OUR THRUST ACTIVITIES
Sustainable Agriculture for food and nutritional security
By strengthening the existing groups of marginalized Adivasis and Dalit communities, Farmers Clubs, Community Based Organisations (Women Self-Help Groups), Farmers Producers Organisation and Village Development Committees – to contribute towards their political, economic and cultural independence and ensure it through their collective action for sustainable food security and socio-economic development”.
TRAINING ON SRI CULTIVATION AND DEMONSTRATION
Peoples Rural Association for Better Human Action & Training (PRABHAT) has provided technical support to more than 150 farmers in Hanumantpur gram panchayat of Rayagada District for adopting SRI method of paddy cultivation as well as demonstration. We have imparted training on SRI and Sustainable Agriculture to 261 farmers at village – Hanumantpur under Chandrapur block of Rayagada District.
PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING
We promoted Organic Farming program in Chandrapur block of Rayagada district, which has resulted in increased crop production and vegetable production in villages of Chandrapur Block. We provided incentives to the Organic farmers for achieving success in implementation & utilizing of Organic Farming practices as well as methods. Development of Irrigation infrastructures have given crop protection and encouraged for multi season cropping among farmers. Many fallow lands have been put under cultivation through land development. There has been increase in production of Vegetable in villages, Cash crops, Pulses production. More employment opportunity had created and annual income of the households has increased. The health and nutritional standard of families have also developed due to consumption of fresh vegetable. The unemployed youths have income and employment through support of Economic activities and Organic farming development.
TRAINING OF FARMERS ON CULTIVATION
As the economy of tribal in target area is based on output from hill cultivation and forest including some other alternative livelihood options. Agriculture and forest, being important livelihood options, a significant proportion of tribal is engaged in such practices. Due to high slopes and lack of conservation measures, soil erosion is very high in such high lands, as such; the productivity of land and soil fertility has declined over the years. Reducing ecology and livelihood inter-relationship is spiraling down gradually with continued decrease in carrying capacity of the available natural resources in the area.
Looking to the above problems, our organization namely, PRABHAT organized training of farmers with the help of Agriculture Experts on cultivation, plantation techniques, and plant care of different vegetables, pulses, cereals, maize and millet plants. The expert imparted training on land leveling, raising of seedlings, weeding and harvesting of plants.
PROMOTION OF KITCHEN GARDEN
Kitchen gardens or backyard gardens and nurseries have been initiated by PRABHAT to augment resources and improve access to food sources at the community-level. We encourage community members to undertake kitchen gardening as a viable income-generation activity. Trained staffs and Volunteers of PRABHAT facilitate the process, motivating the community on the benefits of kitchen gardening and providing information on the availability of seeds and saplings from various sources. At household-level, surplus vegetables (post-consumption) from the kitchen garden have generated a sizable additional income for poor household. Presently 475 farmers are undertaken kitchen gardens at backyard of their households.
TRAINING OF FARMERS ON POST HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY
Peoples Rural Association for Better Human Action & Training (PRABHAT) with the association of Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), Government of India organized two days training of 45 farmers on Post harvesting technology at village Dangasorda in Chandrapur block of Rayagada district during the year 2017. About 45 farmers of the block are participated and oriented on post harvest technology and metal bins were distributed to farmers for storage purpose.
FORMATION AND PROMOTION OF FARMER’S CLUB
With the support of NABARD Rayagada, PRABHAT has been able to organize the farmers to work united – primarily organize in the form of Farmers Club and access to support and guidance provided by NABARD. With the support of NABARD, it has been possible to form 22 Farmers Club. 18 Clubs have meanwhile been facilitated to open their account in Bank. Meanwhile 14 farmers clubs have been extended seeds and input support by NABARD Bhubaneswar.
