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Organisation
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Foundation
for Ecological Security (FES), Anand |
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Project
name
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Better
natural resource management and governance
in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh through
leveraging National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme under CInI |
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Grant
operationalised
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November
2007 |
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Duration
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3
years |
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Grant
amount sanctioned
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Rs8.78
million |
Activities within the
grant and expected impact:
The project, in collaboration with FES, aims
at complementing the National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) of the central government,
initiated in 2005-06 in 100 most backward
districts of India with the focus of providing
assured 100 days labour to the rural communities
in the villages.
Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh, wherein
the NREGS work is being implemented, has
been singled for the ongoing project. Covering
about 3,000 households (13,000 population)
in 21 villages of 15 panchayats, the project
focuses on promoting improved livelihood
interventions, through improved agricultural
practices, including land and water based
livelihood interventions.
Key livelihood intervention components
of the project include:
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Enhancing
vegetative cover on forest and common
land, soil conservation and water harvesting
measures |
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Land development
and improved agriculture interventions
along with horticulture promotion |
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Strengthening
the Panchayat governance mechanisms
to improve the governance of natural
resources, besides focusing on capacity
building and training to the community.
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The livelihood intervention is linked to
the soil and water conservation through
the integrated watershed approach being
implemented through the NREGS. The annual
income of the families is expected to increase
from the Rs10,000 per annum at the start
of the project, to Rs20,000 per annum after
a period of three years, with the systematic
implementation of the livelihood focused
interventions such as improved agriculture,
horticulture promotion and dairy development.
It is expected that the households would
be able to generate crop productivity, supporting
year round food security. Increasing cropping
intensity and promotion of vegetable cultivation
and horticulture plantation are also being
undertaken, both at input as well as output
levels, such that the market is also systematically
addressed for better incomes.
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