Project Detail

Fish biodiversity conservation and utilization in few wetland areas of Nalbari district of Assam

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Society for Promotion of Rural Economy and Agricultureal Development North East

Country:

India

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity

Operational Phase:

OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)

Grant Amount:

US$ 48,286.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 15,089.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

Project Number:

IND/SGP/OP7/Y3/CORE/BD/2023/14

Start Date:

7/2023

End Date:

7/2025

Status:

Currently under execution

Project Characteristics and Results

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

A plethora of knowledge inflow from the project is expected particularly on the larger need of fish biodiversity conservation, knowledge emanated from the technological intervenes like organic carbon content analysis, supportive feeding through azolla, SMART (Small, Measurable, Authentic, Rewarding & Timebound) initiative to enter in to community development through one focal crop (in this case Fish) for economic & social transformation of a village. The knowledge gained from these intervention shall be further used to evolve economically viable and naturally sound agricultural modules.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Entry point awareness building workshop in local languages shall be arranged for effectively communicating with them the purpose, modalities, action plan & conceived outcome from the project. This workshop shall be preceded by a meeting with the village council & village chief as the project team considers taking the village chief in to confidence for reaching out to the entire community. The activities already carried out by SPREAD NE shall also be audio visually placed before them for ensuring their confidence level.

Notable Community Participation

The project envisages involvement of 55% of women in the entire fish biodiversity conservation and utilization value chain. Since the wetland areas are exclusively inhabited by indigenous people, the involvement of them shall be ensured. The role of men shall be to assist in the de-siltation process and embankment strengthening. The role of women shall basically centred around fish management including their feeding & value addition process. Both men & women of the project site areas shall be involved in the agricultural transformation process to organic/natural farming mode. Youth shall be involved in entrepreneurship development program specially on natural/organic input production, produce handling & marketing. Depending on the type of disabilities, the role of the specially able persons shall be decided.

Gender Focus

Project Results

Expected Results:
? At an average rate of 4 Hectare per wetland a total of 20 hectare of degraded water bodies in five(5) number of wetland will be restored.
? Total 100 hectares pf degraded Agricultural land will be restored.
? Existing Fish biodiversity in these wetland shall be mapped and their vulnerability assessed as per IUCN guidelines.
? At least 5 number of fish species shall be conserved per wetland.
? Green Commando training shall be imparted to at least one member per family (40 families per pocket) from 5 communities in the five targeted sites out of which 55% will be women. Family household data shall be provided.
? Total number of beneficiaries shall be 200 Families or 1000 numbers at the rate of 5 family members per household.

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