| Sanction Date: | 23-02-2018 | |||||
| Project Category | SG | |||||
| Batch Year | 2017-2018 | |||||
| Project Duration | 3 Years | |||||
| BTA : | Livelihood Options and Employment Generation | |||||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: | Ladakh | |||||
| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
Saffron Research Station, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir |
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | Roles and Responsibilities | |||
1. |
MAR&ES, Kargil | Co-ordinates in conducting training programmes and awareness camps | ||||
2. |
KVK Kargil | Co-ordinates in conducting training programmes and awareness camps | ||||
3. |
KVK, Zanaskar | Co-ordinates in conducting training programmes and awareness camps | ||||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. M.H. Khan Saffron Research Station Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir |
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| Project Brief Description: | Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is an autumn-flowering geophytic plant, which is one of the most known medicinal and aromatic plant species in the world and is commonly known as the �Golden Condiment�. Being sterile, saffron reproduces exclusively by corms. Therefore, the selection and quality corm production are crucial factors for saffron cultivation. Commercial corm production of saffron under both open and protected conditions is an important economic activity for farmers all over the world providing assured returns and additional employment. Its economic impact assessed at individual and aggregate levels provides stability, equity in income distribution across the groups and helps in improvement of family welfare. For successful saffron cultivation better corms, improved cultural practices and better plant protection measures are essential and amongst these good quality corms is the most important component. However, in the saffron growing areas of the Kashmir valley, the farmers use their own farm saved less potential corms resulting in low productivity. Corm production/ multiplication of saffron under both open and protected conditions has been taken up only in recent years on experimental basis and the returns realized were more or less equal to the returns obtained from the economic yield (stigmas) of the saffron. The cold arid regions of Ladakh viz., Kargil and Zanaskar is chosen as project study site. Thus, the project work is to be carried in a participatory mode with farmers and later its cultivation is to be carried by the village communities thereby will lead to economic improvement of the societies. The state of J&K has a high demand for quality planting material but the present availability is very meager to suffice only a part of the demand. However, concentration of the project work in the cold arid regions of Ladakh and availability of the quality material with farming community for its cultivation would largely minimize the ever rising demand. |
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| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | Farmers, traditional saffron grower, research institutions, development department, etc. | |||||
| Activity Chart (For 3 Years): | Click Here | |||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs.37,58,800/- (Rupees Thirty Seven Lakh Fifty Eight Thousand Eight Hundred only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| Demonstration of saffron trials and agro-technologies under both open and protected conditions on farmer�s fields; | Field Models (3) in cold desert areas (Ladakh) on involvement of local rural youth and women in corm production, processing, testing and distribution and transportation activities; | Region-specific best practices/ models developed (No.) of corm production |
| Human resource development by imparting training to the farmers and unemployed rural youths on corm production/ multiplication; | Increased knowledge and practices as a result of increased beneficiaries, awareness and understanding of crop production and management activities. | No. of Stakeholders benefitted (No. of Rural Youth, No. of Women, and Total No. of Beneficiaries); |
| To increase awareness, knowledge and capacities of farmers and rural unemployed youth through trainings and other programmes on the concept and principles of cultivation of saffron under both open and protected conditions. | No. of Capacity Building Trainings/ Awareness Programmes (No. of Youth, No. of Women; and Total No. of Beneficiaries); | |
| Other Publications and knowledge products (Nos.). |
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Qualification | Designation | Salary |
| 1. | 01 JPF | @ Rs.16,000/- + HRA | ||
| 2. | 02 Skilled Labours/ Field attendant | Rs.7,000/- per month |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Details | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | farm equipment's |
