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Sustainable development by establishing village milk collection centers and fodder generation and management among forest dependent families

The main aim of the project is to facilitate and support the poor and marginalized farmers to engage in diary development activities as their sustainable livelihoods in 15 villages and habitations of Amarabad Tiger Reserve in Achampet. The project will enhance the coordination and dialogue between key stakeholders to workout suitable mechanism for sustainable use of resources through improved livelihoods of 500 communities to reduce forest dependency and conservation of forests.
It will promote village diary cooperatives among the marginal farmers engaged in fodder cultivation and management practices.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Conservation of Nature through Rural Awakening (CONARE)

Country:

India

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity

Operational Phase:

OP5 (Extended Period)

Grant Amount:

US$ 8,481.00

Co-Financing Cash:

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 3,277.15

Project Number:

IND/SGP/OP5/Y5/FSP/STAR/BD/2017/111/TEL01

Start Date:

12/2017

End Date:

1/2018

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

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Project Characteristics and Results

Project sustainability

500 members including land owned and landless farmers come up as an active group to take up village dairy and livestock management, fodder development and management activities in project villages. Fodder Management Committees (Multi Stakeholder Groups) act as technical service providers to the primary livestock rearers regarding fodder management. Also the linkage established with VIJAYA DAIRY, Govt of Telengana is an indicator for sustainability.

Planning non gef grant

CONARE is trying to raise fund form various sources.

Capacity - Building Component

In the project, CONARE organized training and orientation for Fodder Management Committee and they build the capacity of the committee to develop fodder management plan in project target villages.

Replication of project activities

Milk testing kits and milk freezers are set up in the project villages. VIJAYA Diary, Govt. of Telangana supports for technical guidance.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

Most of the project target groups are belonged to Scheduled Cast communities.

Linkages gef projects

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Planning gef grant

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Inovative Financial Mechanisms

Orienation meeting at village level and guidance workshops ere the two tools used for KM. Farmers were provided with fodder production kits comprising of inputs like seeds of improved varieties, hybrid nutrients, plan protection measures, fertilizers, fungicides etc. (directly from the organization).

Notable Community Participation

The five milk collection centers set-up in the villages are being coordinated by the village youths those who are the members of Village Level Fodder Management Committees

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project aims at enhancing the livelihood of the milk farmers through setting up milk collection centers and building their capacities fodder management. 500 members including land owned and landless farmers come up as an active group to take up village dairy and livestock management, fodder development and management activities in project villages. 5 milk collection centers set up in 5 different locations and more than 500 milk farmers from 12 villages are benefited out of the project More than 800 Ltr of milk is being collected daily from the 5 Centres

Gender Focus

There is no such gender imbalance in the project villages. Both men and women have equal role in the Fodder Management Committee and they together manages the milk collection centers. Both men and women take care the cattle.

Policy Influence

Through the project interventions, VIJAYA DAIRY, Govt of Telangana extended their service to the project villages, by sending the collection vehicles.

Policy Impact

Through the project, Cooperative dairy Society run by the Governemnt of Telangana extended their service to the project villages. The Vijaya Dairy takes care the cattle providing timely vaccination and cattle feeds at subsidy rate.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Workshops conducted for the stakeholders on fodder development plan. Exposure visit organized for SHG members of the village diaries. Intensive meetings and awareness programmes is organized for the members.

Project Results

5 Milk Collection Unit set up with basic equipment's such as Unlaser Fat Machine, Data Process, Printer and Weighing Machine.
Established two milk cooling equipment with Capacity of 350 Ltr in Magdumpur and Hajipur villages. The village community and milk farmers and taken big stake and they donated infrastructure for setting up the Centre.

More than 200 Milk farmers getting benefit from the 5 Centres enhancing their income and reducing drudgery to carry milk to the collection units located 3-4 Km way from the village.
Vijay Dairy, Government Telengana State extended their support to the newly set up sub collection centres. They supplied cattle medicines worth Rs 30,000.

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Biophysical

Number of globally significant species protected by project 1

Biophysical

Hectares of globally significant biodiversity area protected or sustainably managed by project 200

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