| Sanction Date: | 20.03.2025 | |||
| Project Category | SG | |||
| Year | 2024-2025 | |||
| Project Duration | 3 Years | |||
| BTA : | LOEG | |||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | Department of Horticulture, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh | |||
| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||
| 1. | The Energy and Resources Institute, Northeastern Regional Centre, Chachal, VIP Road, Express Highway, Hengrabari, Guwahati, Assam | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Arindam Barman |
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| Project Brief Description: | Agricultural waste products can be converted into useful resources like biofertilizers and other energy resources by adopting different biotechnological approaches using different effective microbes to develop small-scale as well as large-scale enterprises. As it is widely available, renewable, eco-friendly and virtually free, waste biomass is an important resource. Arunachal Pradesh is a hotspot for both plant and microbial diversity. There is a mere research work available for the reporting, characterization and effectiveness of different potential micro-organisms from Arunachal Pradesh, which can be utilized to convert agricultural waste products into agriculturally useful biofertilizers for the upliftment of tribal and rural farmers of Arunachal Pradesh. In this regard, a study has been formulated to isolate, characterize different potential micro-organisms from Arunachal Pradesh for the production of biofertilizer using agricultural waste through biotechnological approaches for the upliftment of socio-economic condition of tribal famers of Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh. Objectives: • Isolation, characterization and mass production of bacteria from different parts of Arunachal Pradesh. • Preparation of compost from agricultural waste inoculated with the isolated bacteria. • Assessment of performance of compost produced from agricultural waste. • Transfer of technology to the tribal and rural farmers of Arunachal Pradesh. To promote on-Farm rapid composting technology through bioconversion of agricultural wastes using microbial consortium among farmers. To train farmers for producing value-added compost fortified and enriched with beneficial microorganisms for increasing quality and reducing cast of inputs. To impart knowledge and skills among farmers on bio-inputs, soil health management and water quality. To help farmer’s establish rapid composting units at their own fields for micro-scale enterprising. Agricultural waste products can be converted into useful resources by adopting different technologies. Agricultural wastes as raw materials have a great potential for various small-scale as well as large-scale enterprises. Globally, tons of biomass is generated from agricultural wastes which can be converted into different agricultural useful products like biofertilizers and other energy resources. As it is widely available, renewable, eco-friendly and virtually free, waste biomass is an important resource. Although, there is a lot of utilization of agricultural waste conversion technologies in the international level, developing countries like India is still lagging behind such kind of technologies. Agricultural wastes can be converted into useful products using different effective microbes. Arunachal Pradesh is a hotspot for both plant and microbial diversity. There is a mere research work available for the reporting, characterization and effectiveness of different potential micro-organisms from Arunachal Pradesh, which can be utilized to convert agricultural waste products into agriculturally useful biofertilizers for the upliftment of tribal and rural farmers of Arunachal Pradesh. | |||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: |
• Farmers with low-income status and ST category. |
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| Activity Chart | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 4,850,000/-(Rupees Forty-Eight Lakh Fifty Thousand Only) for a period of Three (03) years | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
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• Isolation, characterization and mass production of bacteria from different parts of Arunachal Pradesh. • Preparation of compost from agricultural waste inoculated with the isolated bacteria. • Assessment of performance of compost produced from agricultural waste. • Transfer of technology to the tribal and rural farmers of Arunachal Pradesh. • To promote on-Farm rapid composting technology through bioconversion of agricultural wastes using microbial consortium among farmers. • To train farmers for producing value-added compost fortified and enriched with beneficial microorganisms for increasing quality and reducing cast of inputs. • To impart knowledge and skills among farmers on bio-inputs, soil health management and water quality. • To help farmer’s establish rapid composting units at their own fields for microscale enterprising. |
• Database of microbial diversity with identified strains. • Standardized composting protocol using beneficial microbes. • Training sessions and farmer awareness programs. • Establishment of farmer-led composting units. |
• No. of bacterial strains isolated and characterized. • Volume of compost produced and its nutrient profile. • No. of farmers trained and adopting bio-input practices. • No. of unique strains identified and their potential applications. • No. of technical reports, and manuals published. |
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Salary (Sanctioned) |
| 1. | 01 SPF | @ Rs. 28,000/ |
| 2. | JPF | @ Rs. 24,000/ |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Digital Camera @70000/-, Electrophoresis unit (Horizontal and Vertical) with power pack@283000/-, Autoclave @150000/- and Laminar air flow @176000/-. | 6,79,000 |
