Sunday, June 30, 2013

Farmer growing 75 varieties in 2 acre of field@ Sagar



With Caritas India HARIT PRAYAS in Bundelkhand we try to promote low cost sustainable agriculture with basic concept of multiple cropping and mixed cropping. A farmer to whom from rehli block of  Sagar to whom Caritas India through HARIT PRAYAS project ( through its implementing partner MVSS-Sagar) has trained in sustainable agriculture practices on his 2 acre of land grows about 75 varities of food grins /crops/fruit plants ranging from Papaya, mustard, potato, black pepper,tomato, cauli flower, banana, carrot, reddish, green chilli, sugarcane, coriander, mint, drum stick, maize,wheat, soyabean, groundnut, turmeric, ginger, cabbage, are few of them.

Photographs taken during Dec 2012 by Caritas India staff.   For more on CARITAS INDIA HARIT PRAYAS log on to www.haritprayas.blogspot.com or log on to 

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Cow urine..a sustainable source for sustainable agriculture @HARIT PRAYAS Sagar


This case study will reveal the actual impact HARIT PRAYAS  . In this case study we will share the case of a farmer name Damodar Kurmi of juna village, who has not only empowered itself to do organic farming but is acting as a change agent to motivate other farmers to do organic farming and even to the women. This case study has created an example of it

Harit Prayas Impact:
When HARIT PRAYAS  project started it was for the first time Damodar kurmi did organic farming at such a big level, which was not just limited to his land but he even took on rent other farmers land and did organic farming. His personal land area is around 4 acres but he does organic farming in more than 10 acres of land and he is earning very well. He has 10 years, 5 years old “Gaw Mutr” which he says is very fruitful agriculture production. He is not limiting this technique to himself just to his own production but is motivating other farmers also to do the same activity. Agriculture dept through HARIT PRAYAS  interference has acknowledged the work of Damodar kurmi and whenever any programme comes he is the first person to get benefited out of it He shows his agriculture land, crops, technique, Gaw mutr to motivate farmers.

Result
As a result of this today many farmers are interested in doing organic farming. He is requesting farmers to practice total organic farming and farmers are doing it. Govt is also motivating them and providing them aid to do in a much better way. He goes to different places and interact with different farmers motivate them to do in much better them.way which is acting as a change agent for them.
By HARIT PRAYAS MVSS-Sagar team 

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Aakashwani ( AIR) Recorded the Album of CARITAS INDIA HARIT PRAYAS in Jamghat Village @Sagar




We are happy to share with you all that All India Radio (AIR) Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) under ministry of Broadcasting and communication  has done recording and broadcasted programme ( songs on organic cultivation) on CARITAS INDIA HARIT PRAYAS. Recording has been done by Mr Bundela Programme Director ( Aakashvani-Sagar). This all has happened based on our impact of HARIT PRAYAS spread over larger scale and with this programme impact, visibility and linkages are been strengthen at larger scale.
Now HARIT PRAYAS is a well known development initiative in Sagar and in entire Bundelkhand and now government is also showing interest in working with HARIT PRAYAS and adopting the this sustainable model to bring out change especially in terms of organic cultivation, energy conservation and on community collectiveness strengthening.
Please find attached report by MVSS-Sagar HARIT PRAYAS Coordinator on recording of HARIT PRAYAS album.


Also with this now such programmes on HARIT PRAYS will be non regular basis!


It has also came in various news papers that How HARIT PRAYAS spreads Bundelkhandi culture and supports the livelihood of highly deprived community in Bundelkhand.



Let’s have HARIT PRAYAS ka radio bajne de jara!


Tuesday, June 4, 2013


Let’s Hope there would be no World Environment day!

Today is World Environment Day! On 10th May 2013 the planet marked a milestone of sorts. Scientists recorded that for every million molecules of air, 400 were of carbon dioxide (co2), the key gas that accumulates over decades in the air and leads to global warming. The figure sent alarm bells ringing. A large section of scientists has long predicted that if the accumulated Co2 rose above 350 parts per million it’d trigger catastrophic, perhaps irreversible changes!

The above information is from Today’s Times of India ( Delhi edition), probably this is what scientist think of scientifically, but I feel the situation is more worse in terms of degradation of environment and weak protection policies not only in India but through out the globe, recent COP-18 at Quatar has even not able to strengthen international policies on environment security and end with benefiting developed countries and pressurising developing countries on mitigating emission of green house gases( Coz2, Ozone, methane and cloro-floro carbons)….

Probaly what has to be happen at COP-18 or in national policies Caritas India with its environment based development based initiatives in MP ( JEEVIKA), Bundelkhand (HARIT PRAYAS & IWID) and Rajasthan (LIFE) has able to do. Let’s see  how?

  • ·         100% usage of clothe banners ( in place of flex banners) in all the promotional activities under project
  • ·         Initiation of bird protection zones through farmers club
  • ·         6 villages in Bundelkhand with all most 100% organic practice in culture
  • ·         Promotion of village camps on saving electricity ( Semlakala village in sagr-100% CFL electrified village-1st in MP)
  • ·         Promotion of brick making through mustard husk rather than wood as fire wood (1st initiated in HARIT PRAYAS Majhota village by a farmer Mr. Hardeen)
  • ·         In total working with JEEVIKA (104 vilages-90 tribal villages with forest cover), HARIT PRAYAS (64 vilages-52 tribal villages with forest cover), LIFE ( 20 vilages, 10 tribal villages with forest cover), in a way working in majority with tribes and strengthening natural resource conservation through 164 farmers club and 167 Mahila Mandals and SHGs together ( mahila Mandals in HARIT PRAYAS).

Some the ground work ( especially in relation with mitigation of green house gases) through promotion of organic cultivation is as:
Status showing Caritas India work in MP, Bundelkhand & Rajasthan to mitigate environment concerns
Factors of cahnge ( protecting environment)
LIFE ( Rajasthan)
HARIT PRAYAS ( Bundelkhand)
JEEVIKA (MP)
Total
No. of farmers practicing organic cultivation (where in minimising usage of DAP and Urea-which is key source of emission of green houses gases)
450
1200
350
2000
No. of farmers practicing 100% organic cultivation (where in minimising usage of DAP and Urea-which is key source of emission of green houses gases)
82
385
80
547
Total land on which organic cultivation is being practiced ( approx in bigha)
900
2000
250
3150
No. of water recharge units set by community ( Rain water harvesting)
15
20
18
53
% of traget farming families using traditional/certified seeds
100
100
70
270
No. of forest protection committes formed
0
2
0
2
Area of charagah/ pasture land promted (in bigha)
10
10
5
25
No. of plantation (regeneration) done and count of surival one
200 ( 150)
500 ( 350)
100 (90)
800 (590)
No. of regenration work been put by NBARD approved farmers club and work has been done on the same
13
11
22
46
Source: monthly and annual reports of the mentioned development initiatives.
With the said development initiatives we also promote number count of sparrows and Titahari ( red watteled lapwing bird) in the project field as they are the key indicators of rain and also promotes water availability and their presence promotes natural farming (through heir excreta).

Let’s hope COP-19 will come out with some ground work, lets hope more farmers would adopt organic cultivation ( with locally possible resources)…lets hope we need not to mark a day call World Environment Day…every days would be as for conservation and protection of environment!

For more on CARITAS INDIA development initiatives log on to www.liferajasthan.blogspot.com, www.haritprayas.blogspot.com, www.jeevikacaritas.blogspot.com

अभी भी मन में लालसा  है हरा बनने की,
अभी  भी दिल में आग है हरा बनने की,
चल मेरे साथी मेरा  साथ दे...रंग दे मुझे.....
पर रंगो से नही.....हरे भरे पेड़ो से......सॉफ सुथरे नीले आसमा से.....
खेतो की भीनी खुसबू  वाली मिट्टी से.....
गुलाब के गुलाबी सौंदर्या से.....
दोस्त गुज़ारिश...है लाके दे मेरे रंग......जो इन इंसानो  ने बदल दिया है!

- विनोद पांडे


Monday, June 3, 2013

HARIT PRAYAS JCSS-Jhansi June Monthly Action Plan 2013!

S. No
Tentative Date
Concerned Activity
Venue
Responsible person
1.
01.06.13  to 04.06.13
-Monthly Staff Meeting
-Monthly action plan
-Monthly progress report
JCSS
HP team with Director
2.
06.06.13 to 07.06.13
Linkage with  NRLM
IL&FS. DA
Field coordinator & PM
3.
08.06.13 to 28 .06.13
SHG & FC meetings/ Youth club formation
Project villages



Concerned cluster Animators/FC & PM


4.
10.06.13 to 15.06.13
Bank account clearance
Banks
Concerned Cluster Animators,FC & PM
5.
15.06.13 to
20.06.13
MNREGA training
Concerned village
Concerned cluster Animators/Field Coordinator & PM


6.
08.06.2013 – 28. 06. 2013
Farmers Club Inauguration
Concerned village
HP Team
7
15.06.13 to
17.06.13
Capacity Building ON SHG Linkages’ & starting IGP in SHG
Concerned village
HP Team
8
19.06.13 to 28.06.13
Farmers Club inauguration
Project villages
HP Team
9
20.06.13 to 21.06.13
VIC follow up/ Set up
Concerned village
HP Team
10
14.06.13 to
26.06.13
Soil Testing
Concerned villages
Director, PM. Concerned Cluster Animators,
12
26.06.13 to 27.06.13
Capacity building of community members on social security schemes
Concerned villages
HP Team
13
28.06.13
Training Programme On NRLM
Concerned villages
Field Coordinator & Project Manager
14
Routine Activities
-Mahila Mandal Meeting
-Farmers club meeting
-Entitlements
-Organic farming practices (seed conservation)
All 20 villages
Cluster Animators and field coordinator
15
Reporting Works
Reporting of all the trainings/activities of the month
JCSS
Project Manager