| Sanction Date: | 26-02-2018 | ||||
| Project Category | MG | ||||
| Batch Year | 2017-2018 | ||||
| Project Duration | 3 Years + 5 Months Extension | ||||
| BTA : | Skill Development and Capacity Building | ||||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: | Sikkim State | ||||
| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
Sikkim University Gangtok, Sikkim |
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | Roles & Responsibilities | ||
1. |
Himali Vikas Sansthan, West Sikkim |
1. Identification of village |
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| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Laxuman Sharma Sikkim University Gangtok, Sikkim |
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| Project Brief Description: | The local landraces, underutilized and the indigenous crops are of vital importance to sustain the food production and nutritional security in the realm of changing climate. The cultivated crops or the technology used for growing these crops have been developed by continuous efforts of the associated community. These crops adapt well to local conditions and respond well to the low inputs and are fairly tolerant to biotic and abiotic stresses and are suited best for the organic farming system. Some of the important underutilized or local germplasm of vegetables with high degree of potentiality for resilient and sustainable agriculture grown in Sikkim hills are Cyphomandra betacca, Sechium edule, Momordica cochinchinensis, Momordica dioca, Canavalia ensiformis, Vicia faba Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, Trichosanthus dioca, Coccinia grandis, Allium sativum, Amorphophallus spp., Dioscorea spp., cucumis sativus, etc.These crops have great potential for exploiting them for nutritional security and sustainable agriculture. Wide diversity of cereals comprising rice, maize, primitive popcorn, barley; Pseudo cereals like buckwheat, foxtail millet, finger millet. Legumes like ricebean, black gram, sword beans and oilseeds like perilla have been the major component of cropping system. Hundreds of medicinal and aromatic plants, bamboo and rattans, flowers like orchids, primulas and ferns constitute the major share of agro- biodiversity. Vegetables, pulses and the cereals being annual crops are more prone to extinction, if the continuity of the cropping is not followed. Lots of varieties of rice and millets are already extinct in the state. The prevent project envisaged for Intensification of crops, conservation strategies and promotion through different extension activities. The conservation and promotion of local land races, underutilized and indigenous species or varieties of crop and their commercialization can be considered as an alternative towards improving the food security, livelihood, and nutritional status of the community residing at the remotest Hills of North East India, particularly Sikkim. For conservation and further utilization of the crops, On farm conservation at University campus is proposed. For intensification of the crop production, cultivation practices will be standardized for the some commercially important crops through action research at the university level involving Post graduate students. Increased seed production, promotion and improvement of the local landraces is planned through the development of seed villages and community seed bank, in view of assuring the continuous supply of the vegetable crops involving CBO or NGOs. Crop improvement can be effectively brought about through participatory breeding. Selection of best yielding line of the local germplasm can be attained by participatory mode between the university experts, farmers and NGOs. For promotion of the crops, awareness and capacity building on nutrient, pest and disease management using locally available biomass or vermicompost or microbial consortium will be done through demonstration, exposure visit and gostis. | ||||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | Farmers, NGOs, Policy Makers and State Govt. Depts. | ||||
| Activity Chart (For 3 Years): | Click Here | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 98,44,880/- (Rupees ninety eight lakh forty four thousand eight hundred eighty only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| To increase the awareness about the conservation of local landraces and local germplasm; | Knowledge products on local landraces, underutilized and indigenous crops and the indigenous knowledge associated with the crop; | No. of New Database/ Datasets generated on the identified dynamics, i.e. local landraces and local germplasm (No.); |
| Establishment of On farm conservation site of important local landraces at Sikkim University Campus; | On farm conservation site (1) and community seed banks (10 crops) established as research sites for many researchers in future for improvement of local germplasms; | Regular, periodic updates on region-specific demonstrative models like Community Seed Bank, on-farm conservation sites, etc. developed (No.); |
| To initiate the participatory breeding and aware the farmers about selection of elite line for further improvement; | Cultivation practices of 10 commercially viable underutilized vegetables like Solanum Anguivi, Cyclanthera pedata, local garlic, cucumber, leafy vegetables will be standardized; | No. of Capacity Building/ Awareness Programmes/ Trainings conducted/ organized, including no. of Stakeholders benefitted (No. of Rural Youth, No. of Women, and Total No. of Beneficiaries) with update on Income generation (Rs./ person); |
| To increase the availability of seeds of local landraces through seed village concept (Community Seed Bank); | Capacity Building of 5000 women�s for value addition of indigenous fruits and vegetables. | Packages of practice (No.) for cultivation of vegetables; |
| To standardize the organic package of practices for cultivation of important vegetables like Solanum macrocarpon, Cyphomandra bataceae, Local Chilli, Local garlic, Chayote, Beans, Leafy Vegetables. | Other Publications and knowledge products (Nos.). |
| S.No. | Name | Qualification | Designation | Salary |
| 1. | Suren Limbu | M.Sc | JRF | 25,000/- +HRA |
| 2. | Dewan Limboo | M.Sc | Project Assistant | 12,000/- |
| 3. | Sangay Chuzem Lepcha | M.Sc. | Project Assistant | 12,000/- |
| 4. | Ratna Bahadur Gurung | B.Sc | PA | 12,000/- |
| 5. | Rabilal Ghimirey | Fifth | Field worker | 7,000/- |
| 6. | Bidur Sharma | BBA | Project Assistant | 12,000/- |
| 7. | Pabitra Sharma | BA Management | JRF | 12,000/- |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment | Use of Equipment | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Laptop -1 | Hp15.6 inch | 53,990/- |
| 2. | Printer cum Scanner | HP Laserjet Pro Multi function | 15,500/- |
| 3. | Printer | HP All in one printer | 4,150/- |
| 4. | LCD Projector | Hitachi Projector | 52,300/- |
| 5. | Digital Soil Moisture Meter | Make: Microlet | 1,121/- |
| 6. | GPS | Garmin etrex 10 | 10,856/- |
| 7. | Seed Dryer (3) |
