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Green bhoomi to control soil erosion and conserve land degradation due to seasonal flood in the proposed project villages with the help of bamboo plantation.

The Project aims at controlling soil erosion and conserving land degradation due to seasonal flood in the proposed project villages with the help of bamboo plantation.The project proposes to plant 60,000 Bamboo plants with 200 farmers in approximately 100 acres in 5 project villages in 3 years Bamboo is ideal to help control soil erosion for the reason that it has a net like root system that creates an effective mechanism for watershed protection.Besides this, it will also be a source of livelihood for the farmers to sell bamboo or its products. The project key activities include promoting women based community institutions along with sourcing and plantation of quality bamboo plants and creation of community based bamboo extension workers for long term maintenance of bamboo plantation. It addresses the issue of climate change, land degradation and social forestry besides capacity building of 200 women members in institution development and running village organizations.

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Bihar Development Trust

Country:

India

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity

Operational Phase:

OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)

Grant Amount:

US$ 36,617.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 18,501.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 14,479.00

Project Number:

IND/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/2013/42/BHR-01

Start Date:

2/2014

End Date:

1/2016

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

5 village organizations will be formed for starting doing bamboo plantation & selling business. Pool of 10 women leaders for community development will be done. 1 farmer will be selected for the creation of nursery. Village meetings will be conducted in order to make villagers aware of the program details.

Notable Community Participation

N.A.

Policy Impact

The NGO will network with the National Horticulture Mission & National Local Mission local and state officials to promote the bamboo plantation and increase in coverage in Bhagalpur district. Links will be formed with Bihar Agriculture University Sabaur so that research on growing bamboo can happen in Bhagalpur and the technology can be transferred to the farmers. The NGO will try to collaborate with CAPART to raise funds for the project. The government will plan to replicate the product with the help of the community.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

The beneficiaries are not indigenous community.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The main aim of the project is to control soil erosion and conserve land degradation due to seasonal flood in the proposed village with the help of bamboo plantation. The project proposes to plant 60,000 bamboo plants with 200 farmers in approx. 100 acres in 5 project villages. The project will help promote women based community institutions long with sourcing and plantation of quality bamboo plants and creation of community based bamboo extension workers. 200 farmer families will have an additional source livelihood through sale of bamboo poles. Agencies will be contacted to provide 60,000 bamboo saplings for nursery and purchase of 60,000 bamboo sapling. The NGO will provide solution for solving their livelihood and income generation problem. They will process bamboo poles into Incense sticks (Agarbatti sticks)

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

The project activities will be captured in the form of Photographs.

Gender Focus

This project will benefit 500 women who will be employed in the process of stick making in their homes. Women members will be organized in 20 self help group and linked with banks. The project will be implemented with the help of village organization formed consisting women members of farmer families. Listing of wives of willing bamboo farmers and willingness to become SHG members and go through training. Local people will be encouraged to participate in the project. Marginalized and poor farmers will be identified as beneficiaries as beneficiaries and their wives for the formation of village organizations. The labour work for pit digging and land preparation will be done by community members.

Capacity - Building Component

Village organizations will be trained in bamboo business. Training will be conducted for SHGs and Village organization regarding leadership, savings, record maintenance etc. Exposure visits of 10 farmers to South/North East India for creating awareness about latest bamboo species and plantation technologies. Selection and training for 4 farmers into community extension workers specializing in Bamboo. Awareness will be generated for local district forest official as well as other line department.

Project Results

* 200 SHG members trained in making decorative items (Handicrafts item) and 260 SHG members in value chain of Incense stick making. They have been trained right from making stick from bamboo to charkol coating on bamboo stick (raw batti making) to perfuming the raw batti and finally packing the product and make it branded.
* Bamboo Plantation completed in 10 Acres land. Average 200 bamboo was planted in 1 acre land and this way total 2000 plants have been planted. Out of them almost 50% have survived in 30 months time.
* 20 SHG members were send to Mahila Haat, Almora Uttrakhand for exposure visit and they have now started the processing and packaging of Chillies.
* Various products produced using bamboo by the SHG members are: different types of cups and mugs, wall hangings, letter box, serving trays, pen holder, night lamp, bangles, hair clips, bamboo sticks used in making incense sticks etc.

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