Project Brief:
The plight of marginal farmers is well knows. Most of them depending on the income from rainfed agriculture. Falling in a debt trap with the local money lender is a common sight. Government support may be just enough to keep the farmers breathing. Many regions in India are recording famers suicide. We plan to create a farmer training and support facility to improve their economic wellbeing. The idea is to develop functional models in a live farm of 2 to 3 acres where Farmers can learn and replicate the ideas to improve their income, improve their yield per acre and water conservation. We plan to tweak these models to make it native, local and easily adaptable by the farming community. So depending on the chosen location, the models for income, improving yield and water conservation can vary.
Key objectives
a. To create a farmer training and support centre to improve income, yield and water conservation for marginal farmers.
b. To support minimum 100 farmers to improve their livelihood
c. To create awareness with at least 500 farmers on various tools and techniques to improve the income.
Qualitative Impact
The proposed farmer training and support centre is one-of-a- kind in the area and the facility can become a pivot in improving the livelihood of the farmers. Further the awareness on the best practices can promote the environment sustainability.
Deliverable/Outcome
a. Ready to use training infrastructure with models.
b. 500 farmers and community members trained on environment sustainability.
c. 100 farmers supported to create impact on their income
Quantitative Impact
The plan is to support 100 farmers in terms of improving their livelihood. Then train at least 500 farmers and community members trained on Environment sustainability. 1 Facility with 20+ live models is created and maintained for a year.