ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 BAIF TRUSTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mr. Hrishikesh A. Mafatlal Mr. G.G. Sohani Mr. R.S. Sharma Chairman President and Managing Trustee Chief Programme Executive Mr. S.B. Karvande Mr. J.R. Mori Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Adviser and Secretary Chief Programme Executive Vice Chairman Dr. A.B. Pande Mr. V.B. Dyasa Mr. Hasmukh S. Shah Group Vice President Chief Programme Executive Chairman, Executive Committee of BAIF Trustees (Livestock Development) Mr. L.R. Singh Mr. B.K. Kakade Smt. Rajashree A. Birla Executive Vice President Chief Programme Executive Mr. Kishor A. Chaukar Dr. D.N. Shindey Dr. R.S. Jadhav Vice President (Programmes) Chief Programme Executive Mr. Sunil. S. Lalbhai Mr. A.K. Sinha Dr. M.K. Shrivastava Vice President (Programmes) Dr. Devendra R. Mehta Chief Programme Executive Mr. Deepak C. Mehta Mr. S.C. Gijare Group Vice President Mr. P.G. Patil (HR and Administration) Chief Programme Executive Mr. Pratap G. Pawar Mr. S.V. Kulkarni Ms. P.M. Chandak Mr. Sharad Upasani Group Vice President - Finance Executive Finance Director Dr. Narayan G. Hegde Mr. B. Shivarudrappa Programme Director Dr. R.S. Joshi Chief Thematic Programme Mr. Bharat K. Kakade (wef April 1, 2018) Dr. J.R. Khadse Executive - Programmes Research Director Mr. Girish G. Sohani Mr. P.S. Takawale President and Managing Trustee Dr. A. Juneja Chief Thematic Programme Programme Director - Livestock Executive - Research Mr. V.Y. Deshpande Mr. B.D. Pakhare Founder: Late Dr. Manibhai Desai Programme Director Chief Thematic Programme Executive - Construction Tech. & Dr. M.Swaminathan Infrastructure Management Programme Director - Breeding and Genetics
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Cover Page: Cu ng Edge Technologies and Climate Resilient Agriculture ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018
BAIF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION Dr. Manibhai Desai Nagar, Warje, Pune 411 058 Phone: +91 20 25231661 Fax: +91 20 25231662 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.baif.org.in Contents
Preface BAIF Mission BAIF's Programme Coverage RURAL LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMMES 1-19 Livestock Development 1-5 BAIF Central Research Station 3-5 Water-centric Livelihood 6-8 Resilient Agriculture 9-12 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation 13-17 Biodiversity Conservation 18-19 QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMMES 20-22 Community Health 20-21 Women Empowerment: 22 RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS 23-25 Research at BAIF 23 Internal Research 24-25 SUPPORT SERVICES 26-29 Human Resources 26 BAIF Group Capacity Building 27-28 Development Communication 28 ICT Based Extension 29 Golden Jubilee Events 29 VISITORS 30 PARTNERSHIPS 31-35 Government of India 31 State Governments 31-32 Partnership with NABARD 32 International Cooperation 32 Collaboration with Academic Organisations 32 Philanthropic Organisations 32 Corporates 32-35 ASSOCIATES 36-57 BAIF Institute for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development (BISLD) 36 Odisha 36-37 Punjab 38 Maharashtra 38-39 Gujarat 40-42 Karnataka 43-44 Telangana 45 Andhra Pradesh 46 Rajasthan 47-49 Madhya Pradesh 50-51 Uttar Pradesh 52 Uttarakhand 53-54 Bihar 55-56 Jharkhand 57 BAIF Organogram 58 Multidisciplinary Programme Coverage 59 PREFACE
We are once again pleased to present our good progress – this time for the year 2017-18 which was a historical year for BAIF. BAIF achieved a landmark during this period with its successful completion of 50 years of steadfast service in Rural Development and its celebration across the organisation, with immense pride and glory. The credibility of the organisation received a tremendous boost with the live tele-video Address of the Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modi on the 50th Foundation Day of BAIF. Fifty years ago, late Dr. Zakir Husain, then President of India, had inaugurated BAIF, to transform a concept into a reality. The continuing growth in various segments of rural renewal which have transformed over 5.15 million families spread over 80,000 villages in 15 states, reflect on the innovative dynamism of our pro-poor programmes with its last mile connect strategy. With the completion of an era in Rural Development, BAIF's premier Programme, the Cattle Development Programme is on the threshold of a modernisation process with the adoption of cutting edge technologies such as genome mapping, genomic selection, use of sorted semen, early detection of pregnancy, heat synchronisation and technologies for assisted reproduction, in its field programme, to improve the productivity of dairy animals. The programme has thus travelled a long way since the time it was first promoted as a pioneering effort to introduce AI using frozen semen, at the doorsteps of the farmers. Today, it is evolving into a modernised programme delivering the latest advances of Science and Technology to benefit the dairy husbandry enterprises of small farmers, as well as contribute to the national agenda of development of indigenous breeds. The introduction of sorted semen technology in the field programme, is expected to change the fortunes of small farmers by building their herd, increasing their income and minimising their risks. This modern technology is also expected to enhance the growth of the dairy sector and ensure more productive use of scarce feed and fodder resources. The community-led watershed management programme with the climate change adaptation and mitigation approach and farm-based livelihood programme have ensured sustainable livelihood and environmental sustainability. During the year, many new projects for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in diverse agro-climatic conditions of Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan were initiated with the involvement of vulnerable communities. Women empowerment and community health received a boost when the Prime Minister, Shri. Narendra Modi urged BAIF to continue to make its programme on Women Empowerment more focussed as women, he stated, were contributing 70% of the work force in the Animal Husbandry sector. "It is necessary that these women Self Help Groups are given training on veterinary education, research, service delivery system, skill upliftment and improved feeding and management of animals. If more and more women are trained in this field, then the Animal Husbandry sector will be strengthened. Even this will lead to women empowerment. Organisations like BAIF can empower such women as much as possible and introduce programmes for women's training". BAIF has already made this an important plank of its field extension programmes which empower women with new knowledge and skills in the areas of agriculture and animal husbandry. In order to make this outreach of knowledge extend through larger coverage, BAIF is also initiating an ambitious programme to make it available in the form of e-learning modules with the application of advances in the ICT areas. Thus, the programme launched 51 years ago, promises to take the organisation to another glorious period with wider and greater contributions to improve the standards of living and the well-being of rural families. Girish G. Sohani President The BAIF Mission BAIF's Mission is to create opportunities of gainful self-employment for the rural families, especially disadvantaged sections, ensuring sustainable livelihood, enriched environment, improved quality of life and good human values. This is being achieved through development research, effective use of local resources, extension of appropriate technologies and upgradation of skills and capabilities with community participation. BAIF is a non-political, secular and professionally managed organisation.
Patrons and Associates of BAIF Patrons: Mafatlal Industries Ltd., Vaishno Mal Malhotra Public Charitable Trust, K.K. Malhotra Trust, Associated Cement Companies Associates: Industrial Development Bank of India BAIF gratefully acknowledges the generous support of its Donors, Patrons and Associates
Patrons and Associates of BAIF: A Call for Partnership BAIF has established the Dr. Manibhai Desai Endowment Fund for promoting sustainable livelihood in Rural India. We invite generous donors to support this worthy cause by associating with us as our Patrons and Associates. You can become our Patron by contributing over Rs. 25 lakhs and our Associate by contributing over Rs. 10 lakhs. BAIF'S PROGRAMME COVERAGE
= Associate Organisations / BISLD State Headquarters
Haryana = Dehradun
= Allahabad = Udaipur
= Patna
= Ranchi = Vadodara = Bhopal
Odisha = Sambalpur
Pune = Nashik Telangana = Hyderabad
= Tiptur
Programmes Dairy Husbandry
Semen Laboratory
Goat Development
Water-centric Livelihood
Resilient Agriculture
Women Empowerment / Community Health PROGRESS IN DEVELOPMENT RURAL LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMMES
Livestock Development
The pioneering Livestock Development Cu ng Edge Technologies: Cu ng Edge Programme launched by BAIF in 1969 as a tool Technologies have been introduced to boost for gainful employment, received a big boost livestock produc vity in the field. Several when the Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra research projects including genomic technology Modi praised the role of BAIF in increasing the for iden fica on of economic traits, increasing income of farmers through promo on of beta carotene in milk through genomic science, technology and tradi onal knowledge, selec on, ova pick up and in vitro fer lisa on during his address on the occasion of BAIF's for produc on of elite progeny and use of Golden Jubilee func on. sorted semen for produc on of female progeny have been undertaken in the field to extend the During the year, 51,58,910 families spread over benefits of new cu ng edge technologies to 100,000 villages in 13 states were benefi ed by small dairy farmers, as presented in CRS sec on. the doorstep delivery services. 44,99,233 AI The other ini a ves included induc on semen were carried out with 50% concep on. of imported bulls of high gene c merit and their Out of 4467 livestock breeding centres, 68.7% performance under local environment, centres are being operated as self-sustainable awareness on zoono c diseases and training on centres, without any financial support. health and safety. 3.74 million cows and buffaloes born under our Indigenous Breed Improvement Programme: programme yielded 5.09 million tons of milk Breeding of 16689 Gir cows were covered under during the year, contribu ng Rs. 14,116 crores the Gir breed improvement programme in to the rural economy. Gujarat. Complete Milk recording of 839 cows for complete lacta on has been undertaken to Ca le Insurance Programme: To compensate assess the milk yield. The gene c conserva on dairy farmers a er demise of valuable animals, of Sahiwal was ini ated through 10 ca le ca le insurance through AI Technicians from development centres each in Rajasthan, Punjab Ca le Development Centres in Maharashtra, and U ar Pradesh. Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan states was taken up on a pilot basis. 252 animals comprising of Goat Development: The Programme aimed to 160 cows, 23 buffaloes, 1 cow bull and 68 goats enhance the produc vity and income through were insured for Rs. 6.5 million in Parbhani, breed conserva on and introduc on of good Maharashtra and in Tapi, Navsari, Valsad, Surat, husbandry prac ces, is benefi ng over 39,000 Gandhinagar, Amreli and Mehsana, Gujarat. goat keeper families, covering 2.58 lakh goats. 3400 women groups were provided with elite Digital Learning: E-learning modules on dairy bucks, who were also facilitated through ca le management are being organised at ar ficial insemina on, health services such as various loca ons in Maharashtra, Gujarat, deworming, control of Ectoparasite, vaccina on Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, against infec ous diseases, fodder development Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, U ar Pradesh, and establishment of marke ng groups. U arakhand, Bihar, Punjab and Odisha. u
Table 1. Statewise Performance of Cattle Development Programme States Districts Centres Villages Families Total Insem. (Cum.) (Cum.) (2017-18) Maharashtra 31 301 5615 12425 321220 Gujarat 23 296 2880 88028 275206 Karnataka 10 122 2190 403314 123903 Rajasthan 20 397 7455 305200 577055 Uttar Pradesh 75 1369 43390 1723081 1693533 Uttarakhand 10 118 3439 308145 103850 Bihar 14 251 5959 159000 294906 Jharkhand 24 1010 21387 1519948 525161 Madhya Pradesh 23 180 2597 24324 99996 Telangana 13 91 1278 186019 95678 Andhra Pradesh 6 57 648 62021 50472 Odisha 11 105 1980 61793 92991 Punjab 11 170 1470 305612 238262 Total 271 4467 100288 5158910 4492233
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 2 BAIF Central Research Sta on
The upgraded semen freezing Fig 1. Breedwise Semen Produc on and supply laboratory at Urulikanchan, produced 94.73 lakh doses of semen of exo c, indigenous and crossbred ca le and important buffalo breeds. The semen freezing and embryo transfer laboratory at Dharauli, Jind, Haryana, produced 23.11 lakh doses. 96.7% of the semen doses were used under the livestock breeding programme and for supplying to other development organisa ons. Livestock Genomics: Genomic technology Central Ca le Breeding Farm: The Central Ca le which is enabling the Breeding Farm is engaged in producing elite dairy sector to select progeny of Jersey and Holstein breeds for future s u p e r i o r d a i r y breeding stock. Presently, 950 elite bulls and bull animals in a shorter mothers are maintained in disease free status. A period, can improve well-equipped Ova Pick and Embryo Transfer the performance of laboratory is engaged in embryo produc on and indigenous breeds, which can adapt to climate transfer work, by using high gene c merit changes. To share the experiences of female cows. Under imported embryo transfer, interna onal scien sts, a workshop was so far, 43 calves of high gene c merit have been organised in November 2017 which developed a born. suitable ac on plan.
3 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 Sorted Semen technology: Under the project Golden Milk Project: This project which aimed “Delivering improved dairy gene cs and access at natural enrichment of beta-carotene content to sorted semen technology to increase dairy in milk through gene c approach to reduce produc vity for poor small holder dairy vitamin A deficiency, was completed. Several farmers”, use of sexed semen for breeding cows Single Nucleo de Polymorphisms (SNPs) were owned by farmers was introduced in 660 Ca le found for na ve ca le breeds, crossbreds as well Development Centres in seven states and as in two breeds of buffaloes. These SNPs can be 22,646 insemina ons using sorted semen, were used for selec ng breeding stock for improving carried out, with 43% concep on and birth of beta-carotene in milk of Indian ca le and 89.6 % female calves. The field data recording buffalo breeds. Bovine, seminal plasma proteins system has been established for the on-going associated with sperm fer lity have been gene c improvement programme of BAIF. Field isolated on the basis of their heparin binding recording is in progress in 1129 villages of 8 property. This project ini ated 28 kDa Heparin states covering 9,290 farmers and 27,114 cows. binding protein extrac on and purifica on from BAIF bull semen samples, which will be Genome Technology: Under the project validated further on the semen fer lity “Transcriptome analysis in Indian Buffalo and parameter. the gene cs of innate immunity”, Genomic DNA of animals posi ve for these Tuberculosis and Field Progeny Tes ng : Under ICAR sponsored brucellosis and control animals, was isolated for coordinated network project on field progeny Affymetrix 90K genotyping pla orm. Whole tes ng programme, 1480 farmers have been genome sequencing and annota on of genome registered from Ahmednagar, Pune and Satara from Pandharpuri, Bhadhawari, Sur , Banni, districts in Maharashtra to evaluate the progeny Jaffarabadi and Murrah buffalo breeds were of new bulls. For current 15th bull batch for c o m p l e t e d . C o n s t r u c o n o f b u ff a l o tes ng, 26 bulls were introduced. Milk recording transcriptome atlas from different breeds will of progenies born out of sires from 12th and 13th help to iden fy the differen al gene expression batches of bulls is under progress. Another and to gain insight into evalua on of the project, “Produc on of High Gene c Merit mammalian transcriptome. Crossbred Holstein Friesian bulls through Progeny Tes ng” placed 80 bulls under test Hi-Tech Laboratories: The Molecular Gene cs through 4 bull batches and 1,07,644 Laboratory and Reproduc on Biotechnology insemina ons. 11,536 females have been born Laboratory are maintaining about 10000 DNA and 391 are in milk produc on. samples of different breeds. 700 animals were tested for gene c disorders and karyotyping. Ethno Veterinary Prac ces: For integra on of 400 samples were genotyped. Ethno Veterinary Medicine (EVM) into community based animal health care system, transferred to dairy farmers. Five addi onal 179 plants species belong to 73 families were accessions of maize were collected from used to treat various ailments in goats, cows and farmers' field. Nine inbred lines of mul -cut buffaloes. A demonstra on garden of valuable forage pearl millet were obtained for the medicinal plants was raised in 5 gunthas of land breeding programme. for conserva on and promo on of EVM Under crop improvement programme, 14 fresh prac ces at two Resource Centres. 51 rare crosses of maize were produced using 16 medicinal species were grown in the Resource parental lines. Progenies of Teosinte x Maize Centre. 29,326 seedlings of medicinal plants cross were evaluated in F and F genera ons for grown in nursery, were provided to herbal 2 3 healers and farmers for establishment of herbal gardens. 1518 animals were treated for endo parasites, ecto parasites, diarrhea, wound and bloa ng. 40 empowered healers par cipated in local and na onal level workshops for dissemina on of EVM prac ces.
Animal Nutri on: Under the ICAR Coordinated project “Nutri onal and Physiological Interven ons for Enhancing Reproduc ve Performance in Animals”, balancing of ca le developing llering type maize with super feed was undertaken, which helped to improve quality biomass. The performance of 4 new B x N milk produc on by 2.03 litres per day, while Hybrids and 9 genotype of mul -cut forage pearl reducing the cost of feeding by Rs. 5 per millet were studied for growth, forage yield and animal/day. Regular supplementa on of quality traits. Molecular studies on B x N hybrids mineral mixture helped to reduce the using ISSRs revealed high gene c diversity along reproduc ve problems from 28.50 % to 8.50 %. with more than 25% unique hybrid specific Apart from producing special quality feed for bands. One variety of mul -cut forage pearl CCBF, 350 tons of mineral mixture was millet was contributed in AICRP trial at the produced to meet the farm needs and to supply na onal level. Evalua on of 48 germplasm lines to dairy farmers in various states. The lab carried and polycross progenies of Lucerne for green, out analysis of feed, fodder, water and 11625 dry and crude protein yield was ini ated. soil samples. Regional Micro Nutrients Tes ng Accession RLG 08-1 was found to be superior. 13 Labs analysed 20254 samples of soil, feed, Inter Simple Sequence Repeats (ISSRs) markers fodder and water. showed 82.8% polymorphism. The dendrogram revealed slight geographical structuring and Sustainable Agriculture: Under the AICRP on RLG 08-1 was gene cally dis nct. 5.5 ton Forage Crops and U lisa on, development of breeder seed of Maize, African Tall, BAIF improved varie es and hybrids of mandatory Bajra-1, Cowpea EC-4216 and Oat-Kent was crops like Maize, Pearl millet, Lucerne, B x N produced. New produc on technologies of B x N Hybrid, Chenchrus and Stylosanthes, genera on hybrid, pearl millet, cowpea, oat and berseem of intensive forage produc on technologies, were demonstrated on farmers' field through 45 breeder seed produc on and technologies were Forage Technology Demonstra ons (FTDs). u
Tissue Culture for Gene c Conserva on Water-Centric Livelihood
The systematic convergence of the community- benefitting 9269 families, thereby increasing led watershed management programme with the total coverage to 288 villages, at 9 locations, climate change adaptation and mitigation developing 49942 ha and benefitting 38404 approach for sustainable livelihood and families. The farmers have enhanced their crop environmental sustainability was promoted production by 25 to 30% valued at Rs. 1200 through region-specific water conservation crores per annum. approaches, with a focus on knowledge With active involvement of local communities, generation and dissemination. area treatment through soil and water During the year, 9608 ha were brought under conservation and construction of water watershed development, in 136 villages, conservation structures were developed to
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 6 increase water storage capacity, while ensuring irrigation systems. In Rajasthan, the watershed water for protective irrigation. Under an development programme, implemented in 2 integrated watershed management project in watersheds of Barmer district, covered rain shadow area of Parner in Ahmednagar establishment of arid plantation, field bunding, district, the local community contributed Rs. 20 grass seeding and distribution of breeding bucks lakhs in confirming their ownership. With soil and solar stoves. protection and construction of 235 water In Uttar Pradesh, the watershed development storage structures like farm ponds, ENB and through water conservation measures could CNB, 1181 TCM water was conserved and impact 91 families through area treatment on used for protective irrigation in kharif and 162 ha. In Madhya Pradesh, 408 families were rabi seasons in Yevatmal and Amravati impacted through area treatment on 353 ha. districts. 1546 soil health cards were Integrated watershed management programme distributed to farmers along with technical under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai Yojana is guidance on nutrient management. Water use being implemented in 31 villages spread over efficiency was demonstrated through micro- 15957 ha and covering 8070 families in irrigation and mulching, thereby fulfilling Chhatarpur and Tikamgarh districts of the United Nations Sustainable Development Bundelkhand region through suitable water Goal P-6 goal of more crop per drop. harvesting structures. In Andhra Pradesh, the In Gujarat, along with watershed area watershed development programme could treatment, tree platforms, masonry and stone impact 1168 families and 1932 ha area field outlet, farm ponds, installation of solar treatment was achieved. Increase in area under pumps, drainage and grass seeding were irrigation and benefit to a large number of undertaken on 1058 ha, benefitting 1616 families were the outcome of the tank families in 16 villages. Under natural resource rehabilitation programme. 40000 m 3 of management, 845 ha area was treated, desiltation was achieved in 2 tanks and applied benefitting 1249 families. In Karnataka, on 82 ha benefitting 88 families. Native fodder watershed activities covered water storage and tree species were promoted through structures, de-siltation of community ponds, establishment of nurseries. Eco friendly farming rejuvenation of field channel, installation of drip technologies such as NADEP composting and
Table 2. Coverage under Watershed Development Programme 1. ON-GOING PROJECTS Coverage in 2017-18 Total Coverage Villages Watersheds Area Families Villages Watersheds Area Families State (No.) (No.) (ha) benefi ed (No.) (No.) (ha) benefi ed
7 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 green manuring were promoted. Best Practices from Agricultural Engineering College, for tank rehabilitation programme were Nashik, underwent in-plant training at the documented and Water Users' Associations Academy. were strengthened by creation of a common BAIF has been designated as a Programme bank account for minor repair and maintenance. Study Centre for Diploma in Watershed In Telangana, 1619 families were impacted and Management and Certificate in Water 3111 ha area was treated. Watershed Harvesting and Management by the School of development was initiated in 21 watersheds Agriculture, Indira Gandhi National Open covering 2761 ha in 36 villages, benefitting 1949 University, New Delhi. With its focus on capacity families. A study was undertaken under the e n h a n c e m e n t a n d h u m a n r e s o u r c e Mission Kakatiya Project to assess the impact of development, courses have been conducted for rehabilitation of 35 community tanks. 266 students through academic counselling, induction and study tours. To reduce the vulnerability of small scale farmers in completed watersheds located in Studies on the use of advanced technological Yavatmal, Beed, Ahmednagar and Satara tools such as remote sensing and geographical districts of Maharashtra and in Belgaum district information system in mapping natural of Karnataka, climate proofing through resources, revealed that the income of farmers stabilisation, enhancement and sustainable use will be doubled on revival of such traditional of soil and water resources has been taken up. irrigation systems. Studies undertaken on rehabilitation of tanks have also shown increase BAIF Water Academy: The BAIF Water in income of farmers. Studies on diversion based Academy with a central campus and satellite irrigation, water foot print in cotton farming and centres in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and livestock development centre were completed. Rajasthan, serves as a Centre of Learning for Water use efficiency devices such as drip, dissemination of best practices among sprinklers, Water boxx and Tal-ya tray are also practitioners and developing and standardising being tested and promoted to reduce water loss new technologies and approaches to manage and improve water productivity. u water as a critical resource. Four students
Desil ng of community tank beds
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 8 Resilient Agriculture
The farm-based livelihood programme, an programme in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, innovative programme of BAIF to rehabilitate R a j a s t h a n , M a d h y a P r a d e s h , B i h a r, the poorest of the poor Scheduled Tribe families Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, in the country since 1982 has been providing Jharkhand and Telangana has made further sustainable income, preventing migration, progress with modern farming approaches and improving the quality of life while providing technologies. The state-wise coverage of resilience against climate change. The wadi participants is presented in Table 3. Table 3. Statewise Coverage of Wadi Programme Cumula ve Cumula ve ON-GOING PROJECTS coverage of COMPLETED Coverage PROJECTS (On-going and Coverage in 2017-18 On-going Wadis Completed Projects) No. of Families No. of Families No. of Families No. of Families State Villages benefi ed Villages benefi ed Villages benefi ed Villages benefi ed Maharashtra 27 1204 27 1911 3316 97190 3343 99101 Gujarat – 745 279 11605 531 28580 810 40185 Karnataka 20 470 55 849 515 20164 570 21013 Rajasthan 21 571 45 2371 604 25561 649 27932 MP 9 130 238 5996 18 202 256 6198 Bihar – 91 10 245 13 420 23 665 Chha sgarh – – – – 10 526 10 526 U arakhand 13 227 13 472 5 167 18 639 U ar Pradesh – – – – 104 4215 104 4215 Jharkhand 22 900 73 1700 – – 73 1700 Telangana 2 64 2 64 – – 2 64 Total 114 4402 742 25213 5116 177025 5858 202238
9 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 The programme with its focus on resilient such as 1000 grafted walnut, 4800 peach and agriculture, is benefitting 202238 families in 5340 citrus fruits with guava, spices 5858 villages in 11 states. Among them, 4402 (Cinnamomum tamala) and seasonal crops like participants joined the programme during tomato, potato and ginger. Other income the year. So far, the participant families have generation activities included cultivation of established agri-horti-forestry on 80895 ha button mushroom and mulberry sericulture and of degraded lands, establishing 9.5 million plantation of fodder species like Banjh (Quercus fruit trees of mango, cashew, amla, guava, leucotrichophora), Phalyat (Quercus glauca), custard apple, guava, acid lime, ber, walnut, Angu (Fraxinus micrantha) Pangar (Aesculus peach and citrus species and 70 million forestry indica) and Utees (Alnus nepalensis) on Van saplings. Panchayat lands. Vegetable cultivation under poly house conditions, multi-tier cropping Replication of the wadi model in cold regions through trellis farming and cultivation of flowers was demonstrated with the establishment of and aromatic crops were the other activities. 600 wadis of high value temperate fruit crops
Ex-post Project Evaluation: The Adivasi comprising of mango, cashew and forestry Development Programme in Gujarat received species. They also received support for an impetus with the KfW Evaluation Mission cultivating cash earning crops, water resources rating the programme 'Level 1' after 5 years of development and soil and water conservation formal completion of the project. The Report measures. which identified the programme as highly The project adopted a holistic approach, relevant with significant impact and focusing on development of farming systems as sustainability, also found it to have paved the well as improving the quality of life through way for tribal families to escape poverty, reduced drudgery, better health and improving the economic and social status of the empowerment of women. The participants target groups tremendously and enabling them received capacity-building support in various to benefit from educational opportunities for aspects. They were organised into village level their children. organisations and farmers' cooperatives which BAIF conceptualised and evolved the Wadi were involved in aggregation and processing of a p p ro a c h a i m i n g a t c o m p r e h e n s i v e the farm produce including mango and cashew. development of tribal families in South Gujarat. This generated employment for landless After initial piloting of the programme, the families and ensured value addition for the farm “Adivasi Development Programme Gujarat”, produce. Although the project was formally was launched in 1995 with the support of the completed in 2011, BAIF is actively involved in Federal Republic of Germany through KfW facilitation of the cooperatives in further (German Development Bank) and NABARD. The development initiatives. programme was spread over 162 villages, directly benefitting more than 13,500 families. The core c o m p o n e n t w a s l i v e l i h o o d improvement through agri-horti- forestry based integrated farming system introduced on sloping uplands/underutilised lands owned b y t h e t r i b a l fa m i l i e s . Ea c h participating family received support for establishment and maintenance of tree-based farming system
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 10 Various alternate models of Wadi were evolved more than 2000 participants in Gujarat, under the Tarina project to improve nutritional Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra security of tribal families through plantation of for improving the livelihood of participating nutrition rich fruits and vegetables. Under this families. Inland fishery was promoted in project, 250 families have established Wadis seasonal and perennial ponds. In Andhra with nutritious species like papaya, drumstick, Pradesh in coordination with SERP, training and ber, banana, bel, amla, jackfruit, guava and capacity building of farmers for improving the mango. productivity of mango and cashew orchards was undertaken. Under “Scaling-up Resilient Agricultural Practices in Vulnerable Areas” covering three Standardisation of nursery techniques and clusters with 75 villages in Uttar Pradesh propagation of Cactus (Opontia ficus Indica) for (Mathura), Madhya Pradesh (Betul) and Bihar fodder was taken up in arid and semi-arid (Nalanda), climate resilient crop varieties of regions. Pilot testing of new fruit crops like paddy, pearl millets, wheat, mustard, chick-pea, dragon fruit and Thai-guava were underway. lentil and vegetables were promoted. Non- Under Phase 2 of the holistic village Pesticidal Management of crop production with development programme, adopting a cluster combination of botanical and natural products development approach, 114 wadis were was introduced for maize, paddy, soybean, established at Kaprada, Valsad district. Soil beans and vegetables, in several villages of conservation treatments, digging of open wells central Madhya Pradesh and South Gujarat, and establishment of diversion based and lift benefitting 300 farmers. irrigation, group water lifting systems, solar Various forest resource centric interventions based irrigation system were promoted to such as lac cultivation on host plants like palas improve the growth of wadi crops, while and kusum, non-destructive honey and gum ensuing clean drinking water for 856 harvesting and tassar silk culture were households. During the year, 523 participants introduced in parts of Central India covering cultivated second crop, including new crops like sun hemp, gram, beans, pigeon pea, tubers, Emphasis was also laid on functional literacy, by drumstick, tomato, brinjal, chilli and bottle conducting classes at night for 93 women. One gourd and bitter gourd, etc. This enabled them general health camp, one eye camp and two to enhance their income by 50 to 100%. Under health camps were conducted for pregnant demonstration and use of new technologies women and malnourished children and needy such as efficient spray pump, solar based spray patients were referred to nearby Government pumps, winnowing fan, mini-rice mill, vegetable hospitals. The Charak Centre established at crates, paddy thresher, paddy reaper, solar light, Chavshala village is catering to problems related drip and sprinkler irrigation systems were to bones, joints, fractures, digestion problems undertaken by 262 farmers. and paralysis. In order to promote preventive health, measures like clean drinking water, 49 members of participant families have improved nutrition and sanitation through completed training and taken up various skill installation of clean kitchen, soak pits, toilets, based enterprises. At school level, trainings on community washing platforms were promoted. kitchen garden and nurturing of plants were Kitchen gardens were established by over 900 organised. 406 women were organised into 33 families. self help groups who saved Rs. 9.64 lakhs and disbursed loan of Rs. 11.24 lakhs. They have set The wadi programme has generated income of up a rice mill, mushroom production, backyard Rs. 1000 crores during the year, while improving poultry, tailoring, nagali papad production, the quality of life of 2.02 lakh families. u vermicomposting and managing small shops.
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 12 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
During the year, BAIF team could roll out many technologies and practices. This enables new projects aimed at Climate Change alignment of CSV programme activities with Adaptation and Mitigation with active national and state action plans for climate engagement of vulnerable communities such as change. ICT based weather and market small and marginal farmers, women, Scheduled information for useful advisory for vulnerable Castes and Scheduled Tribes and communities farmers, sensitisation of communities on living in harsh climatic regions covering insurance schemes and required safety nets in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Mathura, case of sudden extreme events. The strategy Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan by linkages are established with line departments introducing diverse interventions and resilient and likeminded private players to enable technologies and practices in the field. scouting of technologies and resources. Climate Smart Village Programme: The Scaling Under Scaling out Climate Smart Village out Climate Smart Village (CSV) Programme was Programme, seeds of improved seeds of Bajra introduced in 75 villages in three diverse states (86M84 which is lodging tolerant, with high by introducing different resilient agriculture yield), paddy (Rajendra Shweta and Rajendra practices covering 30000 vulnerable Bhagwati), wheat (PBW343 - rust resistant, K- households in clusters of Nalanda, Bihar, 307,HD-2967,HD-2733),lentil (KL5218/F), Mathura, UP and Betul, Madhya Pradesh. CSV mustard and chick pea (GJ-11- Kabuli Chana) covers technologies and processes such as have been provided to 1500 farmers thereby tillage and crop related interventions, precision helping them to reduce seed rate, cost of water and nutrient management, use of cultivation and improve the yield. Intercropping renewable energy alternatives, crop of wheat PBW 343 and medium duration diversification and intensification, livestock mustard (Pioneer Hybrid 45S42), High yielding, improvement practices, climate resilient breeds medium maturity and hybrid was introduced in and seeds suitable for the region, mobilisation Mathura, UP and mixed cropping vegetables of farming communities and building their like garlic, onion, peas and tomatoes was institutions, extending knowledge and introduced in Nalanda, Bihar. Under improved developing skills around climate smart agro techniques, 150 farmers had adopted
13 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 System of Rice Intensification while 10 farmers projects on climate proofing of treated had taken up direct seeding of rice. 13 Custom watersheds in the states of Karnataka, hiring centres have been set up to promote farm Maharashtra and Rajasthan comprising of more mechanisation. Soil testing was carried out for than 15 watersheds spread across 5000 ha. The 1150 farmers across three states, which helped goal is to reduce vulnerability to climate change them to get suitable recommendation on of small scale farmers in selected watersheds application of fertilisers and micronutrients. through stabilisation, enhancement and Over 250 video trainings and meetings were sustainable use of soil and water resources. conducted, covering 3000 farmers, on improved Climate Smart Actions in Hill Region: As climatic agriculture and animal husbandry practices. variations are more pronounced in the Other Climate Smart Knowledge Practices: Himalayan region, a project on climate smart Cattle Development was established to upgrade actions and strategies for sustainable the nondescript population through livelihoods in North Western Himalayan region introduction of breeding services. Sorted Semen was undertaken, covering 600 families from 10 for AI was introduced in Mathura and Nalanda villages in Champavat district. The activities districts. Support services like vaccination, included introduction of improved livelihood, deworming, feeding of mineral mixture and while initiating the process of natural resource guidance on feed and cultivation of fodder crops management. Baseline study helped to like Berseem, oats, maize and BAIF – Bajra 1, understand the weather vulnerability and cowpea, Makkhan grass were promoted in all prepare villagewise adaptation plans. the villages. Azolla production units were set up Awareness meetings were conducted for at the level of more than 100 farmers. Goat different groups to introduce various Climate development through introduction of Barberi Smart Technologies. Village level Dairy Interest bucks was initiated in Mathura. Climate resilient Groups, Wadi Interest Groups, Self Help Groups housing for goat and cattle were also set up. of women, Poly house Interest Groups, Jal Village Climate Management Committees have Samitis and Silvipasture Groups were formed been constituted in every village. 2980 farmers and regular meetings, training and exposure in Kharif and 11175 farmers in Rabi season visits of these groups were organised. Eight could be connected with ICT–based weather sites have been selected for spring rejuvenation services and agro advisory. Crop insurance and recharging has been completed at 3 sites. camps were organised and 739 farmers in UP Roof top rain water harvesting, introduction of have taken up weather linked crop insurance. drip irrigation and supply of saplings of climate Climate Proofing of Watersheds: With financial resilient varieties of walnut, peach and apricot help from NABARD, BAIF is implementing were undertaken to benefit 350 families. Poly
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 14 and adoption of climate resilient indigenous food crops was also initiated. Improved livestock breeding services were introduced through a Cattle Development Centre. Fodder tree and grass cultivation were promoted by distributing 784 kg Oat and 197 kg Berseem seeds to participants. PROM Enterprise Development: The Integrated Renewable Energy and Sustainable Agriculture (IRESA) Project spread across three clusters, Nandurbar and Trimbak in Nashik, Maharashtra and Vansda in Gujarat, has promoted PROM Enterprise Development to raise agricultural produc vity and generate employment and energy. Under this project, Phosphate Rich Organic Manure (PROM) was produced by co-compos ng of high grade rock phosphate with the digested slurry cake from biogas plant. With the support from State Bank of India, houses were also constructed by 15 farmers for biogas units have been installed for 50 cultivation of high value vegetables while 3 beneficiaries, 3 enterprise units have been nurseries were raised to raise tomato saplings to established and 250 bags of PROM worth Rs. 2.5 these vegetable growers. Conservation, revival lakhs, was sold during the year.
15 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 irrigation for horticulture and vegetable cultivation in Barmer. This intervention enabled harvesting 7.8 lakh litres of rain water by 26 families, while increasing ground water level and reducing water salinity. In Kutchh, 68 families constructed open well and recharged the old bore wells to ease the water crisis. For improving the productivity of nondescript cattle and buffaloes, breeding service was provided t h ro u g h 9 8 4 A I s a n d 4 8 6 Desert Development Programme: The improved progeny were born in Sustainable Livelihood Development in Arid Kutchh. Elite rams and bucks were provided for Region of Rajasthan and Gujarat was launched improvement of nondescript sheep and goats in in 2014, with emphasis on conservation of Barmer, which helped to produce 2027 lambs natural resources, with water resources a n d 1 4 7 0 k i d s . F o d d e r p r o d u c t i o n development, tree based farming system and demonstrations with improved fodder varieties livestock development as major components. were laid out involving 179 families in Kutchh Establishment of agri-horti-forestry was taken and Barmer, which generated an average up in Barmer covering 101 families, with ber, income of Rs. 24830 per 0.4 ha annually. pomegranate and Lasorda fruit species with Capacity building being an important suitable intercrops. In Kutchh district of Gujarat, component of sustainable development, 23 families were engaged in wadi development drudgery reduction was the primary step, which with ber, date palm and pomegranate with was initiated through demonstration on use of vegetables and fodder as intercrops. Under solar lights, improved cooking stoves and technology demonstration, good quality installation of hand pump on tanks. LPG gas vegetable seeds, organic manure and bio- connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujwala pesticide, adopted by 80 farmers in Kutchh, Yojana, etc. benefitted 536 families. helped to reduce the cost of production and earn a net income of Rs. 24100 per 0.4 ha, while 12 farmers in Barmer earned Rs. 33653 per 0.4 ha. To d e m o n s t r a t e w a t e r conservation, gravity based drip irrigation system was provided to 101 beneficiaries for fruit trees. Construction of water harvesting structure ( T a n k a ) w i t h A g o r increased availability of water for drinking, goat- rearing and as protective
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 16 Pro-Soil Project With an aim of “One World No Hunger”, the soil protec on a n d r e h a b i l i t a o n o f degraded lands programme was implemented in 14 drought prone villages of Yavat m a l a n d A m rava districts of Maharashtra, benefi ng 3567 families. 1506 soil samples covering 7500 ha were analysed and the farmers given suitable recommenda ons to improve the organic carbon content and other nutrients. These farmers were supported to construct 810 vermicompost structures and and farm ponds have been constructed on 350 compost pits. New agronomical prac ces community and private lands to store over 80 like reduc on in crop spacing in co on and million litres of water. Emphasis on efficient pigeon pea, use of broad bed furrows for use of water could bring 200 ha under co on and soybean, contour cropping, use of irriga on with 500 units of micro irriga on. 55 biofer lisers and bio pes cides and improved solar pumps of 5 hp capacity were installed by seeds have resulted in increase in the yield of small farmers with par al support from the co on, soybean, pigeon pea, wheat and gram Government. by 20%, 18%, 20%, 14% and 15%, respec vely. The training and field visits on crop Suitable crop rota on with diversified drops of produc vity improvement benefi ed 3500 food grains, vegetable and flowers were male and 1300 female farmers. Special demonstrated to ensure food security and training was organised for the SHG members addi onal income. Introduc on of short to increase their capacity and strengthen their dura on pulses a er co on crop was groups for value chain development. a empted to improve soil fer lity. Over 200 Documenta on of good prac ces was water storage and soil conserva on structures undertaken for field dissemination.
17 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Livestock Biodiversity
U n d e r i n - s i t u b r e e d conservation programme of Dangi, Lalkandhari and Gaolao breeds of cattle, 2586 cows were bred through 12 cattle development centres and 721 calves were born. Genomic studies were undertaken to assess the breed diversity of indigenous breeds of Dangi a n d L a l k a n d h a r i . F o r conservation of native goat breeds namely Sangamneri and Berari, 1343 breeding services provided through 23 elite bucks and 722 kids, were born. Field level studies like milk recording and phenotypic characterisation of Dangi, Lalkandhari and Agro Biodiversity Conservation Gaolao cattle and growth measurements of A community led seed conservation model is in Sangamneri and Berari goats are in progress. place with focus on food security, nutritional Hatchery and mother units of Satpudi breed of security, adaptability to climate change and poultry were established for pure chick livelihood generation. The approaches include production and to study the reproductive in-situ conservation and ex-situ gene bank, performance. community participation, indigenous A survey for evaluation and characterisation of knowledge, science and technology inputs and Kathani cattle in Maharashtra and Balangir goat community ownership. The focus crops are in Odisha is being implemented to study their paddy, cow pea, hyacinth bean, maize, finger demographic and geographic distribution, millet, proso millet, foxtail millet and barnyard management and socio-economic utility. millet. Various activities include participatory survey and germplasm collection, field community level seed production of paddy, experimentation and community level seed maize, hyacinth bean and proso millet was production, mapping of 72 accessions of pulses, recorded. 4500 kitchen garden kits were diversity of hyacinth bean, participatory distributed. 800 families were involved in exhibitions, trainings and exposure visits and promotion of worthy landraces and 4000 school based programmes. Under the wild families in nutrition garden programme. 674 e d i b l e p l a nt d i ve rs i t y co n s e r vat i o n , accessions of 9 crops have been taken up at CRS domestication and popularisation of recipes for long term preservation of diverse programme, 156 wild edible plants have been germplasm. Evaluation of traditional and identified and 75 recipes have been improved seed storage systems was also taken documented. 10 wild edible plants are being up with the promotion of earthen pots, bamboo promoted. 5 Community seed banks with 547 baskets and petya containers. Farmer breeders accessions of different crops, 29 in-situ are taking keen interest in breeding indigenous conservation centres with 225 accessions of 9 crops for their conservation and revival. crops, campus level seed banks and ex-situ gene Collaborations have been entered into with banks have been established at 6 locations in academic institutions, research stations and Maharashtra for seed conservation and storage national seed saver institutes. facilities. 496 seed savers have been identified Mapping of agro biodiversity and wild edible and formed into 39 seed saver groups and seed food resources, germplasm collection and saver committees in 3 clusters. 10 tons of establishment of live gene bank at farmers' field, upscaling of potential landraces of selected crops and mapping of 58 paddy l a n d r a c e s , p a r t i c i p a t o r y germplasm experimentation and conser vation of 30 paddy landraces, depositing of 50 paddy landraces germplasm at ex-situ gene bank and germplasm collection and establishment of live gene bank at farmers' field were the other initiatives taken up at Khetikhan, Champavat in Uttarakhand and Ahwa, Dangs in South Gujarat. u
Mapping of Pulses diversity (72 accessions)
19 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 Quality of Life Programmes
Community Health
Better nutrition is a prime entry point to end SFurtI Bens as distributors. The other activities poverty and ensure better quality of life. covered awareness through auto campaigns, Community health, an integral part of BAIF's household campaigns, hamlet level meetings holistic development programme, is promoted and celebration of local festivals. through Community Resource Persons (CRPs), Under awareness on solid and liquid waste community-based organisations and trained management in Betul, Madhya Pradesh, herbal healers in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, emphasis was laid on clean home, clean village Maharashtra, Bihar and Rajasthan. Major focus and clean school activities and developing has been on health awareness and promotion of linkages with Government departments. With best practices through camps, campaigns and active participation of CRPs, the team trainings for participant families and community conducted WASH awareness sessions and volunteers. Kitchen garden, flour fortification, trainings for villagers and children in schools. water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), waste The major activities were installation of glass water management, availability of safe drinking tiles, water purification kit, bathroom, kitchen water, reproductive and child health, clean garden, solar street light and toilet for physically home, village and school concepts were some of challenged people, covering 147 households. the activities. Training was imparted to 156 Under Technical Assistance and Research for village level facilitators. Nutrition literacy was Indian Nutrition and Agriculture (TARINA) imparted through village level awareness, project, Munger, Bihar, focus was on nutrition demonstrations and development of kitchen sensitive agriculture and promotion of gardens. diversified food system to enhance availability Sustainable Flour Fortification Initiative (SFurtI), and affordability of nutritious foods through undertaken to improve the nutritional status of training and demonstrations. Nutrition-Gender t r i b a l c o m m u n i t i e s b y d i s t r i b u t i n g Toolkit (NGTK) developed by CARE was used to micronutrient sachets (SFurtI sachets), through build awareness. Hand outs and posters were women's collectives, entered its second phase also used for providing general educational with the appointment of village flour millers and messages on nutrition.
Purchasing frequency of households: CONSUMER PROFILE % of HHs consuming for one month % of regularly 22% consuming HHs 43%
% of HHs consuming for 2 months 13%
% of HHs consuming for % of HHs 3 months consuming for 11% 4 months 11%
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 20 Clean Drinking Water and Sanitation – community level purification plants, and Swach Pani Project: The project envisages assistance for 1,600 families to build household improving overall living standard of villagers via level toilets. The beneficiaries reported that improved access to safe drinking water and there was a significant reduction in medical sanitation facilities. Though Urulikanchan expenditure of their families since these cluster of villages being on the periphery of Pune interventions were introduced. has developed quite well in terms of roads and transport facility, civil infrastructure and educational institutions etc. but still there are villages close to Urulikanchan which had more than 30% - 40% houses without toilets and families consuming water that was unfit for drinking. The Swach Pani Project was designed to improve theliving standard of rural families around Urulikanchan by installing village level drinking water treatment units and construction Impact of Clean Drinking Water of family toilets with the support from HSBC Software Development India. Drainage improvement was another component to benefit over 28800 people. The drinking water supply project covered 18,000 people directly, through 3,200 household level purification units, 24,000 people covered under the
21 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 Women Empowerment
Women empowerment is cutting across all the theme programmes to ensure gender equality and community welfare. In addition, following activities were undertaken to empower women of weaker sections of the society. Introduction of Technologies and tools to reduce hardships: 150 women were trained in assembling of solar lamps and market in remote villages of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Insurance programme. 2500 members have Madhya Pradesh states, installation of 70 biogas taken cooking gas under the Pradhan Mantri units in Maharashtra and Gujarat, installation of Ujwala Yojana. Over 10,000 toilets were 200 smokeless cooking stoves in Rajasthan and constructed in project villages under Swachh Karnataka and construction of 12 water tanks Bharat Abhiyan. with hand pumps for safe drinking water in Barmer, Rajasthan and Kutch in Gujarat. SHG Coverage 3185 Self Help Groups covering 40,000 women and 75 village level committees were actively involved in micro-finance and family business enterprises in nine states. They have collectively saved Rs. 90 million and accessed credit worth Rs. 170 million. Promotion of livelihood activities: 7573 members were involved in income generation activities like tailoring shop, vermicomposting, nursery, beauty parlour, garment business, spice making, hotel and seasonal activities. Leadership development and Recognitions: Awareness programmes on clean milk Thousands of women were trained as Field production, cattle management and fodder Guides. International Women's Day was cultivation were imparted to 3000 women. 760 celebrated on March 8 by the SHG members in women were supported with fodder seeds and different states. Annapurneshwari Women's cuttings of Napier grass. 1450 women were Group Surshettikoppa, Dharwad in Karnataka supported with seeds for nutrition garden. was recognised as the Best SHG. Paar SHG, Sankalpa, Streewadi Udyogik Sanstha at Makadban, Dharampur, Gujarat received Urulikanchan has been marketing the products Second Best SHG award. Kusumagraj SHG, prepared by SHGs members. SHGs in Gujarat Torangan, Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, was awarded have established their indigenous food cuisine the best SHG in Maharashtra. u outlets in 10 locations. Convergence of SHGs to banks, insurance and Government schemes: 1084 SHGs have been credit linked to banks. 1687 members were covered under Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana and 1000 members were covered by Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana. 2000 members were covered under the medical Research Highlights
Research at BAIF
Germplasm Conservation: Under the and bird diversity were documented by Maharashtra Gene Bank Programme for biological surveys. Conservation, Management and Revival of Local Evaluation of Jatropha curcas germplasm: Resources, conservation, purification and Evaluation of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) morphological characterisation of 244 genotypes is being continued in BAIF campuses landraces of 9 crops namely, rice, maize, at Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat. The sorghum, hyacinth bean, cowpea, finger millet, trials - aged one, three and seven in the year of proso millet, foxtail millet, barnyard millet were reporting – include toxic and non-toxic carried out through 28 in-situ conservation genotypes and in both these categories there centres, involving 800 families. So far, 46 are cultivars and hybrids. Promising genotypes landraces of 6 crops have been conserved. in terms of seed yield, oil content and other Database of 215 wild food resources have been growth attributes have been identified. prepared in five clusters. Over 1500 families Simultaneously, effects of branch density were benefitted from vegetable cultivation in thinning by pruning and plant density reduction kitchen/nutrition garden. 20 elite candidate by uprooting plants are being investigated by trees, each of Mahua, Hirda, Behada, Charoli superimposing these treatments on crop stands and Karaya were selected for further in the ongoing trials. Results of these multiplication. 1.17 lakh nursery seedlings / treatments reconfirm the necessity to reduce grafts of NTFP species and 12000 indigenous mutual shading within the plant canopy by species were raised by village entrepreneurs appropriate management practices annually. It and plantations were undertaken by individual was also observed that the time of harvest in farmers. At habitat restoration sites at Jawhar pruned plants happened later than those in the and Dhadgaon, soil and moisture conservation density reduction treatment. Required protocol measures and plantation of 13217 indigenous is being developed to ensure the production of species were undertaken with active high quality hybrid seed. u participation of the community. Plant, insect Internal Research
Study on restoration of soil fertility with minimum external inputs: The study was initiated at CRS, Urulikanchan for effective restoration of soil fertility within a short period with minimum external inputs. The biomass grown throughout the past 4 years was incorporated into the soil (98.4 tons/ha), which resulted in increase in soil organic carbon by 0.35% and increase in water holding capacity by 3%. There was also increase in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content in soil by 254 kgha-1, 120 kgha-1 and 278 kgha-1 along with increase in population of fungi, bacteria and actinomycetes. Outputs from this 0.052 ha plot were 9.6 kg Moringa seeds worth Rs.14400 and 20 tons of Hybrid Napier (BNH-10) fodder worth Rs. 52,000/- through 6 cuttings during the year. Study on genetic diversity of rice and maize landraces using molecular markers: Landraces Mini-apple adaptation trial: In Mini-apple of Rice (111) and Maize (17) collected from adaptation trial established at Champawat, in Jawhar, Dhadgaon, Akole and Junnar areas are Uttarakhand, four varieties were tested. Growth under study. DNA Extraction and Inter-Simple and general stand in all the varieties were good. Sequence Repeat (ISSR) standardisation were Average number of fruits/plant: Sunlight-3.6, completed. Evaluation of character specific Moonlight-3.25, Redlane-7.6 and Gold lane 2.6. markers for stress tolerance and submergence in water was carried out. Adaptability study on selected cactus accessions: The study was undertaken at KVK, Chaswad on 4 accessions namely, 1270, 1271, 1280 and 1308. Accession 1270 recorded 94% survival. Accession 1308 was better for cladode number (10.3) and 1270 was better for cladode breadth (14.6). Further study was initiated to identify superior accessions for forage yield. Study on evaluation of cowpea and oat varieties: In a study conducted at Chiplima farm in Odisha, highest seed yield (1.942 t/ha) of cowpea was recorded in BL-1 variety from IGFRI, followed by EC 4116 from G. B. Pant University (1.7 t/ha). Highest fodder yield of oats was observed in RO-19 variety (26.57 t/ha) followed by JHO-822 (18.11 t/ha). With respect to oat grain yield, JHO-822 variety led with 2.2 t/ha.
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 24 Study on estrus synchronisation: In a field study undertaken in Udaipur, Bhilwara and Chittorgarh, 169 animals were treated with hormonal and vitamin injections, internal and external parasite control, with 36.1% success. 61 cows were found to be pregnant. Study on assessing service period of BAIF born crossbred progeny under field conditions: The data from 4 cattle development centres covering Nalgonda and Karimnagar districts, was analysed. The number of animals bred within the ideal range of 90 days was 47 (29%). Variation in service period between Jersey (144 days) and HF (164 days) was not like Dragon fruit and new variety of guava (Thai significant. For the other animals, the period guava) are being conducted. Based on initial ranged from 102 to 182 days. performance Gola variety of ber and Bahree Adaptative Research at Nanodra Farm: The variety of Date palm have been promoted in the adaptation trials of arid zone fruit crops, fodder field. Under cactus promotion as a fodder, crops and trees species, covering different adaptability trial of four accessions has been varieties of Date palm, ber, pomegranate, undertaken at Nanodra and Barmer with karonda, fig and mango, which can sustain survival of 100%. Cactus cultivation as fodder drought and salinity, are in progress. Under tree was taken up by 42 farmers, as feed during based farming system testing of new fruit crops scarcity. u
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 I 1 SUPPORT SERVICES
Human Resources
The strong cadre of scientists, technocrats, committed staff as well as its earlier teams. development practitioners and our associates These staff working in various tiers across the are the contributors to the steady growth of the organisation under diverse situations, have organisation and strong programme in the field. united to transform the lives of more than 5 Today, BAIF has been able to successfully million rural poor families in 15 states with only complete more than 50 glorious years in rural the mission of BAIF as their goal. They have development across the country only because of nurtured the organisation all these years with the dedicated efforts of its current 5763 their sincere efforts and unfailing loyalty.
BAIF Human Resources Discipline-wise Disciplines Senior Management Associates Other Total Management and Func onaries Supervisors Veterinary Science 17 282 829 3423 4551 Agriculture Science 21 201 231 453 Social Science 52 81 133 Community Health 2 5 7 14 HRD 1 28 3 32 Finance & Accounts 9 91 61 161 Others 21 65 160 173 419 Total 71 724 1372 3596 5763
Human Resources
71,1% 724,13% Sr. Management (SME) and Management Execu ve (ME) Management (M) and Supervisor (S) Associate (A) Associates 1372,24% (Other Func onaries)
3596,62%
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 26 BAIF Group Capacity Building
With a focus on capacity building of field operational states, CRS and Pune, through 197 functionaries, farmers and development training programmes, covering 1990 professionals, efforts were made across all the participants as shown in the Figure below.
These included 94 technical trainings in Livestock Development (LSD), Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation (CCA&M), Wadi, Agriculture, Natural Resource Management (NRM) and others. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states conducted highest number of t r a i n i n g c o u r s e s o n L i v e s t o c k Development (LSD) while Maharashtra conducted highest number of trainings on Agricultural improvement. In the area of Soft Skill training, workshops on Communication Skills development were organised for the staff. BAIF Central Research Station also focussed on Documentation Skills, Personality Development and Stress Management. Madhya Pradesh state o r g a n i s e d a w o r k s h o p o n Documentation Skills while Karnataka s t a t e o r g a n i s e d a P e r s o n a l i t y Development workshop. In the area of Non-technical training, Uttar Pradesh organised highest number of Induction programmes, while Andhra
27 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 Pradesh and Telangana states organised highest number of Exposure Visits of staff to other NGOs and Exhibitions. Gujarat state focussed on training on Women E m p owe r m e nt a n d Pe o p l e ' s Organisation (WE/PO). Under the SBI Youth For India Fellowship Programme, 11 Fellows joined BAIF during the year and are associated with activities such as agro biodiversity conservation, rural incubation and innovation hubs, bamboo jewellery, geo-mapping, which fetched Rs. one lakh and a DHive Rural solar farm fencing and personal hygiene in Innovation Studio in Bhandara, were recognised remote villages of 5 states. The innovative by the conferrment of 3M CII Young Innovator initiatives taken up by two fellows in Dangs on Challenge Awards. u handcrafted bamboo jewellery by local artisans
Development Communication
Development communication focussed on publication from BAIF, while covering the documentation and dissemination of the Golden Jubilee celebration on the BAIF outcome of research and development Foundation Day, August 24, 2017, also traced programmes as well as the field experiences of the golden years in improving quality of rural our field professionals and farmers. These are life through an innovative journey in disseminated regularly through the quarterly sustainable development, milestones BAIF Journal, the Annual Report and Research achieved, important visitors and interaction Highlights. Extensive documentation of the with dignitaries, supporters of BAIF, challenging and innovative journey was Trustees since inception till date, achieved on the eve of the Golden Jubilee of contribution of professionals to the growth BAIF through the production of publications and the impact of BAIF programmes on the and documentary films. The details are national economy. presented below. Documentary Film: Books: Wings of Change – A film on the journey of BAIF ü Empowering People, Transforming Lives – over the last 50 years, highlighted the The Golden Journey of BAIF – A photo development philosophy and approach of BAIF documentation of the journey of BAIF towards sustainable rural development. The brought out in two successive editions, was film was released by Shri. Prakash Javadekar, released at the hands of the Vice Chairman of Union Minister for Human Resources BAIF, Prof. M.S. Swaminathan on September Development, Government of India on August 9, 2017. 24, 2017. u ü Special Issue of the BAIF Journal – The oldest
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 28 ICT Based Extension
Information and Communication Support: BAIF has been using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for increasing the efficiency. The Godhan Seva powered by mKRISHI®, Open Data Kit (ODK) and Google Sheets are being used for programme data management in various states. As an innovative step, a cattle management focussed rural call centre – Sanvadini was set up in 2017 to provide information and guidance, which has been showing a steady meaningful information. Further, BAIF has adoption by dairy farmers. Under this initiative, conceptualised programmes in digital financial 32,220 farmers were in contact in Maharashtra, literacy and digital life skills as an integrated part Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and of its programme delivery. Uttarakhand for receiving technical guidance on BAIF has collaborated with Maharashtra livestock and other inputs and to create Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL) to awareness on sexed semen technology and its establish a dedicated e-learning centre for its benefits. employees to upgrade their IT enabled skills and Various capacity building measures were enhance its digital footprint and is open for undertaken to convert the available data into collaborations directed towards social impact. u
Golden Jubilee Events
The following events were organised: 9, 2017 in Pune. Brainstorming on thematic 1. National Workshop on “Improving Feed issues during the plenary sessions were Resources and Feeding of Dairy Animals compiled in the form of a Proceedings. through Integrated and Innovative 4. International Workshop on “Genomic Approaches” on May 2-3, 2017 at BAIF CRS, Selection for Genetic Improvement in Indian Urulikanchan. Dairy Animals” on November 28-29, 2017 in 2. Golden Jubilee celebration of BA I F Pune. A Compendium of the summaries of Foundation Day on August 24, 2017 at Presentations at this workshop was released CRS, Urulikanchan, included the Live on the occasion. u Address by the Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modi, Felicitation of S H G s, A I Technicians and Agricultural farmers. 3. Symposium on “Science and T e c h n o l o g y R e s e a r c h D i r e c t i o n s f o r R u r a l Development” on September
29 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 VISITORS
4 Shri. Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister, 4 Dr. S.C. Khuntia, IAS, Chief Secretary, H u m a n R e s o u r c e s D e v e l o p m e n t , Government of Karnataka was Chief Guest at Government of India was the Chief Guest; the Golden Jubilee celebration at Lakkihalli, Shri. Mahadev Jankar, Cabinet Minister, Tumkur district, on September 14, 2017. Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries 4 Dr. N. Vijaya Lakshmi, Secretary, Animal and and Shri. Vijay Shivtare, Minister of State, F i s h e r i e s R e s o u r c e D e p a r t m e n t , Wa t e r Re s o u rc e s , G o v e r n m e n t o f Government of Bihar was Chief Guest at the Maharashtra were Special Guests at the Golden Jubilee celebration on August 29, Golden Jubilee celebration on August 24, 2017 in Patna. 2017 at CRS, Urulikanchan. 4 Sri. B.B. Patil, Member of Parliament, 4 Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Vice Chairman, BAIF Zaheerabad and Sri. C. Rajeshwara Rao, delivered the Keynote Address at the Chairman, Telangana State Livestock Symposium on ''Science and Technology Development Agency were Chief Guests at Research Directions for Rural Development" the Golden Jubilee celebration on November on September 9, 2017 in Pune. 6, 2017 in Hyderabad. 4 Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Rajiv Gandhi 4 Mr. Ajitabh Sharma, Secretary, Animal Science and Technology Commission, Husbandry, Government of Rajasthan visited Mumbai, visited the activities under CRS on June 14, 2017. Maharashtra Gene Bank at Jawhar on 4 Mr. Jürgen Nadoll, Senior Policy Officer, BMZ, January 31, 2018. India, Mr. Wolfgang Köster, Acting Head of 4 Shri. A. Manju, Animal Husbandry and Economic Cooperation & Development, Sericulture Minister, Government of Federal Embassy of Germany in New Delhi Karnataka, was Special Guest at the launch of and a team of senior officials GIZ, ProSoil sorted semen in Lakkur village, Arkulgud, and KfW visited BAIF Central Research Hassan District on May 22, 2017. Station, Urulikanchan on December 2, 2017. Partnerships
BAIF has established collaboration with reputed F a r m e r s ' W e l f a r e , D e p a r t m e n t o f International and National Scientific and Biotechnology, Department of Science and Academic Institutions to participate in multi Technology and Ministry of Science and locational coordinated research, introduce Technology. The Ministry of Rural Development, cutting edge technologies and build scientific Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Ministry of Water capabilities of BAIF professionals in various Resources, Ministry of Environment, Forest and sectors such as livestock improvement, dairy Climate Change, Ministry of New and husbandry, conservation of natural resources Renewable Energy, Ministry of Health and and climate resilience agriculture. Association Family Welfare, Bharat Rural Livelihoods has also been established with various Foundation and Central Silk Board are ministries of the Government of India, State supporting development projects. Governments and various development The ICAR-BAIF Partnership for Transfer of organisations and corporate houses for Technologies was further strengthened with technical and financial support to strengthen support received for various research projects the on-going development programmes as during the year. presented below. State Governments Government of India The State Governments of Maharashtra, BAIF is participating in national scientific Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, research programmes sponsored by the Indian Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Council of Agricultural Research, National Dairy Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Development Board, Ministry of Agriculture and Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have been extending wholehearted support to BAIF Technology, Bombay and Indira Gandhi National through departments of Animal Husbandry, Open University (IGNOU), Dairying & Fisheries, Agriculture, Agriculture Philanthropic Organisations Research & Education, Cooperation, Farmers' Philanthropic Organisations such as Hindustan Welfare, Social Justice, Rural Development and Unilever Foundation, Supraja Foundation, Panchayati Raj Institutes, Tribal Development, Deepak Mehta Foundation, MGCC Area Minor Irrigation, Water Resources, Watershed Development Research Foundation, Hinduja Development, Science and Technology Councils, Foundation, Deshpande Foundation, State Institutes of Rural Development and Programme for Appropriate Technologies in Livestock Development Boards. Sustained Health (Path) India, Syngenta Foundation, support from these Government organisations Nayara Energy (former Essar) Foundation, has empowered BAIF to adopt professional General Insurance Corporation of India, General approach to address the challenges of the Mills Foundation, State Bank of India farmers through scientific interventions with Foundation and Gujarat Foundation for Mental the Gandhian value system. Health supported BAIF programmes. The Hans Partnership with NABARD Foundation, Cairn Foundation, Charities Aid The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Foundation India, Borlaugh Institute of South Development (N A B A R D) has played a Asia and Maharashtra Village Social significant role in natural resource managment, Transformation Foundation. agriculture and climate change adaptation Corporates projects. BAIF has established partnerships with 48 International Cooperation Corporate Houses and Corporate Foundations BAIF has received support from the following for implementing Social Development Projects international donor agencies: across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya I n t e r n a t i o n a l F u n d fo r A g r i c u l t u ra l Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Development, Rome, FAO, Rome, Deutsche Dadra and Nagar Haveli. These partnerships G e s e l l s c h a f t f ü r I n t e r n a t i o n a l e have been instrumental in catalysing long-term Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany, JatroSelect holistic development of target geographies and GmbH, Germany, Cornell University and Iowa disseminating new technologies, knowledge, State University of Science and Technology, approaches and development models among USA. Centre de cooperation Internationale en rural communities. This has helped to sensitise Recherche Agronomique pourle Development, (CIRAD), France, Nunhems, Netherlands B V, N e t h e r l a n d s a n d K r e d i t a n s t a l t F u r Wiederaufbau (KFW), Germany. Collaboration with Academic Organisations Some of the academic organisations with whom collaboration has been established are Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), Nashik, S a v i t r i b a i P h u l e P u n e University, Yashwantrao C h a v a n A c a d e m y o f Development Administration, Pune, Indian Institute of professionals in corporates on development needs and issues through exposure visits and volunteering. It has also facilitated in knowledge exchange, back stopping development programmes and joint learning exercises. The key programmes in this partnership with corporate and corporate foundations are listed below.
No. Corporate Coverage Programme*
1 Adani Group Surat - Gondia Livestock Development and Bharuch - Vagra Improved Agriculture 2 Anchor Electronics & Palghar - Jawhar, Holistic Village Development Electricals Limited Valsad - Kaparada 3 Antrix Co. Ltd. Karnataka - Tumkur Holistic Village Development 4 Bajaj Auto Ltd. Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital Livestock Development Champawat, Almora, Pithoragarh, Paudhi Gadwal Aurangabad Natural Resource Management and Livestock Development 5 Bayer Telangana - Medchal School Based Programme 6 Bharat Oman Refineries ltd. Sagar - Bina Livelihood Enhancement 7 Bharat Petroleum Telangana - Mahabubnagar Livestock Development 8 Birla Corporation Ltd. Satna Livestock Development 9 Bunge India Pvt Ltd. Yavatmal- Ralegaon Natural Resource Management 10 Cairn India Ltd. Barmer Natural Resource Management 11 Cybage Asha Trust Pune - Bhor Livelihood Enhancement 12 Essar Oil Limited Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka Holistic Village Development (Lalpur and Jamkhambaliya) 13 FDC Limited Ajmer, Bhavnagar, Amreli , Livestock Development Junagadh and Rajkot districts 14 Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd. Pune-Khed Livestock (Goat) Development 15 Global Green Company Zahirabad Improved Agriculture Limited (GGCL) 16 Grasim Industries Ltd. Bharuch - Vagra Livelihood Enhancement Ujjain - Kharod Livestock Development 17 Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Limited Girshonath - Suthrapada Livestock Development 18 Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. Amreli - Rajula Livestock Development 19 Hans Foundation Nainital Livestock Development 20 Hazira LNG Pvt. Ltd. Surat - Chorasia Livestock Development The Dang - Waghai Holistic Village Development Dadra and Nagar Haveli - Holistic Village Development Silvassa
33 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 No. Corporate Coverage Programme* 21 HDFC Bank Ltd. Chittorgarh, Ajmer, Baran, Jaipur, Holistic Village Development Nagpur, Bhandara, Betul, Dhar and Ratlam 22 Hinduja Foundation Palghar Holistic Village Development 23 Hindustan Zinc Ltd. Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Natural Resource Management Rajsamand, Ajmer, Bhilwara and Holistic Village Development 24 HSBC Software Development Karnataka - Tumkur Natural Resource Management Pune - 10 villages Drinking Water and Sanitation Programme 25 Hindustan Unilever Ltd. UP - Rajpura, Patiyala, and Etah Natural Resource Management MP - Tikamgarh Silvassa, Nashik - Igatpuri 26 ITC Ltd. 840 villages in Prakasam, Guntur, Livestock Development, West Godavari, Nellore, Improved Agriculture and Khammam (AP); Bhopal, Sehore, Natural Resource Management Vidisha, Indore, Ujjain (MP), Mandasour, Ganjam (Odisha), Mysore, Hassan, Chickballapur, Tumkur (Karnataka), Ahmednagar (MH), Navsari (Gujarat) 27 Jhabua Power Ltd. MP - Seoni Improved Agriculture 28 JK Tyre and Industries Ltd. Karnataka - Mysuru Holistic Village Development 29 Lupin Human Welfare & Research Bharuch - Netrang Foundation Vadodara - Padra Livelihood Enhancement 30 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Rajasthan - Ajmer, Alwar Improved Agriculture and Gujarat - Chaswad, Micro Nutrient Labs MP - Sehore Telangana - Mahabubnagar CRS, Urulikanchan 31 Manganese Ore (India) Ltd. MH - Nagpur, Bhandara Holistic Village Development MP - Balaghat 32 Mytrah Energy Ltd. AP - Vijayapur, Vikarabad Holistic Village Development 33 Narmada Cement Jafrabad Works Amreli - Jafarabad Livestock Development 34 Navin Flourine International Ltd. Surat - Bhestan NRM - Agro Environmental 35 ONGC Valsad - Kaprada Women Empowerment Dang - Ahwa 36 Oracle Grants Giving India UP - Hamirpur Holistic Village Development 37 Persistent Foundation MH - Dhule Sustainable Livelihood 38 Rajendra and Ursula Joshi Food Jaipur - Amer, Sanganer Livestock Development Industries Pvt. Ltd. and Fulera 39 Reliance Cement Co. Pvt. Ltd. MP - Satna Livelihood Enhancement 40 Rosa Power Supply Co. Ltd. Shahjahanpur Holistic Village Development 41 Sasan Power Ltd. Singrauli Livelihood Enhancement
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 34 No. Corporate Coverage Programme* 42 Solaris Chem Tech Industries ltd Bhuj - Khavda Livestock Development 43 Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd. Pune - Parner Natural Resource Management 44 Tata Motors Ltd. Palghar - Jawhar Holistic Village Development 45 Tata Power Community Jharkhand - Dhanbad Livelihood Enhancement Development Trust (Wadi and Goat Development) 46 Ultra Tech Cement Ltd. Amreli - Rajula Livestock Development (Community Welfare Foundation) 47 Vikram Cement Works Chittorgarh Livestock Development 48 Wanakbori Cement Works, Sangol Kheda - Galteshwar Livestock Development
*Programme Livestock Development: Cattle breed enhancement, scientific cattle management, fodder development and goat development Holistic Village Development: Comprehensive model for village development with focus on productivity enhancement, sustainable livelihoods development, improved village and domestic level access to water, health and sanitation conditions, women empowerment and socio-economic development of communities. Improved Agriculture: Transfer of improved agricultural technologies, practices and climate resilient farming systems. Natural Resource Management: Soil and water conservation and management, biodiversity conservation, pasture land development and increase in green cover. ASSOCIATES
BAIF Institute for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development (BISLD)
T h e S tate P ro g ra m m e s a re b e i n g re g i o n s , c o v e r i n g U tta r P ra d e s h , implemented by BA I F Institute for Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sustainable Livelihoods and Development Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, (BISLD), an Associate of BAIF, for efficient Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, coordination of the operations spread over Telangana and Karnataka states. Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern
Odisha
The integrated livestock farmers, particularly women, development programme with an average annual income i m p l e m e n t e d t h r o u g h of Rs. 20,000. Through the “Kalyani” Project, with its thrust fodder demonstration farm at on dairy animal production in Chiplima, supported 46,123 10 districts, was launched farmers to take up azolla as well through 100 cattle breeding as paddy cultivation on small centres on October 2, 2010 by plots. Technologies such as Shri. Naveen Patnaik, Hon'ble chaff cutters, feeding troughs Chief Minister, Government of and urea treatment for paddy Odisha. The first phase of the project was straw were promoted and 93.9 tons of high successfully completed on March 31, 2018. quality fodder seeds and 31,77,800 cuttings of During the year, 92,991 AIs were carried out Hybrid Napier were provided to farmers. through 105 livestock development centres Training was organised for 59 State Officials on spread over 1980 villages in 11 districts, cattle, goat and fodder development. This farm benefitting 63,000 families. So far, 449,926 AIs with its well-developed fodder plots, mother were carried out with 49.7% conception, plantations, irrigation systems, seed processing benefitting 1.73 lakh families in 1920 villages in and storage facilities has been returned to the 10 districts. 66,240 female calves were born. Department of Animal Husbandry at the end of Presently, 11,780 cows and buffaloes of higher the project. genetic merit, are already in milk production, Looking at the success, the Integrated Livestock with an average milk yield of 6-7 litres/day, Development Programme has entered its contributing milk worth Rs. 33.69 crores per second phase, with additional 70 centres in the year. 5 additional cattle development centres existing districts and 115 new centres to be were established in Ganjam district under established in the coastal districts of Cuttack, Sunehra Kal Project, serving 1,300 families. Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Ganjam and Goat development initiated in 2010, through 25 Puri. centres in 5 districts has benefitted 34,390
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 36 Change of Fortune CASE STUDY
B. Mina Rao from Nandpur village, Nandapur, Koraput district owned two nondescript cows which were able to yield only 3 to 4 litres of milk per day. A f t e r a v a i l i n g o f t h e crossbreeding service of the cattle development centre at Hikimput, his fortunes changed. His milk yield improved to 8-9 litres from the new progeny. So happy was Rao with the results, t h a t h e g o t h i s a n i m a l s inseminated 10 times from the centre under the Kalyani Hybrid Napier. He was also encouraged to i nte g rate d l i ve sto c k d e ve l o p m e nt cultivate azolla and supported with azolla programme and today, he is the proud owner sheet and algae. A feeding trough was also of three female calves and two male calves. provided to him to reduce fodder wastage. He now obtains a milk yield of 16-17 litres Now, green fodder is available round the year which is sold to the sweet shop at Similiguda and he is now realising the benefit of stall fetching him Rs. 12,000 per month. Earlier, he feeding. Chait Ram is now in the category of had sold a female cow for Rs. 22,000 to his successful farmers with the increase in milk friend to meet urgent medical expenses. Rao production and income. is a contended man today. Narayan Majhi from Bamonali village, Chait Ram Patel, a resident of Singpur village, Chhendipada of Anugul district was an Nuapada district owned three nondescript unhappy man. He was able to collect only 6-7 cows which did not yield any milk. Frustrated litres of milk daily from his herd of with his herd, he availed the service of the nondescript cows. Hearing of the reliable cattle development centre at Bhaleswar. service of the cattle development centre at Today, he is the proud owner of 7 female Bagedia, he approached the Centre In-charge calves and 4 male calves. Presently, 3 cows and availed of the AI service 11 times. He are in milking and the daily milk yield is 20-25 now has an improved herd of 7 female cows litres which is sold in the local market. He has and 4 male calves. He is able to obtain 40-45 availed of the AI service of the centre 11 litres of milk every day and sell it to the local times. He was also provided with quality sweet shops and neighbouring households green fodder seeds of maize, sorghum, rice making him a satisfied man with no fear of bean, stylo and planting material of BNH 10 the future. Punjab
BAIF launched the livestock development programme in Punjab in 2010, in backward areas of Kandi and Transgagar areas as well as the border districts of Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, S.B.S. Nagar, Ropar, Mohali, Patiala, Sangrur, Fazilka and Sri Muktsar Sahib. During the year, 238262 AIs were carried out through 170 centres, benefitting 305612 families. Sahiwal cattle breed conservation programme was initiated in Fazilka district under 10 centres. Progeny performance recording was undertaken at 7 centres. u
Maharashtra
The cattle development programme is spread over 25 districts covering 5947 villages and benefitting 1,26,722 families, as a means of livelihood. With focus on transforming dairy husbandry as a profitable enterprise for marginal farmers, sexed semen technology was launched and 2630 farmers availed this service. Presently, over 74,531 cows and buffaloes born under BAIF's programme, are in milk production contributing milk worth Rs. 910 crores to the rural economy annually. water conservation structures increased the Water resource management is another water storage potential, while ensuring water important activity to ensure food and safe for protective irrigation. drinking water. With active involvement of local Farm-based livelihood through agri-horti- communities, soil and water conservation forestry on degraded lands has been providing measures were undertaken on 2181 ha as a part food security and additional income for 33,333 of watershed area treatment, benefitting 3450 tribal families. The wadi model with cashew as families in 14 villages. Construction of 235 fruit crop is being replicated in 6 districts of Vidarbha region benefitting 34,031. “Bodi” based farming is also being replicated in Etapalli in Gadchiroli district. Tassar sericulture continues to provide livelihood security to 2299 families from 4 districts. Floriculture as an improved agriculture intervention, is ensuring an annual income of Rs. 40,000 to 1031 tribal families in Palghar district. Promotion of solar based technologies for lift irrigation and drinking water, is benefitting 1971 families in Yavatmal, Nashik and Palghar districts. E- learning has been established in 19 ashram schools thereby providing access to modern technologies to tribal children.
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 38 The training and demonstration campuses at Livelihood Mission (MSRLM), 400 Community Peint and Jawhar have trained 10,550 Resource Persons spread over 860 villages in 5 progressive farmers and members of People's districts, were trained in farm and non-farm Organisations. Skill development training was based livelihoods and collective marketing to initiated under Uddyam Talasari Farm and off mentor 20,000 local families. Various projects farm project. Under the Village Social of sustainable livelihood and environmental Transformation Foundation (VSTF) Knowledge conservation are in progress with the support of Partnership Project, promoted by the HDFC Bank, Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd., Adani, Government of Maharashtra to develop 1000 Anchor, L&T, UNDP, Persistent Foundation, Bajaj model villages, 51 Gram Panchayats were Auto Ltd and others under CSR+. Vasantrao Naik selected and development plans were Krishi Award – 2017 for Excellence in Agriculture prepared, based on the baseline data. With among NGOs was received. support from Maharashtra State Rural
Ghod River Revival at Garkhindi CASE STUDY
Garkhindi is an interior village in Parner block ensured through construction of stone of Ahmednagar District with 1280 population bunds, gull plugs, contour trenches and water representing 256 households and 1375 ha a b s o r p t i o n t r e n c h e s . C a p a c i t y land with agriculture as the main occupation. building/awareness generation was ensured The average annual rainfall was 534 mm but through community mobilisation camps, due to scanty rainfall during the last 10 years, exposure and awareness meetings for the the villagers had to depend on water tankers villagers and training of village watershed for drinking water for about 3-4 months every committees. Composting of farm residue was year. Hence, a community based water promoted by supporting 26 compost units. management and ground water recharge in For encouraging conjunctive use of water, 12 this river basin was initiated. micro irrigation units were supported with Ghod River Revival project was initiated 50% contribution from the beneficiary. under Mission Sunhara Kal in 2015 which With successful implementation, water included soil and water conservation and its storage capacity increased by 54540 m3. The efficient use and sustainable agricultural village does not need water supply through production. The first step was community tankers anymore. Improved cultivation of mobilisation, DPR preparation, micro onion by using seedlings produced on raised planning, followed by river revival activities beds, timely planting, drip irrigation and like cement check dams, repair of existing micro nutrient application, increased the structure and sub surface barriers and yield by 22%. Revival of agriculture brought recharge measures through farm ponds. peace and prosperity to the village. Another important initiative was to promote sustainable agriculture through agri-horti- forestry and organic farming. The community was motivated right from the beginning for participatory implementation of the project thereby ensuring meticulous planning and designing, c ro p s e l e c t i o n fo r i m p ro v e d agriculture and land development. Soil and water conservation was
39 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 Gujarat
Livestock development irrigation. Farm-based soil p r o g r a m m e p r o v i d e d and water conservation 275,206 AI services to cattle m e a s u r e s c o v e r e d and buffaloes owned by treatment of plots with 88028 families in 2880 bunds, tree platforms and villages of 23 districts recharged farm ponds. The t h r o u g h 2 9 6 c a t t l e t r i b a l d e v e l o p m e n t development centres, at the programme, which has doorsteps of farmers. transformed the lives of Awareness on conservation thousands of families in of native breeds of cattle has been growing South Gujarat has demonstrated the twin among farmers. The Gir breed conservation benefits of sustainable livelihood and programme is being promoted from the year environmental security. With livelihood as its 2013 through 20 cattle development centres in focus, 8372 families were benefitted through Saurashtra region. Under this programme, 8368 cultivation of vegetables, creepers, groundnut, AI were performed and 6702 families were soybean, sun hemp, cow pea, gram, tubers and covered. Dairy husbandry is becoming popular cluster bean, under the wadi programme. in the tribal districts of Valsad, Surat, Tapi and Preventive plant protection measures were Dangs and this development was appreciated by taken up by 8245 families. To strengthen the the State Tribal Development Department. An education of tribal children, Chonda school was initiative for performance recording of supported to establish a science building indigenous breeds was taken up under complex. CSR initiatives with 19 partners enhanced genetic programme covering Gir, through 23 projects, ensured holistic Jafrabadi, Mehsani and Kankrej breeds. Blood development of families covered under the and milk samples were collected from more programmes. Rural digital empowerment was than 1000 animals to study pro vitamin-A in milk assured through the launch of internet Saathi and blood under Golden Milk Project. 139 newly and geo tagging of villages for programme recruited AI technicians were trained in AI mapping facility. services and refresher training on livestock The Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Chaswad for transfer development was given to 41 AI technicians. of technologies through suitable pilot Large scale promotion of BAIF Napier Hybrid 10 (BNH -10) was taken up by supplying over 5 lakh cuttings to 5000 families. Animal insurance was promoted, covering 203 animals. The watershed development p r o g r a m m e w a s implemented by 1616 families in 16 villages covering 1058 ha and through promotion of watershed structures such as group wells, springs, check dams, gully plugging and desilting and community lift This resulted in the turnover crossing Rs.15 crores with a net profit rise by 40% over the previous year. Two Farmer Producer Organisations were established in Vyara and Narmada districts. Emphasis was also laid on women empowerment through small enterprises like papad making, tailoring, poultry, traditional cuisine hotel, etc. The SHGs in Dang were federated into “Dang District SHG Association (DISHA)” thereby giving an impetus to marketing and brand building. The Federation in Vyara initiated flour fortification designed on a revenue model. demonstration trials, was awarded “B” Grade by With emphasis on sustainable the National Institute of Labour Economics agriculture and reducing dependence on Research and Development, Niti Aayog, external inputs, the decentralised village Government of India. A farmers' fair at the enterprise model of Phosphate Rich Organic campus enlisted the participation of 3500 Manure (PROM) commenced in Chondha farmers from neighbouring districts. Training in cluster. The year also witnessed increasing skills and capacity building of youth could adoption of renewable energy application like empower them to function as barefoot solar lifting systems with a cumulative installed technicians and to take up various off-farm capacity of 36.5 hp in various programmes. vocations such as carpentry, masonry and tailoring for their livelihood. Activities such as supply of clean drinking water, sanitation facilities, preventive health care and nutrition were promoted to improve the quality of life. Paar Women's Group, Dharampur received the Second Best SHG Award of BAIF and Limbaben Gavit, Tapi, was recognised as the Second Best woman AI technician at the Golden Jubilee celebration of BAIF held on August 24, 2017. A short video clipping on Limbaben documented by Doordarshan Kendra under A novel model “Nahari on wheels”, an women empowerment was telecast. innovative concept of mobile traditional cuisine The year also saw the resurgence of people's restaurant is being operated by a women's organisations for value addition and services. group in Dangs. A fully equipped and The cooperatives procured over 300 tons of customised caravan ensures seamless mobility cashewnut, the highest quantity in a decade. to cater to demands at multiple locations. This
41 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 unit includes a functional kitchen. The group attends various weekly markets in the district and provides home made traditional food to traders and customers. With mobility no longer a concern, the group also takes catering orders for weddings and other functions. The unit is professionally managed by the group with specific responsibility delegated to each member. “Nahari on wheels” symbolises the independence and empowerment of rural wo m e n b r i d g i n g t h e ge n d e r ga ps i n development.
Wadi means Business for Babanbhai CASE STUDY
In early 1980's, when Dr. Manibhai Desai, maintained by him have proved to be an Founder of BAIF, decided to promote asset. Orchard Development for rehabilitation of He is also earning Rs. 70,000 to Rs. 80,000 Scheduled Tribe families in South Gujarat, all per year from sale of his mango crop from his the tribal families having one acre, were earlier wadi plantation which has led to the invited, provided they were willing to give up prosperity of the family and enabled them to consumption of alcohol. Out of thousands, invest in gold as well as build a three-storied only 42 families came forward and Babanbhai spacious house adjoining his wadi with was one of them. He used to sell country modern fittings. liquor for a living but in 1982, he gave up his business and established his wadi. There are over 25,000 families having their orchards and earning lakhs of rupees. They Today, he has developed over 15 acres of have also established their mango nurseries mango orchard on barren land newly to supply good quality grafted plants across purchased from his income from old orchard Gujarat. With this socio-economic and built a spacious cattle shed to expand his development, they are sending their dairy business with home-born crossbred children, particularly girls to school. These cows. His granddaughter is appearing for final girls who would have migrated seasonally year of MSW degree. Babanbhai is earning with their parents, are now studying to Rs.25,000 to Rs.30,000 per month from sale become teachers, engineers and officers. of milk and hence the dairy animals Karnataka
The livestock development 570 villages. The model programme has reached v i l l a g e d e v e l o p m e n t 403314 families in 2190 p r o g r a m m e c o v e r e d villages in 10 districts community based activities through 131 centres by s u c h a s l i v e s t o c k p r o v i d i n g 1 2 3 9 0 3 A I development centre, tree- services at the doorstep of based farming, rain water small farmers. The newly harvesting, construction of introduced sorted semen toilets and soak pits. technology programme Communitisation through was launched through 42 formation of second tier centres, with a conception community institutions rate of 46%. Two cases of such as village level women birth of twins through sexed dairy farmers' groups, semen were recorded. An exhibition stall cluster level associations covering 10-12 villages showcasing this programme at the state level and district and regional level federations was animal fair was graced by the Chief Minister and facilitated in Northern parts of Karnataka and the Animal Husbandry Minister of Karnataka. linkage with existing milk societies in other areas The indigenous breed conservation programme was established. is an on-going activity. The training course at Under the climate change adaptation projects in Gramodaya AI Training Institute at Lakkihalli for two completed watersheds, 430 families were grooming the youth as AI technicians has been supported in taking up soil and water accredited by the Department of Animal conservation, composting, vermicomposting Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Government and NADEP composting, introduction of of Karnataka. intercrops and short duration varieties for Under natural resource management, 845 ha winter season. Bajra and winter sorghum were were treated, benefitting 1249 families. So far, provided as climate resilient crops. Over 500 21861 ha have been covered through 49 farmers participated in various training and watersheds in 89 villages, benefitting 8915 exposure visits. Under the Parimochana families. Farm based livelihood through Project, supported by the Chitrapur Math in improved farming and agri-horti-forestry was Bhatkaltaluka, Uttara Kannada district, 1081 adopted by 470 families in 20 villages, resulting families have been benefitted since inception. in a cumulative coverage of 21013 families from They have established 66 SHGs and one federation for forward and backward linkages. 32 families were supported for toilet construction and loans to the tune of Rs. 40 lakhs were disbursed to SHG members for various income generation activities, with 100% repayment. The Samruddhi project covering 20 villages in Haveri and Dharwad districts supported 311 farmers during this year for taking up tree based farming developing 221 ha denuded lands, by planting 22100 horticulture and 31000 forestry plants. So far, 1929 families were benefitted covering 968 hectare since 2006. The Jalajeevani project covering nine villages in Haveri district has supported 44 families to improve soil fertility and water resources development to cultivate and market seasonal vegetables. Since 2013, 450 families are in also organised in local schools in Tumkur district. vegetable production, who have also taken up The Gramodaya training campus at S. Lakkihalli grading, packing and direct marketing. Under and Gramachetana training campus at the farm forestry project under Mission Sunhera Surashettikoppa have imparted training to 3570 Kal, 567 ha belonging to 594 farmers was farmers and field functionaries of NGOs and covered under agro-forestry, planting 293600 Government officials during the year. seedlings in Hassan. Sanjeevani project The Golden Jubilee of BAIF was celebrated on promoted 225 farmers to improve their fruit September 14, 2017 at Lakkihalli campus near orchards and to improve their dairy husbandry Tiptur, with Dr. S.C. Khuntia, IAS, Chief Secretary, activity. Sachetana drinking water project, Government of Karnataka as the Chief Guest. providing safe and fluoride free drinking water, The calf rally at Hassan was graced by Sri. A. supported 190 rain water harvesting units and Manju, Minister, Animal Husbandr y, carried out water testing to monitor the water Government of Karnataka. u quality regularly. Health awareness camps were Telangana
T h e i n t e g r a t e d adopting innovative development programme technologies, enabled in the state is being establishment of 14 more i m p l e m e n t e d i n 1 5 centres in Kohir area and 4 districts. The cattle centres in Pargi area. Out development programme of the 15 agri business is being implemented in centres, 14 centres have 13 districts through 91 custom hiring facility. The c a t t l e d e v e l o p m e n t programme aimed at centres covering 1278 ensuring timely access to villages and benefitting 91411 families. quality agricultural inputs, prevent During the year, 95678 AI were carried out exploitation by middle men, promote with emphasis on conservation of collective procurement and marketing of indigenous breeds. 18 new centres were agriculture produce and support farmers to established in Nalgonda district. hire agriculture equipment at lower cost at The watershed development was initiated in the village level. 21 watersheds covering 2661 ha in 36 A soil and water analysis laboratory is villages, benefitting 1949 families. A study operating at Mahabubnagar. About 10000 was undertaken under the Mission Kakatiya soil samples have been analysed and reports Project to assess the impact of rehabilitation submitted to farmers. Training and of 35 community tanks. The farm based Awareness programmes were conducted to livelihood project covered 609 families who enhance knowledge on fertility of soil and took up integrated agriculture on 239 ha. application of fertiliser based on micro and U n d e r t h e M Y T R A H p ro j e c t , s k i l l macro nutrient levels of their fields. development for unemployed youth, The Golden Jubilee of BAIF was celebrated entrepreneurship development activities on November 6, 2017 in Hyderabad in the such as shade net enterprise and fodder presence of Sri. B.B. Patil, Member of cultivation were taken up apart from Parliament, Zaheerabad and Sri. C. establishment of three Reverse Osmosis Rajeshwara Rao, Chairman, Telangana State plants for promotion of safe drinking water Livestock Development Agency with other and a cattle breeding centre for providing dignitaries. On this occasion, outstanding AI breeding services to the families covered Technicians and Farmers were honoured. u under the project. These activities were appreciated by the Tata Institute of Social Science, which had conducted the external evaluation. Agri business centres formed to enhance the p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d profitability of the small farming community by Andhra Pradesh
The livestock development Panchayats and Water user p ro g ra m m e p ro v i d e d Associations and creation 50472 AI services through of a common account for 57 centres covering 648 m i n o r r e p a i r a n d villages in 7 districts in maintenance. 40000 m3 of Andhra Pradesh and 2 desiltation was achieved in districts in Telangana, 2 tanks and applied on 82 ha reaching out to 62021 benefitting 88 families. families. Irrespective of the Promotion of native tree economic status of the rural and fodder species was population, livestock is owned by all sections of undertaken through establishment of women the population including landless families and tree fodder nurseries. Eco friendly farming nondescript cattle were upgraded by breeding technologies such as NADEP compost was with exotic or native breeds as per the choice of made accessible to 74 farmers and green farmers. Murrah breed was used to upgrade manuring was taken up on 196 ha. Under buffaloes. Awareness on indigenous breed MGNREGA programme, 74 farmers dug NADEP conservation was undertaken. The sorted compost pits valued at Rs. 754800 while 80 families prepared soak pits valued at Rs. 2 lakhs, thereby improving household sanitation. Selection of fodder entrepreneurs was another activity with distribution of one lakh BNH-10 cuttings. 44 entrepreneurs from 9 districts were identified to take up BNH-10 on 6 ha while 25 entrepreneurs were identified for mini feed mixing plants. Farmers' Interest Groups were formed in 13 villages in Guntur and Prakasam d i st r i c t s fo r p ro m o t i o n o f p ro d u c e r organisations of chilli farmers. Training was semen programme was launched in West conducted for women on Agri-Business Centre Godavari district. 233 Animal Health camps management under the Government scheme were conducted and calf rallies were conducted and institutional building in Prakasam in Guntur and Prakasam districts. district.11417 bags of customised fertiliser were distributed to 1631 farmers. u The natural resource management programme was implemented through 9 watersheds covering 1518 ha in 19 villages, benefitting 1025 families. So far, 7390 families from 90 villages have been covered under 17 watersheds spread over 9646 ha. S o m e o f t h e b e s t P r a c t i c e s d o c u m e n t e d u n d e r t h e t a n k rehabilitation programme included tank desiltation in coordination with the Department of Minor Irrigation, implementation through Village Rajasthan
BAIF Rajasthan has built 44689 animals were its presence in the semi- treated, benefitting 4832 arid regions by ensuring families. Online record livelihood security to the keeping was initiated for marginalised families who AI, Pregnancy diagnosis have limited resources at and calving, apart from their disposal. The supply of critical inputs Livestock Development such as frozen semen, Programme has been l i q u i d n i t ro g e n a n d scaled up through the mineral mixture. establishment of 397 Watershed development livestock development centres in 20 covering 7 districts, ensured sustainable districts. 577055 AIs were undertaken management of natural resources through during the year. Based on the state animal strategic water conservation measures. The breeding policy, the focus is on conservation programme in Barmer district, covered arid of indigenous breeds of cattle and enhance plantations, goat development, field their productivity of animals. So far bunding, grass seeding and distribution of 6,05,224 female calves were born while solar stoves. Climate proofing through 2,38,335 were in milking with the average watershed plus programme has been taken milk production in the range of 7 to 8 up in 5 districts through climate smart litres/day. 397 centres are being operated interventions in completed watersheds. on a self-sustainable basis. About 80-85% Tree based farming system (wadi) could farmers were linked with the local dairy benefit 1800 families. The programme has society for milk marketing. 151 animal generated employment for 10,000 families, health camps were conducted in which
47 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 to keep women in the forefront through the formation of 230 self h e l p g r o u p s comprising of 2950 m e m b e r s w i t h a cumulative savings of Rs. 11 crores. These groups have taken up repair and installation of hand pumps. 175 women are engaged in various income enabling them to earn over Rs. 50,000 generation activities and the groups have annually. Small ruminant production, agri- ensured distribution of ujwala gas horti-forestry, rainwater harvesting, connection and solar stoves among 3000 drudgery reduction for women and capacity families. Community health through building were some of the interventions awareness camps, WASH, adoption of taken up under desert development in 100 women's comfort hygiene, soak pits, clean villages in 2 districts. Integrated tribal home, regular immunisation, eye camps, development programme continued in health camps and sensitisation through Banswara and Reodar-Sirohi districts with SHGs, are being achieved through a cluster active participation of the families. Under development approach. t h e S a h e r i y a f a r m d e v e l o p m e n t Capacity building of field guides, self help programme, establishment of Technology groups, village development committees, Resource Centre, SMART Farms, Goat People's Organisations and farmers Development, Management of Goat and covered technical training-cum-exposure Dairy units and capacity building were some visits, pre and post-activity training and of the initiatives. The Amla Utpadak Sahkari training on institution building, Result Samiti Ltd with 562 tribal farmer members, Based Management, communication and covering a total of 225 ha ensured personality development, covering 5000 remunerative employment to more than 50 farmers and 100 community resources tribal women during the year and persons. permanent employment t o 5 p e r s o n s w h i l e processing 13.5 tons of amla produce such as laddoo, candy, pickle, murabba, squash, juice, d e h y d r a t e d a m l a , coriander and chillie powders. With strong focus on women empowerment, the programme continues Factory Worker to Innovative Farmer CASE STUDY
Babulal Dayal, a youth of Kaukheda village in Barmer, was working as a rag picker after passing SSLC, while helping the family in carrying out traditional farming to grow crops like bajra, moong, muth and gawar. In 2013, he joined the BAIF-CAIRN Wadi project and planted 150 plants of ber, gunda, pomegranate, lemon, budded khejri and Apple ber on his degraded land. Realising the problems of unsafe pesticides, Babulal decided to maintain his wadi without any pesticides, and started using vermicompost. He developed a combination of jaggery, chick pea flour, Desi cow dung, cow urine Sand of Vat Vriksha, called “Jeevamrit” for spraying on plants. He also developed a received a buck of Sindh breed, which was liquid mixture of butter milk and copper used for breeding services to local goat which he decomposed for seven days and keepers, enabling them to produce over 450 sprayed as pesticide. Presently, every ber improved kids over the last 4 years. Babulal plant is yielding 30 kg fruits and 150 plants in has now left his job but serves as a Master a season yield 4500 kg fruits, fetching t r ainer for KVK and other Government Rs. 90,000 per season. Gunda plants are agencies. He has developed his own library expected in the near future. He has also with books and documents on agriculture.
49 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 Madhya Pradesh
T h e i nte g rate d r u ra l The integrated watershed development programme development programme focused on livestock implemented through 30 d e v e l o p m e n t f o r watersheds is spread over improving the milk yield 50 villages covered 22381 a n d i n co m e o f s m a l l ha and 11545 families. The farmers, rehabilitation of p r o g r a m m e i n re s o u rc e - p o o r t r i b a l B u n d e l k h a n d r e g i o n f a m i l i e s o n t h e i r covered Chhatarpur and unproductive wastelands T i k a m g a r h d i s t r i c t s and integrated watershed through promotion of d e v e l o p m e n t f o r w a t e r h a r v e s t i n g improving crop yields. With its presence in 23 structures. A pilot project on Participatory districts, BAIF reached out to 76694 families Ground Water Management was initiated in two through 181 cattle development centres, villages of Betul district with well inventory and providing 99970 AI services with 53606 water balance budgeting as its main activities. A confirmed pregnancies, resulting in birth of pilot project on WASH has also been undertaken 35563 calves. Presently, 15235 progenies born in these villages. under BAIF programme are in milk, annually The holistic rural development programme in 14 producing 28947 tons of milk valued at Rs. 86.84 villages of Betul, Ratlam and Dhar districts, is crores. The indigenous cattle breed benefitting 2061 families through wadi, conservation and promotion programme with integrated livestock, water resources, micro improved animal husbandry practices, is irrigation, improved agriculture, solar pump, benefitting families from 8 districts through 51 promotion of sanitation and improving the centres. infrastructure of 27 schools and 17 Anganwadis. The climate resilience village programme, initiatives. Comprehensive Wadi and Livestock covering 1183 families in 38 villages, identified D e v e l o p m e n t P ro g ra m m e a r e b e i n g 375 farmers as champion farmers for implemented in 3 model blocks of Barwani, undertaking weather, water, carbon, nitrogen, Dindori and Sheopur tribal districts, benefitting energy and knowledge smart interventions 2982 families. New crops like watermelon, through 25 climate smart village committees. Amla, turmeric and ginger were introduced as intercrops in the wadi for additional income, The Adivasi livelihood Project in 30 villages of enabling 874 families to become "lakhpatis". Betul district covered activities such as, well 430 families are earning Rs. 40,000 - 45,000 inventory, water balance budgeting, formation annually through Kadaknath rearing. of water user group, clean home and village
Journey from Housewife to Entrepreneur CASE STUDY
Under ITC Mission Sunehra Kal, BAIF has cows, 4 buffaloes and 4 female calves and her been implementing an integrated Animal average milk production is 60 to 70 litres per Husbandry programme in 8 districts covering day of which she sells 45 to 50 litres and 931 villages. Smt. Koshilyabai, is a 35-year keeps the rest for consumption at home. She old married woman from Amajhir village of is able to earn Rs. 45,500 to 50,500 per Sehore district whose family comprises of 6 month which has enabled her to invest in members. Koshilyabai has always nurtured a Agriculture, Dairy and on her house. She desire to be self employed so that she could constructed a permanent cattle shed and is strengthen the family income. Her family was able to send her children to school. surviving on rain-fed agriculture whose yield Encouraged by her success, Koshilyabai is was very low. Under the circumstance, they keen to adopt the latest know-how in dairy were not able to educate their children. technology to bring down the cost of During a village meeting, she came to know livestock management. about the boon of crossbreeding and scientific method of dairy cattle management. She shared her knowledge with her family members and convinced about the benefits, her family sought breeding and advisory services of the BAIF Centre In-charge. Initially, h e r h e r d c o m p r i s e d o f 2 indigenous cows and 4 buffaloes. After availing the services of the nearby cattle development centre, she was able to avail of regular vaccination, deworming, low cost housing, chopping of fodder, clean milk, vermicomposting and production of green fodder on her farm. Presently, her herd comprises of 7 crossbred cows, 4 indigenous
51 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 Uttar Pradesh
The livestock development T h e n at u ra l re s o u rc e programme continues to management programme lead with 1369 Livestock w i t h w a t e r s h e d d eve l o p m e nt c e nt re s development as its core operating in 75 districts, p r o g r a m m e i s b e i n g reaching out to 857876 implemented through 21 f a m i l i e s f r o m 4 3 3 9 0 watersheds in 22 villages v i l l a ge s , w i t h re c o rd covering 8639 ha and 3071 breaking performance of families with activities such 16.98 lakh AI achieved as check dams, percolation during the year. This tanks, farm ponds and farm reflected on the continuing faith of the farmers bunding. Farm based livelihood with improved in BAIF's programmes. Based on the demand for agriculture and Agri-horti-forestry through BAIF services, additional 128 centres were wadi, has been providing food security and improved quality of life to over 4000 families from 108 villages. Distribution of 31,178 solar lamps for students in two blocks of Pratapgarh district has illuminated the homes of the families as an alternative source for use of kerosene. Climate adaptation and mitigation strategies have been adopted in 25 villages of Mathura district. The functional literacy programme extended to three other districts, has empowered women with higher literacy and leadership skills and motivated many women to join the programme. Inspired by the success of women SHGs in neighbouring districts, formation and credit linkage of 50 SHGs in Unnao district was a significant development. Awareness on health, hygiene and sanitation and easy access to health established during the year in 55 districts. services among community members through 25.28% of the total AI were carried out with herbal healing, distribution of kitchen garden semen of native breeds. During the year, 4664 AI seeds and health camps, has benefitted 1500 were performed with use of sorted semen, 190 families in 24 villages. u calves were born, out of which 93% were female calves. Progeny testing programme is being implemented in 6 districts. 1309 cows were under recording and 53 HGM HF crossbred male calves were produced and procured from farmers during the year. To encourage active participation of small farmers in dairy husbandry, 68 animal health fairs and village m e e t i n g s we re o rga n i s e d . V a r i o u s technologies were demonstrated to improve the milk yield. Uttarakhand
As agriculture in the hilly 3 0 r o o f t o p w a t e r terrains of Uttarakhand harvesting structures has been a challenge for enabled storage of 4.5 the weaker sections of the lakh litres of water for use society for securing during times of distress. sustainable livelihood, Establishment of 120 low dairy cattle development cost poly houses could was promoted by BAIF. i m p r o v e v e g e t a b l e The programme has been cultivation and fetch b e n e f i t t i n g 3 0 8 1 4 5 farmers Rs. 10,000-15,000 families in 3439 villages in 12 districts. per season. 9 training programmes and 8 During the year, 103850 AIs were carried out exposure visits were organised for vegetable with 54% conception and 22831 female growers for capacity enhancement. calves were born. 16 cattle development A new Integrated Tribal Development centres, operated in 4 districts under the project covering 700 families in 3 villages of revenue-based Ksheerdhara model, have Vikas Nagar block in Dehradun was recorded on an average, 134 AIs per month. launched. 27 wadis were established with Value chain development has been guava and citrus crops during the year. promoted in 10 centres of Nainital district. In Seeds of seasonal vegetables such as addition to these projects, BAIF has tomato, French bean, potato and ginger established 50 new cattle breeding centres were provided to generate additional across 6 districts for value chain and income. Button mushroom cultivation was community upliftment. promoted as a homestead activity for The Climate Smart Action and Strategies landless women enabling them to earn project for agriculture-dependent hill Rs. 8000-10000 per annum. 3 health camps communities was initiated in Champavat were also organised in the project villages. District through 20 awareness camps on the adverse effects of climate change on water resources. Nurseries of 8000 walnut and 20000 oak plants were established. 49 SHGs have been established with 521 women members, who deposited Rs. 12 lakhs and utilised the credit for education, marriage and health care. 350 wadis of temperate fruits such as walnut, peach, apricot and m a l t a ( c i t r u s ) w e r e promoted. Construction of P r o m o t i o n o f f a r m e r - p r o d u c e r after one year. The fruit yield during this year organisations has motivated small and was, Sunlight 26.12 kg from 20 Plants; marginal farmers to enhance agricultural Moonlight 26.49 kg from 20 Plants; Red lane productivity and profitability. They have 11.7 kg from 20 Plants and Gold lane 19.26 also taken up milk collection and marketing kg from 20 Plants. of milk and milk products, after attending The observations are in progress before a training course and undertaking field distributing the plants of these varieties to visits. our farmers. Last year, 40 saplings each of Research undertaken for studying the these varieties were propagated from the adoption of 4 mini apple varieties namely, existing plants and established in Khetikhan Red lane, Gold lane, Sunlight and Moonlight, farm with 55% survival. Additional 120 imported from the Netherlands is in saplings of these 4 varieties were progress. 25 plants of each variety, propagated through root stock M9 and established in 2015-16, had started bearing M111.
Beating all odds CASE STUDY
Dan Singh, a 65 year old man from Manner and intensive training, Dan Singh tasted Malla village in Patti district was engaged in success with tomato and capsicum raised in traditional farming on open terraces of the poly house. rugged mountainous terrain. He used to His total income was Rs. 33,250 while his cultivate vegetables on these open fields and total expenditures amounted to Rs. 9000 was often confronted with climatic enabling him to earn a net income of Rs. disturbances in the form of hail storm, heavy 24,250. Satisfied with the first harvest and rainfall, intense heat, incidences of pests and price realisation in the local market, he has attack by wild animals. been motivated to take up cultivation of During an interaction with the villagers, Dan minor spices along with these two vegetables Singh shared his perplexities with the BAIF twice a year. The demand for poly houses is field team. Realising the opportunity to on the rise in this village. transform the quality of life of villagers like Dan Singh, poly h o u s e t e c h n o l o g y w a s promoted in the village. Initially, there was doubt among the villagers but after being convinced about the benefits and the standard operation practices and its protection from wild animals and climatic changes, Dan Singh constructed a poly house on his farm. Plant protection measures were provided in convergence with Krishi Vigyan Kendra Lohaghat. With a total project support of Rs. 30,000
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 54 Bihar
Over the last 15 years, expanded homestead BAIF has contributed to horticulture, diversified poverty alleviation in staple grain system with different regions in the legumes and vegetables state through its inclusive while promoting small d e v e l o p m e n t ruminant, poultry and programmes with special dairy value chains. The focus on dairy husbandry p r o j e c t a p p r o a c h a n d f a r m - b a s e d exhibited at the regional livelihood, benefitting K i s a n M e l a at B i h a r 1.60 lakh families in 251 villages of 14 Agricultural University, Sabour was districts. During the year, 2949635 AIs were adjudged as the Second Best Stall. 200 performed. The sorted semen technology women farmers participated in the programme has made good impact on the agriculture nutrition workshop. Women income prospects of poor farmers with the empowerment programme continued to birth of 148 calves during the year. To evoke good response from women increase awareness among farmers a caller participants. tune was installed in all the official mobile The wadi programme supported 91 tribal handsets of self employed youth and centre families through the establishment of in-charge. mango and guava orchards on denuded The TARINA Project covering 40 villages in 6 lands. A climate smart village approach has panchayats in Dharhara Block, Munger been adopted in five clusters of Chandi in district has ensured increased consumption Nalanda district through 3725 super of nutritious food, reduced drudgery of champion, champion and other farmers women through labour saving technologies, with the support of ICT service, improved seeds, integrated pest and nutrient management and soil testing technologies. The Golden Jubilee celebration was organised on August 29, 2017 in Patna with Dr. N. VijayaLaxmi, Secretary, Animal & Fisheries Resource Department, Govt. of Bihar, as the Chief Guest.
Woman farmer demonstrates Woman Power CASE STUDY
Chhabeli Devi is a marginal farmer in Subject Matter Specialist. With the support Gopalichak village in Dharhara block of of her family members, she prepared the Munger district. She has approximately one land and took up sowing of okra, sponge acre of land for cultivation. A transformation gourd, bitter gourd and bottle gourd. She took place in her family when she registered also started taking care of the plants and as a farmer with the TARINA Project. With adhered to all the intercultural operations this enrollment, she received an opportunity advised by the BAIF specialist. to attend the trainings provided by BAIF She started harvesting the vegetables. Agriculture Scientist and exposure to the Adequate quantity of different vegetables National Horticultural Research and helped to improve the food intake of the Development Foundation (NHRDF), Patna. family. She was also able to sell 120 kg of She was able to gain awareness about good okra, 20 kg of bitter gourd and 25 kg of quality vegetable seeds and scientific sponge gourd in the weekly market and earn method of cultivation. Under this project, Rs. 4800. she obtained quality seed, fertiliser, protective irrigation and technical guidance. She now plans to extend her vegetable cultivation to one acre and motivate other She initiated vegetable cultivation on 0.25 women for food security. acre of land under the supervision of BAIF's JHARKHAND
The livestock development in Khunti, to increase the programme operated in number of wadis to 900. all 24 districts, is serving While all the new wadi 15.19 lakh farmers spread participants were oriented over 21,387 villages. in various technologies to During the year, 531224 establish the orchard, 65 A I s were carried out landless farmers were t h r o u g h 1 0 1 0 c a t t l e trained in managing goat development centres. 59% and heifer rearing and inseminations were carried piggery. Each wadi farmer o u t w i t h s e m e n o f established 40 mango and indigenous breeds, of 72 guava saplings on 0.4 Sahiwal (38%), exotic breeds ( 36.5%), HF and its ha. Farmers having water resources for crosses (25.4%) and 4.5% buffaloes. The irrigation were supported to install pump sets conception rate was 51.47% and 109332 female and pipe lines. In Giridih district, 200 new wadis calves were born. Since inception, 584533 were established during the year to increase the crossbred females have been born under the total wadi participants to 456.44. Landless BAIF programme. The support activities farmers were trained in off-farm micro included supply of 754.5 tons of cattle feed at enterprises. Irrigation facilities for irrigation subsidised cost, organisation of 82 calf rallies were developed in 2 clusters of 55 and 83 wadis and 1191 animal productive enhancement, respectively in Berdonga and Birangadda benefitting 44044 families. For the first time in villages. Sprinkler irrigation was provided for the Jharkhand, use of sorted semen for artificial intercrops as well. 7 Productivity Enhancement insemination was launched on November 10, Camps were organised in Wadi villages. 100 bucks of Black Bengal breed were provided to goat keepers' groups among wadi owners. 10 field guides were appointed to train goat keepers. One Cattle Development Centre was established. Contribution of Wadi farmers amounting to Rs. 476,140 was maintained as revolving fund in a separate bank account. Wadi is providing livelihood to the tribal families. Producer Organisation Promoting Institution (POPI) project sponsored by N A B A R D in Torpa, Khunti district, strengthened farmers through hand holding, exposure and training. OMON Producer Company Ltd. was formed and a business plan to facilitate wadi farmers.
2016 and the results were very encouraging The Adivasi Livelihood Project in Central with the percentage of female calves being born India is creating awareness among villagers as 91%. about their entitlements under various Government schemes. u Wadi projects launched in 2015 in Khunti and Giridih districts, have enrolled 400 new farmers 57 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 BAIF Development Research Foundation Organogram
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Execu ve Commi ee of Trustees
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
President & Managing Trustee
Central Monitoring and Research Coordina on Commi ee Vigilance Cell (CMVC) Internal Complaint Committee
Executive Vice Presidents Vice President Vice Presidents (Opera ons) (Thema c)
Vice Vice Vice Vice Vice Vice President Vice Vice President - President - President - President - President (Other Prog.) President President East West North South (Livestock) (Finance) (HRM)
CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION AND RESEARCH CAMPUSES
Field Units Programme Directors / Execu ves BAIF Ins tute for Sustainable Livelihoods and Dev elopment (BISLD)
BISLD State Offices
1. Pune Headquarters 8. Bihar 2. Uttar Pradesh 9. Maharashtra 3. Uttarakhand 10. Gujarat 4. Punjab 11. Madhya Pradesh 5. Rajasthan 12. Hyderabad: AP, Telangana 6. Jharkhand 13. Karnataka 7. Odisha
BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 I 58 Multidisciplinary Programme Coverage
STATE - DISTRICTS Livestock Watershed Agriculture/Wadi Women Empowement Development Development Agri-Business Dev. Finance / Health Andhra Pradesh - Guntur, Prakasam ü ü West Godavari ü ü Chittoor ü Anantapur ü Bihar - Banka, Munger ü ü ü Chhapra, Samastipur, Vaishali ü ü ü Ara, Begusarai, Buxar, Gopalganj, Lakkhisarai, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Rohtas, Siwan ü Chhattisgarh - Bastar ü Raigarh ü Gujarat - Bhavnagar, Vadodara ü ü ü Dangs, Navsari, Valsad ü ü ü ü Bharuch, Surat, Tapi ü ü ü Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Gandhinagar, Junagadh, ü Kutch, Mehsana, Narmada, Patan, Panchmahal, Porbandar, Rajkot Amreli, Jamnagar ü ü U.T. of Dadra And Nagar Haveli ü ü ü Haryana - Jind, Yamunagar ü Himachal Pradesh - Mandi ü ü Jharkhand - Dhanbad, Giridih, Khunti ü ü ü Deoghar, Godda, Gumla, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamu, Ranchi, Simdega ü ü Bokaro, Chatra, Dumka, East Singhbhum, Garhwa, Godda, Hazaribagh, Jamtara, Koderma, ü Latehar, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamu, Ramgarh, Sahebganj, Saraikela-kharsawan, West Singhbhum Karnataka - Chitradurga, Chamarajanagara ü Bagalkot, Bidar, Chikkaballapura, Davanagere, Dharwad, Kalburagi, Mandya, Shimogga, Yadgir ü ü Belagavi, Bellary, Gadag, Hassan, Haveri, Koppal, Mysore, Raichur, Uttara Kannada, Vijayapura ü ü Tumkur ü ü ü Madhya Pradesh - Dhar, Guna, Jhabua ü ü ü Barwani, Betul ü ü ü Chhattarpur, Tikamgarh ü ü ü Sehore, Indore ü ü ü Raisen, Seoni, Satna, Singrauli ü ü Bhopal, Damoh, Datia, Mansore, Panna, Sagar, Ujjain ü Rajgarh ü Gwalior, Guna ü ü Vidisha ü ü Betul ü ü Hoshangabad ü ü Maharashtra- Ahmednagar, Amravati, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Jalgaon ü ü ü ü Nagpur, Nandurbar, Nashik, Pune, Washim, Wardha, Yevatmal Palghar, Gondia, Nanded ü ü ü Beed, Bhandara ü ü ü Hingoli ü ü ü Akola ü ü Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara ü Osmanabad ü Raigad ü ü Odisha - Angul, Bolangir, Bargarh, Bouda, Kalahandi, Koraput, Nuawapada, Sambalpur, Sonepur, ü Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Keonjhar Punjab - Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur, Shahid B.S. Nagar ü Rajasthan- Bundi, Udaipur ü ü ü ü Ajmer, Banswara, Barmer, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur ü ü ü Alwar, Bhilwara, Bharatpur, Baran, Dausa, Jhalawar, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand ü ü Jaipur, Karauli, Nagaur, Sirohi, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk ü Telangana - Mahabubnagar, Rangareddy ü ü ü Khammam, Karimnagar, Nalgonda, Warangal ü Medak ü ü Uttarakhand- Champavat, Dehra Dun, Rudraprayag ü ü ü Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Haridwar, Nainital, Uddham Singh Nagar ü Uttar Pradesh - Agra, Allahabad, Amethi, Kasganj, Rae Bareli, Sultanpur ü ü ü Pratapgarh ü ü ü Bahraich, Balrampur, Gonda ü ü Aligarh, Ambedkar Nagar, Auriya, Azamgarh, Bagpat, Ballia, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, ü Bijnor, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Chandauli, Deoria, Etah, Etawah, Faizabad, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Gautambudh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hardoi, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Amroha, Kannauj, Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, Kaushambi, Kushi Nagar, Lakhimpurkhiri, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, Mahoba, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mau, Meerut, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Muzaffar Nagar, Pilibhit, Rampur, Santkabir Nagar, Bhadohi, Saharanpur, Shahjahanpur, Shravasti, Siddharth Nagar, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Unnao, Varanasi
59 I BAIF I ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 RESEARCH COORDINATION COMMITTEE INTERNAL COMPLAINT COMMITTEE
Dr. A.B. Pande, Chairman Ms. Veena Halwe, Presiding Officer Ms. Arunima Dandawate Members: Mr. B.K. Kakade Ms. Sharmila Jadhav Dr. J.N. Daniel Ms. Pooja Majgankar Dr. S.S. Roy Mr. Sanwarmal Chejara
Associate Members: Dr. Prasad Kulkarni Dr. J.R. Khadse Ms. Ashlesha Deo Mr. P.S. Takawale Ms. Preeti Karmarkar, External Member Dr. M. Swaminathan Ms. Veena Halwe Mr. R.C. Kote Mr. S.E. Pawar, Convenor
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