Demonstration of Pulses and oil seeds:

Objective:

Demonstrating successfully the profitability and compatibility of pulses and oilseeds (with mixed cropping technique) over the upland paddy and wheat.

Mode of implementation:

The District Agriculture Officer will select the farmers who are serious and interested to take up these crops. He will visit and select the plot for cultivation. He will procure seed, fertiliser and pesticide, distribute among the farmers, train and follow-up for successful cultivation. In the second year, the agriculture officer will plan and follow-up the same farmers without providing the subsidy. Also he will arrange the exposure of nearby villagers to these plots. In the second year a different pocket will be selected, and subsidy in form of seeds, fertilizer and pesticide will be provided to the selected farmers. They will be trained in taking these crops and exposure for other farmers will be organized. In the third year the same thing will be repeated in a different pocket. After the exposure, the training to the interested farmers will be organized by the District Agriculture Officer. During implementation the District Agriculture Officer will take the help of the NGOs working on those pockets. 

Plan of Implementation:

The plan for each block in each year along with fund requirement is as follows:

 Plan & fund requirement for five blocks for three years is as below:

 Expected Outcome:

• At least Rs. 2000 increase in income of 900 families.

• Other villagers will be interested to grow above crops.

The total ready bird consumption in Ranchi city is around 90 quintals per day and that of Lohardaga is 5 quintals per day. Approximately 100 quintals of ready birds enter into Ranchi city per day. These birds come from Midnapur in West Bengal. So there is a potential of poultry activity in the district with all forward and backward linkages. Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) has experience of doing this activity with small rearers in Hoshengabad district in Madhya Pradesh. There 300 rearers have been organized into a co-operative namely Kesla Poultry Co-operative Society Limited. Each rearer has a lot size of 300 birds. Based upon this successful experience and seeing the favorable market condition in the region, PRADAN has initiated poultry activity in five districts of Jharkhand. Also a proposal has been sanctioned by the Co-operative Department of Jharkhand to promote five small poultry rearers co-operative in five districts. Lohardaga is one among these districts. Here the organization has already started the activity and at present there are thirty-four small rearers in Kuru block each having a lot size of 200 birds and marketing has already started in Lohardaga, Gumla and Daltongaunj. The co-operative society is in the process of registration. There is a plan of reaching 500 rearers each having a lot size of 200 to 300 birds within three years. The co-operative department of Jharkhand has sanctioned to provide working capital and subsidy to construct sheds (only for tribal families). To attend the financial sustainability of the co-operative, some vehicles, equipments and additional infrastructure is required. 

Objective

To provide some vehicles, equipments and infrastructure to the small poultry rearers' co-operative society to attend financial sustainability very soon. 

Mode of Implementation

Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) will train, organize and establish forward-backward linkages of the poultry rearers co-operative. The DRDA will purchase the vehicles and equipments as per the specification provided by PRADAN and the co-operative society and transfer them to the registered co-operative. The plan and specification for store rooms, retail shops and ready bird warehouse will be provided by PRADAN and the district administration will construct these infrastructures in consultation with PRADAN and the co-operative society. The land required for construction of stores at village level will be arranged by the rearers of that village. The district will provide government lands for construction of warehouse, retail shops and feed factories. After construction the infrastructures will be transferred to the co-operative society. The co-operative society will maintain all these assets and report on the functioning of the co-operative in regular basis. If the co-operative society seizes to function, all these assets will be transferred to DRDA. 

Plan of Implementation and Fund Requirements

 Expected Outcome

•  The co-operative society will prove its financial sustainability within three years.

•  Each individual reared (total 500 rearers) will earn an additional income of Rs. 8000.