Western India Rainfed Farming Project, Published a series of 15 bulletins on the different topic These are :
This Paper presents the Participatory planning processes developed and used by Western India Rainfed Farming Project. It Includes:
Gramin Vikas Trust is implementing development activities with tribal communities in remote rural areas to improve there livelihoods. GVT's approach in initially to motivate villagers thorough Participatory rural Applications (PRAs) to analyse their needs and prepare a village plan to address the constrains on improving their livelihoods. GVT then facilitates villagers with small scale simple activities (For example, formation of self-help groups, on-farm testing of new crop varieties, well deepening, health camps, establishing nurseries, etc.) Particular emphasis to given to involving poor and women in the development process and to take account of the views of these and other disadvantaged groups. More complex activities that require greater community cooperation and greater use of resources (for example, planning and construction of infrastructure such as soil and water conservation works, water storage dams, implementation of joint forestry management etc,) are taken up only where the community shows keen interest to work for their own development.
This Paper presents the result of the programme and Collaborative research using a participatory plant breeding strategy development with Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Universities.
About 525 varieties have been released in India.Of These only the top 10 varieties account for 60% and the bottom 57 varieties for 1% of production
The Centralized plant breeding techniques of the "Green Revolution" have yield good results in the more favorable agricultural environments. Most low-resource farmers in marginal areas, however have not benefited from these varieties. As an alter native for these areas, farmer participatory approaches are being adopted in selecting and breeding better varieties
A Jankar is a paraprofessional, a female of male member of the community, identified by the community, who serves as an internal catalyst, information bank, service provider, trainer, knowledge disseminator and innovator. The Jankar provides help to village group in monitoring and act as a link between Government or any extension agency and community.
Trained Male and Female Jankar have been instrumental in facilitating both planning , implementing and monitoring activities with the communities.
The Jankar System is an essential tool for effective and sustainable development because:
* Motivation of community become easier.
* Technology can easily be transferred to the community for adoption, filling up the technology gap between project and community.
* Community gets immediate help in the implementation of project activities.
* Fast tracking of activity in the village.
* Development human assets at grassroots level.
* Establishes effective feedback mechanism.
A Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation System (PME)System developed and implemented by Western India Rainfed Farming Project (WIRFP). Gramin Vikas Trust (GVT) has elicited ideas and views from the community that have been incorporated into the system
Role of People's Institutions:
In agricultural development, peoples Institutions have the potential to play a number of roles these include provision of services such as credit or input supply;formation of capital at group level through savings; Provision of making support; the promotion of collective effort for common properties for non-performance or non-adherence to rules established by members.
In addition, in the project, Kinship-based groups have been encouraged to increase accountability and equality among members, and provide "space" for the poor and women. Some Group Members have also gained opportunities to access political power (eg. through the local electoral system).The project has used local institution building as strategy for participatory development. The People's Institutions are known as Self Help Groups (SHGs) in the project.
It describe regarding Basis of Goat Development Programmes; Why Goat Rearing preferred, Benefits of Goat Rearing etc.
The role of farmers in Goat Disease Control and treatment.
diseases of Goats, varieties of diseases in goats
symptoms, control, Treatment, Precautions
It describe regarding Basis of Goat Development Programmes; Why Goat Rearing preferred, Benefits of Goat Rearing etc.
Gramin Vikas trust is implementing Development activities with stake holders, including village community to improve the livelihood of the tribal rural poor in remote areas. soil and water conservations programme is one among other development initiatives of GVTin the project areas. It control the degradation of natural resources at one hand and increases the over all productivity with time.
The role of farmers in Goat Disease Control and treatment.
diseases of Goats, varieties of diseases in goats
symptoms, control, Treatment, Precautions
To Implement a participatory Technology development (PDT) programme to develop new technologies, or to modify existing technologies, that other potential to sustainably enhance the livelihoods of poor rural families in the project area and more widely in the region. This will be undertaken in collaboration with research institutes
In about 250 villages , the rural livelihood programmes developed by the project and partners will be initated through Collaborating Partner Organisations (CPOs). The CPOs will be supported with advice, training, exposure and provision of limited start-up funds by GVT. The CPOs will comprise different types of organisation, for which different approaches will be adopted: CBOs, small NGOs, PRIs and GOs
The model has been developed and improvised by the WIRFP project through regular sharing of ideas; experiences between primary and secondary stake holders. This has been built over the project's lessons learnt implementing the project. Surely, it is envisaged that others may be benefited while discussing the same. The project has learnt over time within the project and is continuously sharing and learning from partner institutions and individuals; the lessons are still incomplete.