Dr. S.L .Mehta, Chairman, RPC ( NAIP), ICAR , New Delhi and former V.C. , MPUAT, Udaipur along with Vice-Chancellor of Rajmata Vijataraje Sindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior Dr. Tomar and Director Research Services Dr. Yadav spent two days visiting NAIP Comp-3 project activities in Banswara and Udaipur districts on 14 & 15 May,2010.
They visited Garhi and Talwara clusters of NAIP in Banswara district and took first hand feedback about Farmers Business Groups and Producer Company’s established by consortium ACCESS Development Services. The producer company is not only providing agri-inputs at their doorsteps timely at reasonable rate but also marketing the aggregate produce of farmer.
Dr. Mehta and Dr. Tomar interacted with Producer Company’s Executive Members. They also visited village Vajakhera where mobile seed producing unit of NAIP was grading wheat seed and produce.
The Progamme Coordinator, KVK, Banswara, the NAIP implementing centre showed vegetable demonstrations of okra, chillies, where farmers reaped bumper harvest and eared Rs 15000 to Rs 75000 from 0.2 ha land. They also saw intervention on safe storage of grains, nutri- gardens, mangers, vermin-compost units, goat units, backyard poultry, etc. and took feedback from farm families. They also interacted with beneficiary farmers. They deeply pleased with the impact visible in the area.
On 15th May both the dignitaries visited Mavli-I cluster implemented by DEE- SVSN and saw interventions on poly houses and orchards of pomegranate. Dr. B. L. Baser appraised them about the activities of the cluster.
In the afternoon they also visited village Bijanwas where implementing centre IFFDC took vegetable cultivation especially chillies and cluster bean. There farmers also earned more than Rs. 75000 from just 0.2 ha land. Chillies were sold @ Rs 35 and 45/-. Cluster bean also provided handsome return. Dr. Mehta expressed satisfaction with the implementation of the project and its impact as improving the livelihood of small and marginal farmers.
They visited Garhi and Talwara clusters of NAIP in Banswara district and took first hand feedback about Farmers Business Groups and Producer Company’s established by consortium ACCESS Development Services. The producer company is not only providing agri-inputs at their doorsteps timely at reasonable rate but also marketing the aggregate produce of farmer.
Dr. Mehta and Dr. Tomar interacted with Producer Company’s Executive Members. They also visited village Vajakhera where mobile seed producing unit of NAIP was grading wheat seed and produce.
The Progamme Coordinator, KVK, Banswara, the NAIP implementing centre showed vegetable demonstrations of okra, chillies, where farmers reaped bumper harvest and eared Rs 15000 to Rs 75000 from 0.2 ha land. They also saw intervention on safe storage of grains, nutri- gardens, mangers, vermin-compost units, goat units, backyard poultry, etc. and took feedback from farm families. They also interacted with beneficiary farmers. They deeply pleased with the impact visible in the area.
On 15th May both the dignitaries visited Mavli-I cluster implemented by DEE- SVSN and saw interventions on poly houses and orchards of pomegranate. Dr. B. L. Baser appraised them about the activities of the cluster.
In the afternoon they also visited village Bijanwas where implementing centre IFFDC took vegetable cultivation especially chillies and cluster bean. There farmers also earned more than Rs. 75000 from just 0.2 ha land. Chillies were sold @ Rs 35 and 45/-. Cluster bean also provided handsome return. Dr. Mehta expressed satisfaction with the implementation of the project and its impact as improving the livelihood of small and marginal farmers.
