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Food Sovereignty through Women Leadership and Secure Agro Bio Diversity with Strengthening of Farmers’ Producer Company by Sustainable Business Model Approach

Project Objectives:
Primary-
1. Secure agro biodiversity and farmers right on land races (local crops)
2. Sustain the process of securing agro biodiversity with farmers right on land races by developing business model.
Specific:
1. Strengthen 'Baliraja Krishak Producer Company' to increase its business activity to motivate farmers to grow indigenous seed crop with organic practice.
2. Scale up the Krushakpanchayat program (farmers collective actions for securing traditional seeds, traditional knowledge, wisdom and organic practices).
3. Form crop wise farmer's club to process of registration of land races with the help of PPVFR act.
Project Activities:
Phase 1: Conduct experiments in organic farming and demonstrated trail plot of indigenous crop seed. Established seed bank to exchange traditional seed.
Phase 2: Worked for extend the process in 30 villages and accepted business model approach for further process to sustain the project.
The producer company need to be strengthened.
Project Results:
1. Strengthening Baliraja Krushak Producer Company economically in sound condition with establishing financial linkages with NABARD and other institutions.
2. Extension in organic production area.
3. Execution of self sustained seed bank.
4. Increase the no. of shareholders to 1000 from 306.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Baliraja Krishak Producer Co. Sangamner

Country:

India

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity
Biodiversity

Operational Phase:

OP5 (Extended Period)

Grant Amount:

US$ 41,617.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 17,993.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 7,127.00

Project Number:

IND/SGP/OP5/Y5/FSP/STAR/LD/2015/86/MAH11

Start Date:

12/2015

End Date:

11/2017

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Capacity - Building Component

2 workshops for capacity building of the group leaders will be held. Demonstration of indigenous seed crop with organic input will be done on the farmer?s field to get the clarity of the product and its usage. Training will be given to women farmers on value addition and processing of grain and NTFP. Exposure visit of Director Board and company staff on an initial phase of the project and training every six months.

Gender Focus

Both men and women are equally responsible in the process of commencing the project. Women will be given training on processing fruit and grain into products that will enhance the profits and will give income to additional number of women. A mela will be organized every year in each cluster where women will be motivated to present their skills and creativity and express their thought in the Mela.

Notable Community Participation

N.A.

Policy Impact

NIL

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

The beneficiaries are not indigenous community.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The main aim of the project is to secure agro-biodiversity and farmers rights in 50/60 villages, 3 blocks with 15,000 farmers on land races - crops of wheat, pearl millets (bajra), jowar, rice, ground-nut, pulses and beans. This project will help all the farmers of the area who are facing the agriculture problem of increasing cost of production but not getting proper price in the market. Training will be provided on processing food that will enhance the profits and provide income to additional number of women. Scale up the Krushak Panchayat program (farmers collective actions to secure traditional seed, traditional knowledge, wisdom and organic practices in 5000 Hac.).

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

The project will document the lessons from experiences and share it with the farmers through village level meetings. Lokpanchayat has its monthly publication women focus magazine Bahina which is distributed among 2500 families. A book named ?Amache Shet Amche Vidyapith? will be distributed at state level as last phase of the project. Designing logo, brochure, packing tag-line, website for creating brand-value and links to E Marketing will be done.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Total 10 workshops will be conducted on cluster level every year. The farmers will be certified with a PGS certificate for organic farming. Activities like farmers training, organization building, experiment and demonstration and process documentation will b done. 60 groups will hold monthly meetings each which will be facilitated by the NGO. Organize 40-50 farmers in each village and form their groups, organize village level workshops to make the farmers aware about sustainable agriculture and agro-biodiversity concepts

Project Results

* 250 Smokeless stoves made according to BIAF design. Each smokeless stove reduces consumption of wood by 8 Kg per day hence in a year consumption is reduced by ~2.5 Mt (considering ~300 days of working), therefore 250 smokeless stoves will save 3750 Mt of wood from consumption in their lifespan of 6 years and reduce emissions by 7237 Mt of CO2 equivalents.

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