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Respectable livelihood to the De-Notified and Dalit families through Conservation of Biodiversity and restoring degraded and waste land

? Due to intense pressure of local population on the bio-mass and land through deforestation and cultivation of marginal lands, the project area is heavily degraded.
? The climate of Karmala Block of Solapur District, Maharashtra, is characterized by hot summer and the block receives moderate rainfall ranging between 500 to 662 mm per year. Rain fed farming in this area is complex, diverse and risk prone and is characterized by low levels of productivity and low input usage.
? Historically the De-notified tribes such as Phasepardhi, Bhill, etc. are known as traditional hunting tribes in India. 40% of the tribes in the area are dependent on hunting for their livelihood which is banned under wildlife protection Act 1972 and thus leaves a little scope for earning the livelihood by the tribals. They have been provided with certain facilities such as housing, identity proof, education, hand pumps but still they are facing a lot of problems from the community and they have to deal with social conflict.
? The NGO addresses all these concerns and develop a system which is not only productive and of low cost but also resource conserving and sustainable. The Mahatma Phule Samaj Seva Mandal (MPSSM) decided to create opportunities of gainful self-employment for rural families, especially De- notifies and dalit families, ensuring sustainable livelihood, enriched environment, and improved quality of life through this project.

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Grantee:

Mahatma Phule Samaj Seva Mandal

Country:

India

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)

Grant Amount:

US$ 35,419.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 4,958.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 91,174.00

Project Number:

IND/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/2013/23/MAH1

Start Date:

10/2013

End Date:

9/2017

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

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Project Characteristics and Results

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

Booklet /Handbook will be developed on different types of grass, traditional grasslands management practices. Case studies will be prepared on the same. The achievements of the projects will also be published in the magazines for the farmers.

Policy Impact

Links will be established with the KVK, Tribal Development Department, Animal Husbandry, NABARD, MGNREGA, and MRLM to leverage co-financing. Along with that links will be established with Lokpanchayat, Bhandara Nature Club, Samvedna for exchange of learning and ensure smooth conduct of activities. The project then will be adopted by the government, other organizations and donor agencies as it will be field tested on solutions/technologies/methods/processes.

Notable Community Participation

Livelihood of 30 youth?s from De-Notified tribe community will be enhanced with the help of fishing enterprise. 2 youth groups will be formed to undertake the fishing enterprise.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

One model nursery will be developed at the MPSSM Karmala Office. 5 nurseries will be developed and 3 farmer?s field schools will be established. 2 organic seed banks will be set up. 10 farmers club will be established in 10 villages in order to strengthen local seed supply system. Transportation and sale of products will be organized in Solapur, Pune and other market places.

Gender Focus

The community will play a vital role in project planning, execution and evaluation activities. The project will form SHGs/Clubs of farmers, youth to undertake the project activities in an organized manner in a continuous way. Women SHGs will be linked with banks for access of credit and they will be treated as special group of learners as they are proved as the lead promoter of the organic farming within the community. 30 SHGs will be formed to take up the floriculture activities and cultivation of fruit bearing trees through nursery techniques in 15 villages. 10 SHGs will be formed for the activities on restoring degraded and waste land through cultivation of different types of grass and other appropriate methods of ecology restoration. Formation of 20 SHGs of vegetable growers. 2 SHGs will be formed for taking the mixed cropping on their lands.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project aims at providing respectable livelihood to the De-notifies and dalit families through conservation of biodiversity and restoring degraded and waste land. About 200 acres of farmland will be brought under the cultivation of 30 indigenous varieties for food grain production by participation of 100 farmers. Project will facilitate the process of evolving village specific road map for women empowerment. Energy efficient smoke less cook stoves will be distributed to 200 De-notified and dalit families to minimize the use of wood and to reduce the drudgery of women on carrying wood lands. More than 200 demonstration sanitation latrines will be constructed in rural areas. 12 houses for nomadic tribes will be constructed and land will be allotted for 19 Pardhi families. More than 1000 farmers will be given opportunity to do multi- cropping cultivation.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

The project will work with the De-Notified tribes (Phasepardhi, Bhill, Dhangar), Dalit families (Matang, Chamar) and poor Maratha and mali families. 80% of the target families to create water conservation structure i.e. check dams, farm ponds, gabbin etc and undertake land development activities through MGNREG. The group of De- notified tribals and Dalits will be institutionalized into Producer Company dealing with indigenous seed and organic food grain certification and marketing.

Capacity - Building Component

Training of 1000 farmers will be conducted in non chemical pest management, cultivation of different types of grass and managing the grassland ecosystem. Exposure visits will be organized for the NGO team and the village communities to make them aware regarding technology and financial inclusion. 150 families will be trained in nursery technique and raising. The community will be trained in waste water management through fruit bearing trees which will minimize the impact of malaria and dengue. Training on collection, packaging and sale will be done.

Project Results

? ¬NREGA conducted trainings for laborers related to various acts / rules& measurement rates, facilities, information on different kind of forms were given to the laborers. Total 30 laborers got the trainings.
? Rojagarsevak also attended these training camps in the five participating villages. They know the acts and rules about the NREGA. They informed them about how NREGA functions and operates in such areas.
? Community was sensitized about the importance of traditional seeds of the native variety. Seeds banks are maintained and varieties of Dagadi Jowar is stored and used whenever required. The waste parts of Dagadi Jowar are used as fodder for the livestock.
? We developed the Kam Magani Abhiyan and made the labors fill the form from four villages. 560 forms were collected from these villages. BDO and Tehsildar have been requested to follow-up with them.
? 80 farmers have come together through the formation of farmers clubs in 4 villages. These farmers are getting the information of various activities and process of conservation of traditional seeds, crop systems, grass cultivation and improving livelihood.
? The ?campaign for work demanding? was conducted in the project area and 731 labours were filled the form no. 4. 1442 mandays work was done by three village labours. Through the MNREGA the following work were accomplished:
Khadki to Kamone :- 1.5 KM road
Pothare (patilvasti) to Nilaj :- 1 KM road
Sarapdoh :- One farm pound
? This will result in storing of 4326000 Liters rain water.
? The labors got 288400/- rupees wage payment in this MNREGA work.
? Seasonal migration of the laborers was stopped through this work.
? 5 seed banks have established in 5 villages and through the farmers are getting the knowledge of pure grain like Dagadi Jawari. Its fodder is also good to livestock.
? Cultivation of fodder: In 6 villages 131 farmers have cultivated ?African Stall? maize in 22 acre. Thus the 80 cattle/animals will get this grass for 160 to 170 days fodder. Another grass for animal/cattle will be get from the DagadiJawar crop. On 74 acre DagadiJawar crop is cultivated thus from one acre there will be 500 bundle fodder so, the bundles will be there from 74 Acre. Thus 148 cattle will feed for 4 to 5 months in a year. This fodder will help to farmers for milk production and the cattle will get the healthy food. Even the soil erosion will be controlled. From this activity the cattle?s, wild animals and birds will also get the feed.
? Grain production: To preserve/conserve and develop the variety of pure Dagadi Jawar organization purchased 364kgs Dagadi Jawar seed and distributed to 64 farmers in the projected area through the seed bank. In the coming period during collecting back this Jawar grain will be increased.
? Fishing enterprise: 10 nomadic youths are encouraged to start their own fishing enterprise and among them 2 youth have started their own businesses. They are getting the benefits from this business thus their seasonal migration has stopped.
? Smokeless Chullahs: in the rural area mostly the families are using the woods, dung cake and other local fuel which creates more smoke during the cooking. This smoke harms the health and creates pollutions. So, as per ARTI organization pune recommendation MPSSM organizations have purchased improved 200 ?Lakshmi? and 25 ?Bhagya Lakshmi? Smokeless Chullahs. Yet these Chullahs are not distributed but the organization will distributed that in one village and make that village smoke free village or model smoke free village.

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