Support a poor tribal farmer with seeds by Rajasthan Bal Kalyan Samiti

Program Update

RBKS works with poor and marginal farmers since 1990 under their food security programme. Farmers are provided with seeds & vermi- compost and are also trained in preparing vermi- compost. The training includes exposure visits. This activity helps the whole family as both men and women are engaged in farming. Male members of the family work during sowing and mulching, but day-to-day care of the crops is done by women. After home visits, and group meetings RBKS field workers select beneficiaries based on economic background and need. The organization maintains complete details of all the shortlisted farmers The NGO organizes an exposure visits for the farmers with agriculture experts who speak to the farmers on the benefits of vermi composting and also train them on how to prepare the compost. Seeds and vermi compost is distributed. Training is given before and after the sowing of fields. The agriculture experts get feedback and give suggestions on a weekly basis. A meeting of all farmers is organized on a quarterly basis.

Story from the field

Aelasi Bai W/O Sukh Lal is residing at Parevi village of Jhadol (Ph) block. They have small piece of land and traditionally they are growing maize and pulses. During regular training she understand that vegetable cultivation can bring good income for the family. But she do not have money to purchase seed.So the project support her vegetable seeds and training. During regular training she understands that vegetable cultivation can bring good income for the family. She cultivated Bottle Guard, Galka and Brinjal in her field. She takes care of cultivated vegetable proper vermin compost is used. As a result she grows very good quality of vegetable in her field. She uses these quality vegetable in her home to consume them and she sells in market which was Rs 4500/-- she earns which is very good for her financial condition. Now she is very confident and by consumption of quality vegetable her family has a very good health.

The NGO organizes an exposure visits for the farmers with agriculture experts who speak to the farmers on the benefits of vermi composting and also train them on how to prepare the compost. Seeds and vermi compost is distributed. Training is given before and after the sowing of fields. The agriculture experts get feedback and give suggestions on a weekly basis. A meeting of all farmers is organized on a quarterly basis.

Program Update

RBKS works with poor and marginal farmers since 1990 under their food security programme. Farmers are provided with seeds & vermi- compost and are also trained in preparing vermi- compost. The training includes exposure visits. This activity helps the whole family as both men and women are engaged in farming. Male members of the family work during sowing and mulching, but day-to-day care of the crops is done by women. After home visits, and group meetings RBKS field workers select beneficiaries based on economic background and need. The organization maintains complete details of all the shortlisted farmers The NGO organizes an exposure visits for the farmers with agriculture experts who speak to the farmers on the benefits of vermi composting and also train them on how to prepare the compost. Seeds and vermi compost is distributed. Training is given before and after the sowing of fields. The agriculture experts get feedback and give suggestions on a weekly basis. A meeting of all farmers is organized on a quarterly basis. The programme happens in the monsoon season of June, July and August.

Story from the field

This campaign will benefit tribal women for vegetable cultivation. In the tribal area the people are very unaware about their health and Source of income. The income of the tribal women can increase through selling the vegetable to market by vegetable cultivation and the health will also improve by the consumption of the generic vegetables so that they get proper nutrition and are not anemic to any disease. About 500 farmers are successfully cultivating vegetables and getting a good yield due to adoption of organic farming. Almost all of them have vermi compost yards which were supplying them organic manure for their vegetable plantation farms. The lush green fields are extending over Southern Rajasthan success stories of tribal farmers. The vegetable plantations were spread in 140 acres in Southern Rajasthan benefiting more 500 Farmers Main objective The Vegetable Cultivation is stepping stone for sustainable agriculture. It refers to the pest management practices which are based on local natural resources. Understanding pest life cycle is the key for pest management. The main objective is to bring sustainability to agriculture based livelihoods and reduce the costs of cultivation and increase net incomes of small and marginal farmers. Success Story Parvati Devi w/o Prabhu Lal is residing at Parevi village of Jhadol (Ph) block. She is 42 Years old. She has small piece of land and traditionally she is growing Bottle Guard, Galka and Brinjal. But she does not have money to purchase seed. So the project support her vegetable seeds and training. During regular training she understands that vegetable cultivation can bring good income for the family. She cultivated Bottle Guard, Galka and Brinjal in her field. She takes care of cultivated vegetable proper vermin compost is used. As a result she grows very good quality of vegetable in her field. She uses these quality vegetable in her home to consume them and she sells in market which was Rs 4500/-- she earns which is very good for her financial condition. Now she is very confident and by consumption of quality vegetable her family has a very good health.