| Name of the Project |
Improved Livelihood for Cotton Farmers,Weavers & Garment Makers in South India |
Project Area |
Atmakur & Geesukonda Mandals of Warangal District |
| Project Started |
2003 |
Project Status |
Ongoing |
| Target Villages |
30 Villages in Atmakur & Geesukonda Mandals of Warangal District. |
Source of funding / Supported by |
Oxfam India Trust |
Target group |
Small and Marginal Dalit Farmers of the Warangal District |
Goal |
Promotion of Organic farming in the Villages |
Objectives |
Improved Livelihood for Cotton Farmers, Weavers & Garment Makers in South India
To spread awareness on organic farming and the advantages of it among the small and marginalized Dalit farmers of this mandals and area.
Enhancing the farmers' knowledge, skills, and economic status, social perspective through the society
|
Strategy/Approach |
The approach of the project is to address the problem of the farming community in a very effective way. SYO has taken up the responsibility of awareness and execution of field work in the 30 villages of Atmakur & Geesukonda Mandals, resulting in increasing people participation and technically sound execution of physical works. There has been ample scope for experiment of different alternatives. More than 3000 farmers in all these villages have become aware of the organic farming and are practicing
All these farmers are brought onto one platform through establishing a Cooperative society named “Kakatiya Sendriya Rythula Paraspara Sahayaka Sahakara Utpathi & Marketing Sangam Ltd, registered under the 1995 Cooperative Societies Act.
Women were organized, sensitized and supported through strategic investment and also sensitized them on gender issues, organic farming and marketing etc., along with the men. Few single women were provided support for income generation activity through the MACS. They became part and parcel of the project activities right from the beginning in decision making, execution and other aspects of the project
SYO is playing a facilitator role and assisting the directors by providing support services.
Identification of beneficiaries for strategic investment support was done through the MACS, which was a successful effort, and repayment is very prompt. It is also planned to involve all the farmers in the MACS and to establish a corpus fund so that it could be helpful for the marketing activity |
| Main Activities |
The Activities conducted in this project l are
- Capacity building programme for staff
- Farmers Training
- Intuitional Building
- Gender Training
- Awareness & Promotion activities
- Soil Fertility Management
- Pest management
- Exposure visits
- Farmers meal
- Awareness Generation Programmes
- Capacity Building Trainings
- Marketing support
|
Results/ No of beneficieres |
- Confidence created on organic farming system
- Improved skills on natural resource management.
- Production cost in agriculture reduced
- Enhanced soil fertility.
- Extent of area and farmers increased
- Farmers emerged as resource persons
- Well functioning of groups and cooperative society
- Reduction of external debts (i.e. No more money lenders)
- The social recognition is ensured through cooperative society
- Women participation has improved
- Created gender perspective among staff and community
- Improved skill in value addition
- Improved market accessibility
- Created awareness related to internal control system and certification
- More than 100 farmers in each village became aware of the organic farming practices
|
