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Proposal for Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development under National Horticulture Mission

This proposal outlines the key areas of focus for IFFCO Foundation Trust in collaboration with National Horticulture Mission, including strengthening cooperatives and farmers organizations, promoting women empowerment through group approaches, introducing new planting materials, rejuvenating old orchards, and implementing organic farming and pollination support through beekeeping.

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Proposal for Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development under National Horticulture Mission

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  1. PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION by IFFCO FOUNDATION (TRUST PROMOTED BY IFFCO FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT)

  2. PRINCIPAL THRUST AREAS • Strenthening of Coops & Farmers’ Organizations • Agriculture development through SHGs/Cooperative/Association/Federation of SHGs • Diversification of Agriculture • Development of SHGs through Micro-Enterprises • Women Empowerment through Coops. & Group Approach • Public Policy & Reforms

  3. COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTRES (CDRCs) INSTITUTIONS ALREADY SET UP FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOCATIONS STATESDISTRICTS UP : Aligarh, Deoria, Ghazipur, Lalitpur, Unnao; PUNJAB : Sangrur and Panjkoshi in Ferozepur Bihar : Khagaria & West Champaran Karnataka ; Kolar, Shimoga, Belgaum Uttranchal : Tehri Garhwal

  4. IF – CDRC SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROGRAMMES • Soil – Testing & Farm Advisory Services • Soil Testing • Labs established : Aligarh, Unnao, Deoria & Khagaria • Samples Tested : 1200 • Soil Health Cards : Issued to all • Farm Advisory Services • IFFCO Kiosk Portal established at all the centres • Technology Transfer through FLDS – Maize, Arhar, Rice, Wheat, Rapeseed & Mustard.

  5. PRIORITY AREAS • Crop Production • Horticulture • Bee-Keeping • Livestock Development • Fisheries • Agro-forestry

  6. HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT • Introduction of new planting material • Development of nurseries • Rejuvenation of old orchards • Preservation and processing of fruits & vegetables • Training of farmers

  7. PROMOTION OF HORTICULTURE • Fruit Nursery development in Collaboration with IARI, New Delhi at Aligarh • Mango – Dashehari, Amrapali & Arunima • Guava – Allahabad Safeda & Pusa Shrijan • Aonla :Kanchan (NA-4), Krishna (NA-5) • Papaya – Pusa Dwarf

  8. Shri R.S. Pandey, Addl. Secretary (Agri & Coop.) Visited Horticulture nursery at Aligarh

  9. VEGETABLE NURSERY

  10. Vegetable Nursery at Ghazipur (U.P.)

  11. Vegetable Nursery at Deoria

  12. NHM PROJECT PROPOSAL • Nursery Development • Improvement/Rejuvenation of Existing orchards • Organic Farming • Pollination support through Beekeeping • Human Resource Development

  13. 1.1 Nursery Development- Objectives • Enhance productivity of fruits, vegetables and flowers through quality planting material • Provide quality planting material to farmers at reasonable price • Train farmers in production of quality planting material • Disseminate nursery raising technology • To set up small model nurseries • Women development – (Promotion of group approach)

  14. 1.2 Nursery Development- Methodology • Selection of suitable site especially through Groups/Association/Co-op linked with the Foundation – 1300 SHGs (17,100 members-75% women)/25 Associations/300 Primary Cooperatives . • Soil and water analysis facilities at Aligarh, Unnao, Deoria & Khagaria. • Procurement of true to type planting material from genuine source i.e. IARI, IIVR, SAU, CISH • Raising nurseries under expert supervision • Registration of nurseries for sale/supply • Active involvement of SHGs/Associations/Cooperatives

  15. 1.3 NURSERY DEVELOPMENT - IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

  16. 2.1 Rejuvenation of Existing Orchards- Objectives • Make senile orchards productive and juvenile • • Adopt latest technology • • Alter varietal composition • • Introduce high density planting • • Enhance the profitability

  17. 2.2 Rejuvenation of Existing Orchards- Methodology • Identification of old Orchards • Top and Frame Working by Power Pruning Saw • Procurement of bud wood and scion from genuine source(already tied up with IARI/CISH/SAU). • Frame working with latest available varieties • Operations under expert guidance

  18. 2.3 Rejuvenation of Existing Orchards- Implementation Plan .

  19. 3.1 Organic Farming- Objectives • Ensuring sustainability of vegetable and fruit production • Improving quality/safety of produce • Reducing cost of cultivation • Improving soil health • Reduction in consumption of inorganics • Promotion of kitchen gardens through Groups/Associations/Cooperatives

  20. 3.2 Organic Farming- Methodology • Promotion of vermi-compost • Introduction of green manure • Conservation of natural resource • Introduction of organic package • Encourage contract farming

  21. 3.3 Organic Farming- Implementation Plan

  22. 4.1 Pollination support Through Bee keeping- Objectives • Enhancing crop productivity by increased pollination • Providing diversified entrepreneurship • Additional income and employment generation • Empowering farm women

  23. 4.2Pollination support through Bee keeping- Methodology • Motivating farmers for beekeeping(training already taken up). • Establishing beehives at crop fields-(480 beehives) • Procurement of Apis mellifera from genuine source • Procurement, processing and marketing of honey • AGMARK obtained and marketing tied up with Dabur & Kejariwal Groups).

  24. 4.3 Pollination support Through Bee keeping- Implementation Plan

  25. 5.1 Human Resource Development-Objectives • Exposure of farmers specially farm women to adoption of HYV • Familiarization of farmers with improved production technology • Awareness about post harvest technologies and value addition of produce • Visit of APMCs and interaction with experts/ marketeers

  26. 5.2 Human Resource Development - Implementation Plan Two Days Programme of visit (1000 farmers)

  27. 5.3 Human Resource Development - Implementation Plan Seven Days Programme of visit (500 farmers)

  28. Financial Assistance Required (2006-07)

  29. COLLABORATION & ALLIANCES • (Prominent Development Partners) • Indian Farmers’ Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) • Central & Respective State Governments • National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) • National Cooperative Union Of India (NCUI) • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) • Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) ‘ • Indian Potash Limited (IPL) • State Universities • Krishi Vigyan/Gyan Kendras (KVK/KGK) • National Seeds Corporation (NSC)

  30. 11. Bhartiya Agro-Industries Foundation (BAIF) 12. IFFCO-Tokio General insurance Company Limited (ITGI) 13. National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) 14. Indian Farm Forestry Development Cooperative Ltd. (IFFDC) 15. Uttar Pradesh Diversified Agriculture Support Project (UP/DASP) 16. Uttar Pradesh Bhumi Sudhar Nigam (UPBSN) 17. National Horticulture Research & Development Foundation (NHRDF) 18. Central Warehouse Corporation (CWC) 19. National Agricultural Coop Marketing Federation (NAFED) 20. National Bee Board (NBB) 21. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 22. Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO/UN) 23. International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD)

  31. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION IFFCO FOUNDATION IFFCO HOUSE, 34, NEHRU PLACE NEW DELHI - 110019

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