| Sanction Date: | 30.08.2024 | |||
| Project Category | MG | |||
| Year | 2024-2025 | |||
| Project Duration | 3 Year | |||
| BTA : | LOEG | |||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Darma Valley, Pithoragarh Uttarakhand |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | GBPNIHE, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttarakhand, India-263643 | |||
| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||
| 1 | GBPNIHE, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttarakhand | |||
| 2 | ICAR- VPKAS, Almora, Uttarakhand | |||
| 3 | Krishi-Vigyan Kendra, Nainital, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand | |||
| 4 | Department of Agriculture District Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Shailaja Punetha
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| Project Brief Description: | The Darma Valley is located in the northern half of the Pithoragarh District of Uttarakhand, India. It is situated between the Kali and Dhauliganga rivers and is part of the Kumaon region. This valley is home to the Bhotiya tribal society locally known as Darmya or Darmani. The specific focus of the present study is on the Darma Valley itself, which encompasses indigenous tribal villages scattered across a range of altitudes from 2250 to 4350 meters above sea level. The total population of the Darma Valley is approximately 1000 people. Although the valley has diverse agro-climatic zones with unique crop/agri-enterprises, climate change in this particular Himalayan region has serious implications for livelihood support systems and overall human well-being. To foster climate smart local farming community and for upliftment of livelihood in the region, the regional neglected and underutilized (NUS) crop species such as grain amaranth, buckwheat, leafy mustard and black cumin will be promoted by introduction of various technological as well as biotechnological interventions. There will be two kinds of interventions, viz. 1) Promotion of indigenous climatic resilient crops under open cultivation during the available short growing season (March-October) for enhancing nutritional security; 2) Enhancement of cropping period using climate-smart techniques (modified crop protection structures) for enhancing farmers' income. Germplasm of farmers varieties/landraces of target species will be collected for screening, purification and enhancement of climate-resilient traits for extensive cultivation in target region. Region specific interventions will be done at farmer's field to enhance the income and livelihoods. | |||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: |
• Farmers |
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| Activity Chart (For 3 years) | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 97,74,000 (Rupees: Ninety-Seven Lakh Seventy-Four Thousand Only) | |||
| 1st Installment (in Rs.) : | Rs. 24,43,500 (Rupees: Twenty four lakh forty three thousand five hundred only) [25% of Total Project Cost] | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
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• To enhance stress tolerance of Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species (NUS) through new farming techniques and biotechnological interventions of Darma valley, Kumaun Himalayas. •To develop enterprise-based models through post-harvest processing, value addition and market linkage development. •To conserve agro-biodiversity through exploration of valuable germplasm, on-farm, gene bank conservation and establishment of community seed or gene bank. • To uplift Socio-economic status of tribal community through capacity building on climate smart techniques for resilience building of local inhabitants of the village. |
• Crop/product-based enterprises with proper MoUs/Contract with farmers at 06 ST/SC dominated villages with at least 500 direct and 800 indirect beneficiaries. • Socio-economic upliftment of selected farmers: a) Increase in yield of target (NUS) crops and other different enterprises of farmers. b) Sustainable production of farm produce. c) Increase in daily income of farmers. • Capacity development of Mahila Mangal Dals, unemployed youth and farmers in 6 boarder villages. |
• No. of Datasets/ Database: NUS of endemic crops; Distinctive Germplasm; Gene Bank data; Community Seed Bank data (Nos.); • No. of Border Villages covered (Nos.) in synergy with VVP of Govt. of India; • No. of Assessment/ Analytical Reports: Assessment and Conservation of agro-biodiversity; Convergence/ Synergy Plan with Vibrant Villages Programme of Govt. of India; • No. of Models/ Prototypes (Nos.): Enterprises, Post-Harvest Processing Units, etc. • No. of Technical/ Technological/ Industrial Transfer Manuals; • No. of Market linkages (Nos.); • Stakeholders' Capacity Built: No. of MMD, Women, Farmers, Unemployed Youths, etc.; • No. of MoUs/ Contracts signed with local farmers (Nos.); • No. of Stakeholders as beneficiaries: No. of SC/ ST community people (women, youths, farmers, etc.) (Nos.); • % Increase in Socio-economic status of tribal communities, i.e. Yield as well as Income enhancement of the local community people (% increase); |
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Salary (Sanctioned) |
| 1. | 2 JPF | @ 24,000/ pm |
| 2. | Expert | @ 1,50,000/-p.year. |
| 3. | 02 Fieldworkers | @18000/-p.m. |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Hardware, Software, minor equipment (Laptop, Printer, camera, GPS, Portable Mike system, and audio-visual system | 10,50,000/- |
