project Description
- Project : Promotion of Community Livelihood through Agro Diversity based on Organic
- Donor :HDFC Bank 'Parivartan'
- Location :Assam
- Districts Covered : 1
- Village Covered : 15
- Farmers Registered : 1500
- Total Area Covered(Ha) : 1203.92
- Duration : 3 Year
- Starting : 01 January 2021
Key Deliverables
- Convert 10,000-acre land into certified organic agriculture fields.
- Conducting various motivational & awareness program in organic agriculture and formation of Farmer Interest Group.
- Empowers 6,000 farmers as certified Organic Producers.
- New Orchard Development with 20,000 Fruit Trees Plantation.
- Development of 10 Model Organic Villages in 1 year.
- Livelihood up gradation through various allied agricultural activity.
- Establishment of collection cum processing unit.
- Common Organic Brand Development and Value Addition.
Project Activities
Increase in awareness of community on organic agriculture, agro diversity and incentive for its conservation
Under this activity 15 micro plan in Assam with 15 FIG has been formed. Various motivational & awareness programs has been conducted to increase the awareness among people about organic farming.
Farmer’s Exposure Visit
Various exposure visits has been conducted in Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Trade fair etc to increase the awareness of doing organic farming and its benefits among farmers. It helped farmers to learn new agricultural practises.
Revival of Agro Diversity of the area
Model organic villages has been developed under project. In these villages an organic agriculture facility and demonstration centre has been created with organic production units like - Vermi Compost Unit, Bio Dynamic Compost, Cow Pit Pat, liquid compost units & waste decomposer. This will act as a study model for outside community to learn organic package of practises on field practically.
