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							                            TATA-ICRISAT-BAIF PROJECT
                Combating Land Degradation and Increasing Productivity
                      in Madhya Pradesh and Eastern Rajasthan

                               Development cum research interventions

                                       Workplan 2004–2005


Sl. No.                              Activity                                 Unit/Target
  1.      Activity 1: Participatory Rural Appraisal in Bisanpura,       5 Villages
          Phalanda, Salavalya, Balapura & Beevanwa


  2.      Activity 2: Increasing agriculture productions                300 ha
          a. Scaling up of technologies

                     o   Kharif: maize, sorghum, black gram,
                         pigeonpea
                     o   Rabi: wheat, pea, chickpea, safflower

          b. Evaluation of technologies

           • Crops and cropping system

                     o   Maize with black gram as intercrop
                     o   Maize with pigeonpea as intercrop
                     o   Safflower as a boarder crop
                     o   Groundnut as a sole crop in summer

           • Varietal trials

                     o   Kharif: maize, sorghum, millet
                     o   Rabi: wheat, chickpea, safflower

           • INM

                     o   Maize, black gram, wheat, chickpea &
                         groundnut

          c. Promotion of efficient irrigation devices

                     o   Improved surface irrigation (through
                         sprinkler set in wheat)
                     o   Low cost irrigation system (Bucket/Tank drip
                         irrigation in vegetable cultivation)
          d. Best bet technologies options (improved packages)
                     o Kharif: maize, groundnut, pigeonpea and
                         black gram
                     o Rabi: wheat, chickpea and safflower
3.   Activity 3: Income Generation Activities through SHG I
     KVS (Executed through revolving fund)

     On-farm
      • Pea as green vegetable cultivation                       20 ha
      • Seasonal vegetable cultivation                           05 ha

     Off-farm
      • Scaling up washing powder with improved packaging        3000 kg
     material
      • Goatry (Buck distribution)                               10 no

4.   Activity 4: Strategic research

        •   Participatory biodiversity assessment in existing 2 villages
            Silvipasture - Thana & Itunda
        •   Biomass production assessment
        •   Improvement of local varieties of Ber with
            commercial varieties (Umarn, Gola and Apple) with
            500 plants

5.   Activity 5: Increasing forage production

        •   Cultivation of sorghum & Barseem                     40 families
        •   Value addition of straw by urea treatment            30 families

6.   Activity 6: Increasing animal productivity and goat breed
     improvement

        •   Cattle development center
        •   Strengthening of artificial insemination center      1 center
            scaling up with promotion of preventive health
            measure care                                         7
        •   Vaccination & Deworming (50 per animal)
        •   Promotion of Chaff cutter
        •   Castrator (1 for LR & 1 for SR)
                                                                 2

7.   Activity 7: Community health program (to be linked with
     ongoing govt. program)

        •   Chlorination of wells with water testing             15 wells
        •   Organization of health camp                          1
8.    Activity 8: Human resource development

        a. Farmer level:

         •   Exposure visit (35 farmers) visit to ICRISAT and     2
             Rajasthan
         •   Strengthening of Environment club                    5
         •   Field day - Rabi & Kharif
         •   Training (Strengthening of CBO and SHG, skill        2
             orientation, INM Land and water management, trial
             execution, IGA, livestock based training seed        12 (additional ones)
             procurement, seed treatment, seed storage &
             vermicomposting)

        b. Organization level:
                                                               1 (2 persons)
         •   Technical training – (Research and documentation) 1
         •   Cross visit (6 Person)

9.    Activity 9: Rehabilitation of common land – Thana           18 ha (rehabilitation of
                                                                  old watershed)
         •   Provision of watch & ward
         •   Resowing of Cenchruis Setigus & Stylo hemata         1
         •   Gap filling
         •   Construction of gate
         •   Repairing and refilling fencing & fencing material

10.   Activity 10: Vermicomposting (commercial model) along 30
      with crop trials
11.   Activity 11: Promotion on bio diesel plantation with basin 7 ha
      making & fencing plants 200 per ha. (Jatropha curcus at
      private land)
12.   Activity 12: Establishing Gliricidia plantation on field bund 25000 plants

13.   Activity 13: Establishment of seed bank (through            2 village
      revolving fund)
14.   Activity 14: Develop training materials, eg, Earthen pot,
      Intercrop, Varietals, INM, IPM, Vermicomposting, Breed
      improvement, Water born disease, Seed bank, Income
      generation activates, Efficient Irrigation system

15.   Activity 15: Develop comparative socio-technical analysis 5
      of existing in situ soil and water conservation practices

16.   Activity 16

         •   Organization of District Level Experience sharing    1
             Workshop (2 days in December, 30 persons) Field
             visit (4 Jeep one day x 1000) Workshop material
             (30 persons x 250/ Workshop arrangement
         •   District Level Quarterly meeting (4 Quar x 15
             Person x 100/- Persons)




17.   Activity 17: Documentation & photograph                 7 villages

18.   Activity 18: Monitoring and Evaluation

         •   Transport travel etc.                            7 villages
         •   Travel cost (field staff)                        7 villages
         •   Sundries (Stationary, postage, telephone, fax,
             photocopy, electricity & water, audit fees)