POP strategy (1/2Acre irrigated land) in CMSA

K.Jayaram, SERP

Main objective

• • • • • • • To sustain agriculture based livelihoods with

multiple livelihood options

Special focus on small and marginal farmers,

Women, tenants,

agriculture workers Improving women’s farming skills through decentralized agricultural extension system To improve house hold

food and nutritional security

Providing livelihoods to the land less poor through land lease and NPM shops etc Enhancement of Natural Resource base

Feminization of Agriculture

and rural livelihoods

Pest Management

Summer Ploughing Community Bonfires Seed and Seedling Treatment White and Yellow Plates Different types of Traps Trap Crops Alleys in Paddy 3

Natural resources based soil fertility management

•Soil fertility management: •Application of tank silt •‘Dung’ based inoculants •Biomass plantation on bunds, common lands, etc.

•

Azolla

Nadep

application for paddy crop •Efficient composting methds like •Improving Cropping practices •Crop rotation •Multi-cropping •Strategic intercropping with Legumes •Live mulch •Tree farming and livestock as

important ingredients

Rainwater conservation measures

Conservation of the entire rain water in the field itself Components include Trench, Conservation furrows, Farm Pond , compost pit , tank silt application.

Rs. 48,000 per acre - MGNREGS • Rs.185.18crores

works were executed worth

POP strategy

• • • • • • • Converting

“wage seekers” into “net food producers”

Providing regular income –

Annual income Rs.50,000/-

½ Acre irrigated land on lease

¼ th Acre SRI and ¼ th Poly crops Acre of

2009-10: Piloted with 251 beneficiaries 2010-11: Scaled up with 912 beneficiaries 2011-12: Targeted for 10,000 families

• • • • • • Journey of POP family from “wage seekers” to “net food producers” Smt. Punyavathi, belongs to Pedarama village of Seethampeta mandal in Srikakulam district. She hails from a tribal family. The village Organization provided a loan amount of Rs.7,000/- for leasing in 0.5 Acre land Incomes – SRI Paddy – Rs. 20,000/ – Kharif Vegetables- Rs.20,200/ – Rabi Vegetables - Rs.24,500/ – Total gross incomes – Rs.64,700/ Total cost of cultivation – Rs. 12,200/-

Net income from 0.5 Acre – Rs. 52,500/-

Case Study of Smt.B.Laxmi of Warangal

Sl.No

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 • • • Smt. Burri.Laxmi hails from Chinnaramancherla village of Warangal District She taken ½ acre irrigated land on lease She cultivated “SRI” and “Poly crops” in her ½ acre leased land

Crop

SRI paddy ( 25 cents ) Ridge gourd Bhendi Tomato Cluster Beans Cucumber palak Amamranthus Coriander Bitter gourd Bottle gourd Chillies Menthi Marigold Red gram Sorrel

Quantity ( Kgs )

730 100 100 500 100 100 100 50 50 50 55 nos 200 18 5 300 Kgs 25

Price per Kg

12 25 30 15 25 12 25 20 40 20 10 25 35 25 30 30

Amount in Rs.

8760 2500 3000 7500 2500 1200 2500 1000 2000 1000 550 5000 630 125 9000 750

48,015

• • • •

Domestic consumption Rs.3000/ Total Income : 48,015/- + Rs.3000/- = Rs.51,015 Expenditure : 10,185/ Net Income

: 51,015/- -

10,185/- = Rs.40,830/-

1 2 3 4

Increased food grain production – House hold level

• • Yadireddy pally village of Mahabubnagar district Earlier they all used to purchase rice from PDS shop and kirana shops

Sl.No

Name Req of rice for family in qtls Qty produced through 0.5 acre model in qtls Status after 0.5 acre model implementation

Smt.Ramulamma

Smt. Kishtamma Smt. Vineetha Smt.Balamma

7 8 12 7.5

8 8 8 8 4 qtls deficit 0.5 qtls surplus 1 qtl surplus sufficient

Key factors for success

• • • • • Identification of Suitable lands Timely leasing agreements Intense hand holding Regular monitoring Support for supply of implements and other inputs