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Sanction Date: |
16-06-2020 |
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Project Category |
MG |
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Year |
2020-2021 |
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Project Duration |
3 Years + 06 Months 15 Days Project Extension + 6 Months Project Extension |
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BTA : |
Livelihood Options and Employment Generation |
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Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Kashmir Himalaya
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Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences
and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST)
Shalimar Campus, J&K-190025 |
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Project Partners: |
S.No. |
Name |
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Krishi-Vigyan Kendra of Bandipora
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| 2. |
Krishi-Vigyan Kendra of Budgam
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| 3. |
Krishi-Vigyan Kendra of Srinagar |
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Krishi-Vigyan Kendra of Ganderbal |
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Krishi-Vigyan Kendra of Anantnag |
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Krishi-Vigyan Kendra of Kulgam |
| 7. |
Krishi-Vigyan Kendra of Pumbai |
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Lead Proponent: |
Dr. Imtiyaz Jahangir Khan
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences
and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST)
Shalimar Campus, J&K-190025
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Project Brief Description: |
One of the main objectives of National Mission on Himalayan Studies is to launch and support innovative studies and related knowledge interventions towards the sustenance and enhancement of the ecological, natural, cultural, and socio-economic capital assets and values of the Internal Himalayan Region. Under this project, our motive is to uplift the economy and sustainability of farming and woman folk of Kashmir and Ladakh Himalayan regions and in this regard Integrated Farming System models will be established in the representative areas which will fetch the attention of other farmers and will adopt this practice for enhancement of ecology and socio-economic conditions.
Each eco situation differs from others in respect of profitability of different crops and enterprises. And it will have one or two major crops/enterprises which need to be taken as base for any IFS model. Thus, there will be a different crop/enterprise based models of IFS like Rice based, Potato based, Rajmash based, Buck wheat based, Dairy based, Poultry based, etc. Within an Agro ecological situation, sizes of farm holdings, availability of farm family members/labourers, etc. needs to be considered before planning an IFS system.
Hence, there is a need to develop and popularize Integrated Farming System at hilly and transitional zone of this part of Himalaya under NMHS Programme to cater the needs of farmers of this region to produce quality crops and helps in increasing the potential of export market and even reduces the cost of production of the crops.
The nature of work in the Interior Himalayan Region is very relevant to NMHS and the upliftment of farmers socio-economic conditions should be on national priority, therefore need of the hour is to take necessary and concrete measures in a positive direction to upgrade the farming system of this region.
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Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: |
1. Farmers of project area will be benefited by new techniques of bio-composting, vermi-composting, bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, intercropping, dairy, poultry and by producing healthy, sustainable and pure food.
2. Youth and women will be benefited by providing various entrepreneurship opportunities.
3. Tribal and farming community will be uplifted by practicing Integrated Farming System models.
4. Tourists will be attracted more and more which will boost our economy.
5. Farmers will fetch more income by selling natural (organic) produce.
6. Above all, our natural resources will be preserved and a clean and pollution free environment will be created in Inner Himalayan Range.
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Activity Chart (For 3 years) |
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| Project Objectives |
Quantifiable Deliverables |
Monitoring Indicators |
| • Development of site specific and appropriate crop/enterprise based models suitable for different agro-ecological situations. |
• Village-Specific Models developed at different agro-situations of Kashmir and Ladakh will be measured in terms of on ground establishment models at 30 ST dominated villages with at least 600 beneficiaries mainly from SC communities |
Village economic models
analyzed (Nos). |
| • Integrating as many of the enterprises as possible from crop production, horticulture, animal husbandry, forestry, fisheries, value addition, etc. |
• Increase in yield of crops and other different enterprises of farmers (~30 % increase). |
Area of Demonstrative Pilot
Plot/ Site developed. |
| • Socio-economic upliftment of farmers, women, youth and tribal populations of project area by demonstrating region specific IFS models. |
• Doubling the income of farmers (~100% from present level). |
• Village specific models with no. of villages and beneficiaries (No.) |
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• Horizontal/vertical spread of models Involving unemployed youth, women of SC/ST communities, farmers through various trainings and awareness programs by which the spread of technology both in vertical and horizontal directions |
• Increase in yield of crops (%) |
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• Increase in daily income of farmers (Rs./ day) |
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• No. of trainings and awareness programs by which the spread of technology both in vertical and horizontal directions(No.) |
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• Other Publications and Knowledge Products (Nos.). |
