TEAM
DR. SHIVENDRA KUMAR – Ex Principal Scientist, HARP
SRI ANUPAM BHARATI – Technical Expert (Livelihood), SLNA
SRI RAMASHRAY RAM – District Soil Conservation Officer
SRI MUKESH KUMAR JHA– Project Coordinator, Citizen Foundation
DR. B K PRASAD – Regional Manager, GVT
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Rainfed agriculture
Over dependency of populace on agriculture
Small landholding
Low productivity per unit area
Monocropping
Hidden unemployment
High Dependency on Traditional methods
Extreme Poverty and lack of capital
Low Risk bearing Capacity
Unscientific approach
Free grazing
Institutional support can be obtained on various
agricultural models and various types of agro-forestry
modules to minimize risks and gain high returns
through institutions like:
 Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi
 Krishi Vigyan Kendra
 HARP – Palandu, Ranchi
 Indian Institute of Natural Resin and Gum, Ranchi
 Dept. of Agriculture
 ATMA
 National Horticulture Mission
 Fisheries Dept.
 Dept. of Animal Husbandry
 Dept. of Environment & Forests
 NABARD and other banks can be approached for
financial support and credit plan
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Non Timber Forest Produce based Livelihood
Animal Husbandry based Livelihood
Agriculture Based Livelihood
Informal Service Sector based Livelihood
Off Farm Livelihood Opportunities
Training module should be developed in each
area
in
consultation
with
concerned
organizations available in Jharkhand
POP on different areas of intervention available
with different line departments and research
institutes may also be collected and referred.
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Lac Cultivation with primary processing to enhance its
shelf-life and price
Sustainable Gum Harvesting of important gum yielding
trees – Palas, Dhawda, Seesam etc.
Channelizing seed collection of oil yielding trees
Leaf plate making as a potential of regular income
Tamarind, Mahua, Bel, Chironji (Buchnania lanzan) based
unit
Bamboo based units
Natural fibre based units like Tasar, Sisal, Sabai
Leaf Composting units including forest leaf litter, lantana,
parthenium, farm weeds etc.
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Goatery units with breed improvement
Piggery units
Dry Duckery units
Poultry Units
Aqua-culture
For all these activities literature on POP is available.
Exposure visits can be organised at BAU, Ranchi
and its KVKs, HARP, IINRG, KGVK, GVT, Ram
Krishna Mission and Fisheries Department
Over dependency on crop like paddy requiring more
water for cultivation should be reduced and less
water requiring crop should be promoted not as a
contingent plan but a plan for ensured income
utilising minimal moisture and covering lager area
under multi-tier cropping and intercropping model
like:
 Vegetable farming with tuber crops– well known
for its climatic support
 Promotion of Legume crops – Arahar, Urd, Kulthi,
pea, gram
 Oil seed promotion – Niger, peanut
 Under horticulture peach and pear based agroforestry package is suggested for high altitude
areas
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Establishment of Resource Centre for Agri- Equipments
and Agri – Services (for young entrepreneurs and
BTM/ATM)
Panchayat level Seed Exchange Centres
Establishing Grain Bank
Establishing Grading and Packaging Units
Providing Cool Chamber/Solar Dryer facilities for Crop
storage (Post Harvest Facilities)
Seed Treatment based Services
Soil
Test
facilities
at
farm
with
specific
recommendation based on farmers requirement and
his field.
Developing team of village level experts based on need
of programme such as GPS supported photography,
developing case studies for documentation, web
monitoring
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Establishing Dal Mills
Murhi Making Units
Establishing Oil Expellers at village Cluster level
Portable Rice Mill and Paddy Dehusking Units
Leaf/Paper plate Making Units
Bamboocraft based Value addition units
Tailoring Units
Solar Light Based Units
Pump set and Tube-well Repairing Units
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Identification and exposure of specific area based
on successful cropping and marketing such as Bero
(Kharif potato, Peas and ginger), Pithoria
(Cauliflower and Cabbage), Mandar (French bean,
Capsicum, Jack fruit), Gola (Cucurbits, sweet
potato), Hazaribag (Tomato, Coriander, Chilli).
Concept of organic farming in forest fringe areas
and exploring opportunities of recycling crop
residues and farm wastes for re- vitalizing of soil.
Introduction and dissemination of suitable soil
microbes as recommended by local research
institutions like BAU, HARP
Methods to check soil nutrient loss, moisture loss
and water harvesting should be promoted to
enhance per unit productivity.
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Developing crop specific package of practices in
consultation with research institutions including
cost estimates.
Collection of training manuals and pamphlets from
concerned departments like Agriculture Dept.,
ATMA, NHM, BAU, Soil Conservation Dept., Tasar
Research Institute, IINRG.
Production system analysis should be made to
derive specific crop cycle like –
Paddy – Potato – Vegetable
Paddy – Chick pea – Vegetable
Fruit based MTAS
Composite Farming
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Establishing community based nursery to meet
requirements
Collective procurement of inputs
Custom hiring centre for farm equipments
Resource Centers for primary processing
Collective sale of farm produce
Establishing grain banks and seed exchange centre
Case study of MASUTA, PRADAN (Poultry) may be
explained
Film shows and handouts for better dissemination
Providing contact no. and names of Kisan Mitra,
Udyan
Mitra,
ATM,
BTM,
BAIF
Centre
representatives to each farmer