MITIGATING POVERTY IN WESTERN RAJASTHAN (MPoWeR)

EVALUATION MISSION - 2015

Goal is to strengthen capacity, Improve livelihood, sustainable enterprises, and natural management and increased access to credit and markets

Project Area & Target Population

Selected blocks Districts

Baytu

Barmer

Sankada BapJaisalmer

Jodhpur

Pali

BaliJalore

Sanchor SirohiAbu

No Name of District Name of the Block

Target population (HHs)

1 Jaisalmer Sankra 11066

2 Jodhpur Baap 8637

3 Jalore Sanchore 17859

4 Barmer Baitu 24317

5 Sirohi Abu road 9152

6 Pali Bali 12800

Total Targeted Population 83831

•In against of revised MTR target (52500 HHs) project had achieved 98 % , out of

which 100 % are women

•Project covers 93 % of BPLs, of which 19 % SC, 48 % ST and 21 % OBC

•23850 HHs target for CIDF works, project achieved 20415 HHs post SM

Project Financing

Financial Agency Amount (in Cr)Expenditure Cr.

(August – 15)IFAD Loan 121.4 71.27

IFAD Grant 2.6 1.86

SRTT Grant 13 3.87

Community Participation 10.5 2.40

Bank Loan to SHG Institutions 56 4.19

Government part through convergence

87.5 176.62

Total 291.00 260.21

S. No. Particulars Status1 No. of Blocks 62 No. of Villages 9283 No. of Reported/(functional) SHGs 44104 No. of reported /(Functional) VOs 4185 No. of SHG federation 46 No. of current SHG members 45,4377 Total saving (INR) 1094 lac8 Average saving per member 2715

9 Total group fund 2523 lac10 Average group fund per SHG 65,000

11 Total loan outstanding (internal lending)

2773 lac

12 % of internal-lending 52 %

Institution Building Outreach

4 Federations & 1 producer company

418 Village organizations

4,410 SHGs

45,437 Women Members

Federations

VOs

SHGs

Women Members

1010 Book keeper were trained and writing books in more 3000 SHGs Implementation of self grading kit Manthan in 1678 SHGs 255 additional internal CRP were trained and doing capacity enhancement at SHGs and

VO level Enhanced Inter-lending from 38 % (2013) to 52 % (2015) 418 effective VOs formed under the project Done federation promotion state level workshop Strengthened internal system of federation at PRADAN and Bali Resource material development 4410 SHGs have been audited through CRPs and CA

Milestones - Institution Building

IB – SHGs Audit

IB – SHGs Audit: Major findings

Major Findings: In six blocks of SHG audit, 4410 SHGs have been audited by CRPs &CAs. •SHGs have felt that it provides more trust & transparency among members and it should be done on more interval of time.

•Some of SHG’s cash –book have not been filled properly by FNGOs like there is no proper entry of loan details, installments column by CFs, and bank entry in cash book.

•In few SHGs, It was very difficult to match cash-book; ledger & member pass-book as all three books shows different entries for same members. It is very evident that SHG registers were completed and the records were updated for the audit work.

•Some places cash box is not available with SHGs therefore actual cash could not be matched with cash-book.

Internal CRP Development Process

Purpose

CRP Development methodology

Detail Planning

•To facilitate SHGs meeting around adopting SHG best practices & strengthening group processes – communication & participation, inter-lending processes, problem solving, decision making & leadership processes•To enhance internal -lending in the project.•To enhance SHG concept & vision building setting among the SHG members & Vos •To facilitate for fort-nightly meetings of SHGs in selected clusters.

Training of Internal CRPs-•For strengthening the internal CRPs, five days intensive training will be imparted. This training will be in two phase. First phase training will be five days at centrally and second phase training will be two days at block level. During first phase training, planning will be done individually for three month. Every month review will be done of internal CRPs work at BPMU levelModule Content: Selection of PIP (wealth ranking), Project briefing and orientation about MPOWER and RGAVP, Concept of internal CRPs, Roles and responsibilities of CRPs, Panchsutras of SHGs, Meeting facilitation skills, role of leaders and members, SHGs formation, role play, Games etc.

• 255 internal CRPs have been trained in all 6 blocks • They appointed on the basis of near around or same village SHGs based on need/cluster/distance/expectation

mapping• Prepare SHGs wise detail plan to undertake the capacity enhancement work • Reviewing of internal CRPs by TL, FNGO and Block level • Payment would be made on the basis of task completion • Resource material support to CRP teams – Manthan /SHG calendar

Internal CRP & VO Status

• Internal CRP deployment Status : 255 CRPs– Baitu (80), Bali (30), Sanchore (30), Abu Road(65),

Sankara (20), Baap (30)

• VO formation Status : 418 Vos – Bali (48), Baap (62), Abu Raod (45), Sankara (67),

Sanchore (73), Baitu (123)

Sanchore

IB: SHGs Self Grading (Manthan)Block wise SHGs Self grading status till Aug, 2015

Sl. No. Block Total No. of

SHGs analysis after grading

SHGs in Green

category

SHGs in yellow category

SHGs in Red category

1 Baytu 492 160 223 109

2 Baap 202 30 108 64

3 Sankra 103 34 60 9

4 Bali 397 51 222 124

5 Abu Road 379 113 227 396 Sanchore 105 7 46 52Total 1678 395 886 397

Capacity Building Efforts

Vision of SHG program with each FNGO•Setting programme level long term vision •Sharing long term and short term objectives

Monitoring & support:•System setting on RMTS data flow•Practical usage of SD data for input designing•On field close support in facilitating inputs •ERP support for taking inputs

Capacity building of community Institutions: •Introduction of self grading and audit tool •Exposure visit of members on SHG/federation•Financial linkages support to SHGs•Internal CRP development & deployment at SHGs and VO level

Capacity building of staff – PC/TLs/CFs/VFs•Training and capacity building on knowledge part•Training on record keeping to BKs & Internal CRPs •Capacity building on facilitation skills of IB program to staff •Skill enhancement through field support•Application of knowledge & skills in field with SHGs

Resource Material development & Introduction

• Implementation of Manthan self grading kit • VO hand book• VO Flex chart • VO meeting minutes records• VO strengthening module : Draft• VO level books of account : Draft

Innovations/New Initiatives

• Federation promotion (through visioning and capacity enhancement of FNGOs, SPMU and BPMU

• VOs level SHGs and VO assessment through grading process

Federation Training

Way ForwardCommunity level cadre development as a CRPs,

Samuh-sakhies to provide sustainability of community institutions and to promote best practices

Promotion of self sustained federations to attaining self management of community

Regular operational of Sakh-darpan for MIS Facilitating project exit strategy

Baitu

Internal CRP deployment

SAKH DARPAN&

DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

Sakh Darpan• Development of offline package is started after the recommendation of JRM - 2014• Milestones achieved :

– Development of an fully functional package for offline data entry– Installation of package at partner level (13 locations & PRADAN with 2 data entry terminal)– Starting data entry at FNGO’s end (package is handling data of 41,764 members)– Production of reports – 7 analytical reports– Production of reports for monitoring and evaluation purpose– Online module is just completed– Exporting data of offline to online

Steps taken to achieve the milestones• Steps Taken :

– Trainings and refresher to DEO (data entry) at SPMU and block level– Workshops for SPMU, BPMs and PCs– Workshops at SPMU for report production, report usage for monitoring and evaluation purpose– Close monitoring and doubt clearing session for DEO (IFFDC,UDF,SRIJAN,ACF)– Regular handholding support

• Challenges faced:– Improper data entry – Irregular data entry– Data deletion & restoration of data– Operational glitches– Not sharing data on regular basis– Skill of DEO

Development Finance

Demand Side interventions

• Material design for credit & livelihood planning process in SHGs (MCLP Booklet)

• ToTs on MCLP booklet and hand hold support in field

• Demonstration of Credit and livelihood planning

• Organizing bank camps

Development Finance

Supply side interventions:

• Bank Mitra appointment & replication • Participation in BLBCs and DLCCs• Regular hand holding to NGOs for bank

linkages• Involved commercial bank for SHG Credit

Development Finance (Status)Units Extension

1 Cumulative Saving (Rs) 1094 lac 3877 SHGs Average saving per member is 2715

2 Revolving Fund released (Rs) 657 lac 4392 SHGsAs per Sakh Darpan - 3797 SHGs with (Rs) 570 lac

3 Seed Capital Released (Rs) 829 lac 1219 SHGsAs per Sakh Darpan – Rs 470 lac in 814 SHGs21 % of SHGs have received seed capital amount

3 Group Fund (Rs) 2523 lac 3877 SHGSAs per Sakh Darpan

4 Total Number of loans under internal lending 52,888 Loans 3877 SHGs

Average number of loan taken at SHG level are 14

5 Amount under internal lending (Rs) 2773 lac 3622 SHGs

74 % of members had borrowed loan &average loan size is Rs 6891

Amount under internal lending constitutes only 31 % as bank loan

93 % of SHGs are doing internal lending with an average of 75715 Rs

1.7 times a member had borrowed a loan (total loan / member borrowed loan)

Institution Financial Status

• Total Group Fund – 2523 lac– Saving contributes (43 %), – Revolving fund contributes (23 %), – Seed Capital contributes (19 %)– Bank loan OS contributes (13 %)

• Cash in hand – 260 lac (10 % of group fund)– Average cash in hand – 6602 per SHG

• Cash at bank – 560 lac (22 % of group fund) – Average cash at bank – 14706 per SHG

Institution Financial Status

• Internal lending Status– Amount under internal lending – 2773 lac– 74% of members had borrowed loans (52800

no. of loans)– Bank amount contributes 31% of total internal

lending– Average number of loans disbursed at SHG

level are 14– Internal average repayment rate is 67 %

Institution Financial Status• Bank Camps

– At Baitu amount disbursed is 127 lac (201 SHGs)– At Sanchore amount disbursed is 157 lac (222

SHGs)• External Loan Status

– Total external loan borrowed – 1678 lac (manual data); 870 lac (SD)

– Number of SHGs – 2561 (manual data); 1559 (SD)– External repayment rate – 78 %

• Bank Mitra– 10 bank mitra are working (4 at Sanchore, 4

Sankara, 1 Baitu, 1 Bali)

Block Partner Name External RR (%)

1. Bali ACF 98 SRIJAN 47

2. Baap URMUL 86 GRAVIS 89

3. Pokran GRAVIS 85 BCT 70

4. Baytu

BCT 100 SURE 44 SRS 97 GVNML 90

5. Sanchore IFFDC 77 UDF 47

6. Aburoad PRADAN

Micro Credit & Livelihood Plan

• MCLP booklet developed • MCLP approved 1489 in against of 1979 developed

Seed Capital Disbursement details Sl. No.

Name of Block

No. of SHGs MCLP Proposals submitted

Proposal Approved

Gap in preparation and approval

Number of SHGs received seed capital

Seed Capital disbursed amount (In Rs.)

Number of SHGs received seed capital - SD

Seed Capital disbursed amount (In Rs.) – SD

1 Baap 315 315 0 140 111 lac 99 55 lac 2 Sankra 445 199 246 103 537 lac 90 441 lac 3 Baytu 667 583 84 583 393 lac 456 277 lac4 Sanchore 178 178 0 178 115 lac 104 60 lac5 Abu road 180 147 33 147 122 lac 6 Bali 194 67 127 67 33 lac 65 33 lac Total 1979 1489 490 1218 829 lac 814 470 lac

MCLP booklet

Challenges faced

• Data flow from CF to NGO Office• Less priority of NGOs to streamline SHG MIS• Capacities of human resources deployed• less output of capacity building trainings

Community Infrastructure Development Fund (CIDF)

Community Infrastructure Development Fund (CIDF)

CIDF is a major component of MPOWER to impact livelihoods of the families through securitization of water.

Reducing the risks of existing livelihoods of communities by drought mitigation and infrastructure development.

CIDF fund part is around 25% of the total IFAD loan amount CIDF works are now implemented by community itself thus

providing confidence and building their financial management capacitates

Strategy of MPOWER in CIDF• Rain water harvesting through creating

infrastructure Tankas, khadin, Farm Pond, etc

• Different structures are taken on large scale to meet the drinking water requirement of communities and their animals

• Livelihood (Agriculture and Livestock) support structures like saran, sprinkler, drip, trellis, goat and cattle shed etc.

• Promoting community institutions as implementing agency for CIDF works

Physical and Financial progressS. No. Activity No of sanctioned Amount of sanctioned

works No. of Completed works

Financial works

1 Pipeline 100 208.18 86 176.772 G.L.R. 9 11.45 6 8.483 Tanka - Community 116 171.75 90 139.524 Tanka -Individual 977 850.7 815 580.675 Plantation & Fencing 354 45.6 200 34.476 Khadin 31 46.5 24 33.147 Farm Pond 1 1.5 1 1.58 Saran 49 338.55 49 338.559 Flood Control 5 6 5 610 Goat Shed 4250 990.82 2300 593.7311 Poly Houses 20 12 20 1212 Cattle Shed 12 7.26 12 7.2613 Cow Shed 579 250.44 268 192.7914 Sprinkler 132 22.17 132 22.1715 Drip 99 15.42 56 11.7116 Trellis 27 3.04 23 2.4717 Pond Repair Works 2 17.34 1 14.1 Total 6763 2998.72 4088 2175.33

Community Infrastructure Development• 20 Poly houses constructed in Abu Road to support Vegetable

cultivation;• Soil & water conservation works piloting was done in 8 hac. and

will be replicated in this area;• 1063 medium sized tanks (water tanks) identified and being

implemented in arid districts for drinking water storage purpose;• 49 Diversion based irrigation system (DBI) constructed.• 56 Drip irrigation sets and 132 sprinkler system and 27 trellis

have been sanctioned to SHG families to support agriculture livelihood.

• 120 works of desert based fruit orchard (wadi) Ber, pomegranate, gunda etc have been developed around the tanka of the SHG families to create a long term asset to enhance their regular income.

• 2054 goat sheds and 293 cattle sheds construction work sanctioned and under implementation to support Livestock Cluster.

Constraints and way forward

• ChallengesA. Lack of adequate human resources for effective implementationB. Lack of skilled workers in NGOs to supervise the ongoing sanction works and to

identify the needs of community

• Way ForwardA. Regular Training and Exposure visits of technical staffs should be organized.B. Engage resource person/consultants for SWC works.

Livelihood

Average Average Rainfall

Regions Min Max.

Arid 5.3 45.0 33.2

Semi-arid 8.3 42.0 53.7

Sub-humid 7.8 40.5 72.2

Humid 10.6 41.0 82.7

Temperature : Celsius

RainfallCms

State Average Rainfall : 56 cms. Range: 15-90 cms

Drought in Rajasthan

Periodic drought (2000-10) 2-3 years 4-6 years > 6 years

Frequency of drought

Baap

Sankra

Baytu

Sanchor

Aburoad

Bali

1. Jaisalmer

2. Jodhpur

• 3. Barmer

5. Pali

4. Jalore

• 6. Sirhohi

Arid Zone

Less Arid as compare to Arid Zone

Semi Arid Zone

N

S

W E

Average Normal Average Rainfall

Average rainfall in

2014

Average rainfall in

2013

Average rainfall in

2012

Average rainfall in

2011Regions Min Max

Baap (Jodhpur) 4.5 45.6 274.5 166 326 172 293

Sankra (Jaisalmer) 4.1 47.1 158.4 151 224 259 487

Baitu (Barmer) 3.9 47.1 243.4 166 216 130 232

Sanchore (Jalore) 4.2 44.0 394.2 220 686 263 675

Bali (Pali) 5.3 45.5 446.7 536 790 658 846

Aburoad (Sirohi) 4.0 45.0 886.6 869 981 637 1016

Temperature : Celsius

RainfallCms

Sustainable Livelihoods Approach in MPoWeR

SHG(10-12 women farmers)

Existing knowledge & Practices Complex arrangements for livelihoods

(Pentagon of livelihoods – Human Capital, Natural Capital, Financial Capital, Physical Capital

and Social Capital)

Community suitability & Market PotentialSustainable approach

Enhance motivation & AwarenessImproved PoP (Expert visits, Exposure trainings)

Asset creation for SL (Integration with CIDF)

Community cadre development IEC materials, Campaigning, SHG Crop planning,

On field Support & MIS

• Concentrated patch of 50-60 SHGs in 6-9 villages for effective implementation.

• Cluster of (Pearl millet, Mungbean, Moth bean, Cluster bean and Sesame)- 300 farmers

(150 New+150 old) including 15 krishi sakhi farmer - Average land size for farmers- 0.75

ha and Average land size for Krishi Sakhi- 1 ha

• Cluster of Maize- 600 farmers (300 new and 300 old) including 30 krishi Sakhi- Average

land size is 0.2 ha

• Cluster of vegetable- Not fix and Average land size is 0.02 ha (5 decimal)

• Cluster of orchard- 50 farmers (0.2 to 0.4 ha)- consists 50 fruit plants and 50 forestry

plants

• Cluster of goat programme- 350 HHs

• Cluster of dairy- 200 HHs

Mitigating Poverty in Western Rajasthan

Agriculture and Horticulture Based Livelihood

Rainfall pattern Inadequate, The swings in the onset, continuity and withdrawal pattern of monsoon and frequent dry spell Erratic - The only certainty about monsoon

in these areas is uncertainty of temporal and spatial distribution of rainfall .

Water Scenario Rajasthan possesses only 1.16 % of the surface water and 1.72 % of ground water resources of the country In arid zone, low rainfall (Av. 150 mm), uncertainty of rainfall and recurrent drought Soils are low in fertility status and have poor water retention properties. The ground water resource is already over exploited Nearly 85 % of ground water in arid region is brackish, limiting its use for irrigation purpose.

Nutrient stressArid soils are light textured, low in organic carbon (0.03-0.3%), alkaline in reaction (pH 8.2-8.8), low water holding capacity (70-110 mm/m), encrustation and prone to wind & water erosion

Objective• To strengthen current

agricultural practices towards the improved/scientific practices (Improved PoP)

• To increases the productivity of Cereals and Pulses

• To enhance additional Rs. 10,000 avg. income through vegetable cultivation

Strategy• First to understand the current existing practices – to develop

improved PoP with consult of agriculture expert

• Develop supporting cadre at village level - Krishi Mitra, Krishi Sakhi through their capacity building program and hand holding support

• Trained women on improved PoP at village level through IEC material

• Regular follow up at filed level and maintain MIS• Conduct field visit of agriculture expert at field level to consult

FNGO/farmers for betterment in crop cultivation

• Experience sharing among farmers at best plot at field level to enhance the motivation on improved PoP

• Conducting regular (after 3months) core group meeting at Jodhpur level to strengthen the theme, to review the progress and to prepare further plan

HR involved in technology transfer

• Through workshops and trainings• Through providing IEC materials like-

Flex, Posters, Snack-ladder game etc.• Through Monitoring and follow up• Through field review visits by external

agriculture experts• Through exposures visits• Refresher trainings

Strategic activity flow adopted

Workshop at Jodhpur

Objective•Brief knowledge of MPOWER project•Motivate towards mitigate poverty in their area•Clarification on various activities under kharif-2015 and strategy of execution•Clarification on campaigning and strategy of execution•Process of facilitation with farmers during SHG meeting, Kishan gosthi/campaigning•Knowledge building of Krishi Mitra on Improved Pop of Bajra and other selected crops•Basic technical aspects regarding agriculture

Orientation workshop of Krishi Mitra

Objective•To bring vibrancy and awareness of improved Pop among farmers•Campaign at village level•Crop planning meeting at SHG level•It helped in the selection of Krishi Sakhi and farmers

Campaigning and Crop Planning

Objective•To transfer knowledge of improved Pop•To develop motivation Krishi Sakhi towards developmental works•Role clarity

Krishi Sakhi Orientation cum training at FNGO level

Implementation plan

Team Leader- FNGO

Krishi Sakhi (20 farmers)

Farmer

30 main demo plots (15 KS’s plot and 15 farmers plot according to 1 farmer with 1 krishi sakhi)

Krishi Sakhi will support 20 farmers and KM will ensure field support at

KS’s Plot where all associated farmers will be

present at the time of demonstrating activities. Then KS will support one

farmers where all farmers will be present at the time of demonstrating

activities. Control plot in same size of demo plot

should be selected

Main deliverables of state project management unit and CmF, Jodhpur in capacity building, technical support at field and input procurement etc.Krishi Mitra (100

farmers in desert and 150 in hilly))

Farmer Farmer

Area of Krishi Sakhi’s demo plot (1 ha)

Pearl Millet

Mung/ Moth

Cluster bean

Sesame

• 0.35 ha land size and one deep summer ploughing in every 3-4 years• HHB-67 Improved - 2 Kg• 35 kg –SSP in basal and use 5 kg Urea in top dressing in case of only good rainfall• Seed treatment (FIB)• First weeding and Hoeing after 20-25 days• Line sowing (45-50 cm line to line if possible) and thinning if required

• 0.35 haland size and one deep summer ploughing in every 3-4 years• RMO-40/RMG-62- 4kg • SSP-35 kg in basal doze• Seed treatment (FIB)• First weeding and Hoeing after 20-25 days• Line sowing (45-50 cm line to line if possible)• Pest management if required

• 0.15 haland size and one deep summer ploughing in every 3-4 years

• RGC 936- 2kg • SSP-15 kg in basal doze• Seed treatment (FIB)• First weeding and Hoeing after 20-25 days• Line sowing (45-50 cm line to line if possible)• Pest management if required

• 0.15 haland size and one deep summer ploughing in every 3-4 years

• RGC 936- 2kg • SSP-15 kg in basal doze• Seed treatment (FIB)• First weeding and Hoeing after 20-25 days• Line sowing (45-50 cm line to line if possible)• Pest management if required

Area of selected farmer (0.75 ha)

Pearl Millet

Mung

Moth

• 0.5 ha land size and one deep summer ploughing in every 3-4 years

• HHB-67 Improved - 3 kg• 35 kg –SSP in basal and use 5 kg Urea in top

dressing in case of only good rainfall• Seed treatment (FIB)• First weeding and Hoeing after 20-25 days• Line sowing (45-50 cm line to line if possible) and

thinning if required

• 0.125 ha land size and one deep summer ploughing in every 3-4 years

• RMG-62- 1.5 kg • SSP-12.5 kg in basal doze• Seed treatment (FIB)• First weeding and Hoeing after 20-25 days• Line sowing (45-50 cm line to line if possible)• Pest management if required

• 0.125 ha land size and one deep summer ploughing in every 3-4 years

• RMO-40- 1.5 kg • SSP-12.5 kg in basal doze• Seed treatment (FIB)• First weeding and Hoeing after 20-25 days• Line sowing (45-50 cm line to line if possible)• Pest management if required

Area of selected farmer and Krishi Sakhi (0.2 ha)

Maize

• 0.2 ha land size • Deep summer ploughing• Pratap-5 (4 kg)• 50 Kg SSP+ 10 kg Urea in Basal dose• 15 kg Urea in top dressing (in one or two split doses depends on

rainfall)• Seed treatment (FIB)• First weeding and Hoeing after 15-20 days• Line sowing (45 cm) and thinning if required

Outcome in livelihoodsSr. No. Particular Year- 2014-15 Year- 2015-16 Increment/Achievement (Scale up)

1 No. of pearl millet farmers 4190 8073 92 %

2 No. of moth bean farmers 117 7810 6575%

3 No. of moong farmers 0 7810 Initiate this year however we have done it in 2012 under CmF’s sub grant to Gravis-Sankra

4 No. of sesame farmers 0 399 Initiate this year

5 No. of cluster bean farmers 0 399 Initiate this year

6 No. of maize farmers 3657 5745 57 %

7 Moong in semi- arid zone 150 250 67 %

8 No. of KMs 51 102 100 %

9 No. of KS 527 569 8 %

Milestones achieved (Livelihoods component wise)

Legends Purpose Livelihoods Milestones achieved

Food crop arrangements with nutrition value

Assured food sufficiency round the year with nutrition value

Combo of pulses & cereals 13818 women farmers in 34 clusters

Cash Income livelihoods

Additional cash income Avg. Rs 10,000/- in a year

Vegetable cultivation (Tomato, Chillies & Brinzals) with Assets creation

1641 women farmers 5 clusters

Additional cash income Rs. 35,000/- annum & Asset creation - economics

Horticulture development with family level assets

1900 orchards developed with women farmers in 38 clusters

Additional cash income Rs. 15, 000/- annum & asset creation

Goat based livelihoods with goat sheds

9309 women HHs in 28 clusters

Pilot Agricultural activities with food crops and vegetables with SRTT fund in Aburoad

Pilot cluster base approach with food crops and vegetables under subgrant of CmF in Bali, Sankra and other desert area

Adopted cluster base approach, community cadre development

Adopted cluster base approach, community cadre development, focus on enhancing motivation and awareness

Adopted cluster base approach with the focus of risk mitigation because of low, erratic and uncertain rainfall, community cadre development, focus on enhancing technical knowledge and motivation

It has been done through community facilitator- payment was task basis

Piloted cluster base approach in which Krishi Mitra(CLF) got 5000 per month honorarium

Community cadre development (Krishi Sakhi development and Krishi Mitra development) where KS got Rs.100 per farmer and she supported 20-30 farmers

51 Krishi Mitra –who got Rs. 5000 per month for 8 month and Krishi Sakhi wo got Rs 100 per farmer and looking after 10-25 farmers in season

102 Krishi Mitra –who got Rs. 5000 per month for 7 month and 569 Krishi Sakhi wo got Rs 800 per month for 7 month

Outreach – Kharif 2015Sr. No.

Block FNGONo. of Cluster sanctioned

No. of farmers (target)

Krishi Mitra

Krishi Sakhi

Name of CropsNo. of GP covered

No. of village covered

SHG coveredNo. of farmers covered

3 Sankra BCT 2 600 6 30 Bajra, Mung, Moth, and Guar

5 15 80 7504 Sankra Gravis 2 750 7 37 6 19 86 7121 Baap Gravis 3 800 8 40

Bajra, Mung, Moth, Til and Guar

7 25 83 8002 Baap Urmul 2 700 7 35 8 14 84 6755 Baitu BCT 2 600 6 30 2 12 73 6006 Baitu GVNML 2 700 7 38 5 17 70 7007 Baitu SRS 3 860 8 64 8 26 87 8368 Baitu SURE 2 700 7 35 2 26 54 7009 Sanchore IFFDC 3 1000 7 50 8 25 115 1000

10 Sanchore UDF 4 1300 8 62 14 41 208 1300Total 25 8010 71 421 65 220 940 8073

1 Bali ACF 3 1450 5 33Maize (250 mung farmers) 14 26 105 916

2 Bali SRIJAN 2 1200 7 44 Maize 5 20 200 12733 Aburoad PRADAN 4 2500 19 71 Maize 17 45 431 3556

Total 9 5150 31 148 36 91 736 5745Grand Total 34 13160 102 569 0 101 311 1676 13818

Vegetable Cultivation 8 1330 - -Tomato, Chilli, Brinjal,

creepers1641

5 decimal (0.02 ha)

Trained CFs (Community Facilitators) and Community Livelihood Facilitators or Krishi mitra and Krishi Sakhi provide support to farmers according to improved POP

Improved POP-1- Nursary raising2- Transplantation3- Fertilizer application4- IPM5-Stacking6- Earthing up7- Fruit plucking and selling

Capacity building Programme-1- KM technical training2- KS technical training3- On field training for nursery raising 4- Regular field support by TL

Objective-1- To enhance annual income by 10000/- per HH2- To make farmer capable for optimum utilization of resources (Mainly- Irrigation facility)3- To enhance nutrition value in daily meal

Outcome-1- Farmers are getting more than Rs. 10000/- annual income from vegetable cultivation2- 1641 families are engaged in vegetable production

Trained CFs (Community Facilitators) and Community Livelihood Facilitators

Improved POP-1- Layout and Pit digging2- Pit filling3- Variety selection and sapling procurement4- Sapling transplantation5- Tree guard and Fencing6- Thawala making7- Regular need base watering and hoeing

Capacity building Programme-1- TL and KM technical training (on layout and pit digging, on pit filling and on transplantation2- Experts visit and support technically on field

Objective-1- To enhance annual income by 35000/- per HH2- To make farmer capable for optimum utilization of resources (Mainly- Irrigation facility and human resource)3- To enhance nutrition value in daily meal

Outreach-1- 1900 families are engaged in orchard development (fruit and forestry)

FNGOs Wise Horticulture clusterSr. No. Block FNGO Number of Clusters Total Cluster Number of HHs

Year 14 – 15 Year 15 – 16

1. Baap URMUL 1 1 2 100

GRAVIS 0 1 1 50

2. Sankara BCT 2 1 3 150

GRAVIS 0 1 1 50

3. Baitu SRS 1 1 2 100

SURE 1 0 1 50

GVNML 2 1 3 150

BCT 1 1 2 100

4. Sanchore UDF 3 6 9 450

IFFDC 1 10 11 550

5. Bali ACF 0 0 0 0

SRIJAN 0 2 2 100

6. Abu Raod PRADAN 1 0 1 50

TOTAL 13 25 38 1900

Analysis of data of Maize- PRADAN, Aburoad (Kharif 2014)- Land size- 0.25 haAnalysis of data of Maize- PRADAN, Aburoad (Kharif 2014)- Land size- 0.25 ha

Analysis of data of Bajra- BCT, Sankra (Kharif 2014)- Avg land size- 1 acre or 0.4 ha, Here 1 ha= 6.25 bighaAnalysis of data of Bajra- BCT, Sankra (Kharif 2014)- Avg land size- 1 acre or 0.4 ha, Here 1 ha= 6.25 bigha

Wheat data analysis

Gram yield – data analysis- Avg land size- 0.2 ha in case of gram and 0.04 ha in case of pea

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IEC material- Flex and Snake and ladder-game

IEC material (Posters)Bajra Maize

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IEC material (Monitoring Cards- Vegetable)

Tomato ChiliBrijal

Key Achievements and Innovation

• Development of combo package – bajra, moong, moth, guar, til for desert blocks to mitigate low, uncertain and erratic rainfall.

• Timely program planning (started from March 2015)• Campaign and SHG based crop planning set vibrancy in

community• Key intervention points are designed with relevant to

context• Extension Material• KS diary development • Replication of cluster approach – 26 new orchard clusters

(1300 HHs) 50 fruit plants at each farmer• Scale up of pulses cultivation

Issues and Challenges

• Heavy and early rainfall (1 month earlier) - affected the whole activity channel (input availability & procurement, causes other damages)

• Flood and submergenance (Sanchore and baap) – damged 50 % of plots

Goat Based Livelihood Program

LIVESTOCK CENSUS IN RAJASTHANSPECIES 1951 1956 1961 1966 1972 1977 1983 1988 1992 1997 2003 2007 2012 *Cattle 107.82 120.73 131.36 131.23 124.7 128.96 135.04 109.21 116.66 121.41 108.54 121.2 133.24

% of total livestock pop.

42.26% 37.73% 39.20% 35.01% 32.07% 31.18% 27.20% 26.69% 24.08% 22.37% 22.08% 21.38% 23.08%

Buffalo 30.45 34.3 40.19 42.23 45.92 50.72 60.43 63.44 77.75 97.7 104.14 110.92 129.76

% of total livestock pop.

11.93% 10.57% 11.99% 11.27% 11.81% 12.26% 12.17% 15.50% 15.98% 17.95% 21.28% 19.58% 22.48%

Sheep 53.87 73.73 73.6 88.06 85.56 99.38 134.31 99.32 124.91 145.85 100.54 111.9 90.80

% of total livestock pop.

21.11% 22.73% 21.97% 23.49% 22.01% 24.03% 27.05% 24.24% 25.78% 26.33% 20.41% 19.75% 15.73%

Goats 55.62 87.3 80.52 103.23 121.62 123.07 154.8 125.78 152.85 169.71 168.09 215.03 216.66

% of total livestock pop. 21.80% 26.92% 24.03% 27.54% 31.28% 29.76% 31.18% 30.79% 31.55% 31.16% 34.17% 37.95% 37.53%

Camel 3.41 4.36 5.7 6.54 7.45 7.52 7.56 7.19 7.46 6.69 4.98 4.22 3.26

% of total livestock pop.

1.34% 1.34% 1.70% 1.74% 1.92% 1.82% 1.52% 1.76% 1.53% 1.22% 1.01% 0.75% 0.56%

Pigs 0.55 0.73 0.71 0.83 1.17 1.3 1.79 2.07 2.53 3.03 3.37 2.09 2.38

% of total livestock pop.

0.22% 0.22% 0.52% 0.55% 0.68% 0.37% 0.41%

Others 3.44 3.13 3.01 2.64 2.36 2.64 2.57 2.16 2.29 2.16 1.7 1.27 1.23

% of total livestock pop.

1.56% 0.94% 1.11% 0.70% 0.90% 0.95% 0.88% 1.02% 0.47% 0.39% 0.39% 0.22% 0.21%

Total 255.16 324.28 335.09 374.76 388.78 413.59 496.5 409.17 484.45 546.55 491.36 566.63 577.32

Goat Potential Scoped in MPoWeRHH income analysis: ARAVALI-UNDP on livelihood strategies in Rajasthan has indicated that the contribution of animal husbandry to household income is around fifteen percent all over Rajasthan, varying from a low of 13.5 percent in the Tribal Areas to a high of 17.8 percent in the Semi-Arid zone. Area: Western Rajasthan is arid zone with high summer temperature, low vegetation, scanty rainfall and low population density. Most part of region is extremely dry or desert. Livelihood Patterns: Area has a distinct livelihood pattern with high dependence on livestock, rain-fed agriculture and non farm activities locally or through migration. Area is also characterized by comparatively high poverty in Rajasthan and poverty in this region is dynamic because of natural resource base dynamics. Land holding is not a direct indicator of well being in the area as agriculture is not reliable and most often depends on rainfall. Goat as alternate livelihood from SHG Member perspective:

– Milk provider for household milk consumption – To sell in emergency and get cash – Targeted savings and income source – Women and children assets – Gift in marriages and social relations – Manure for agriculture – 20% Annual income from Goat

Goat livelihood As Community Suitability – Market Potential

• “Gona (Goats) and sona (Gold) both helps at the time of financial crises”.(SHG member from Baytu- Barmer)

• CmF base-line Study, 2010 suggested that average 20% HH income constitutes from Goat.

• Study of Existing trading practices & Farm gate pricing of Goat in western Rajasthan done by CmF in 2013.

• Regular review of Goat livelihood clusters through IFAD – SVM.

• Scoping potential of Goat market & livelihood potential in Abu road done by PRADAN.

Evolution of Goat based livelihood prototype in MPoWeR

• July 2012: CmF developed Goat livelihood prototype model in 3 clusters – Pokran , Bali & Abu road covering 350 HHs with focus on Six growth engines.

• April 2013: Project replicated 12 more Clusters covering 4200 HHs in six blocks for systematic scale up.

• April 2014: Project added 6 more Clusters covering 1959 HHs to deepen the outreach & effectiveness of program.

• April 2015: MPoWeR scaled up 9 more clusters covering 3150 HHs.

• FY 2015-16: Plan to develop 4 clusters.

23 May 2015: Total coverage of 9309 HHs through 30 Goat clusters spread in 13 FNGOs in Six blocks of MPoWeR

“Six Growth engines” to establish Goat as Livelihoods in Semi Arid Zone

Cheap source of credit through SHGs

242 Pashu - Sakhi/ 30 CLF services with community payment system

Maximize body weight by using concentrates

Vaccinations and deworming to reduce mortality to 5%

Castrating male bucks

Selling during peak season

IEC Material Usage in Meetings & HHs

Goat Shed management

Formation & Promotion of GBLGs - 651

3 trainings + Exposure visit to GBLGs for Awareness

29 Cluster Based Approach for Goat livelihood

Organized 12GBLDC/ 1 GSPG for Sustainability

IEC Material Usage in Meetings & HHs

Intensive efforts on capacity building of PS/CLF

MIS for monthly review of PS/CLF in terms of services

Introduction of Mangers Goat Shed development through Project & MGNREGA

Introduction of Breeding bucks of Sirohi Breed

Weighing Machine for live body weight

Bakri Bazaar in blocks in Sept - to

cater Bakrid

Seasonal wise feeding/fodder for lean season

Snaps from Field- MPoWeR

2 liter per day milk yielding goat in Sanchore project area

Goat management practices Feeding & Castration Marketing Pattern

Best Practices of Goat programme

• The Goat cluster project gave support to FNGO partners by providing inputs of 28 castrator machines and also by giving technical training to Pashu sakhi and CLF. The castrations of 1567 bucks have done by CLF and CLF is taking 25 Rs. Service charge on per buck.

• 9 FNGO partners formed GRDC and opened Bank account for GRDC so that they can deposit amount of service charge , GRDC membership charge and medicine cost to maintain transparency and security.

• Breeding Buck introduced – 360 buck has been introduced (except PRADAN & SRIJAN)

• CmF has developed flip chart (300 No.), Goat activity Calendar (6300 No.) and Receipt book (1000 No.) for better implementation of Goat programme intervention.

• Documentary on Goat Programme comprises the project activities such as best practices of goat rearing (housing, feeding, health care services etc.), development of community cadre of Pashu Sakhis and CLFs.

• Appreciation from IFAD review team, learning exposure visits from Nepal, Combodia etc.

• Standard Goat livelihood sites developed at ACF – Bali in Tribal blocks, Sure – Barmer & Urmul – Baap in desert.

Goat Fair and Goat meat market study

• At baitu block• 201 bucks were sold in one day• 4 vendors were called• Participants from all 4 FNGOs partners• Active participation of GMC – goat marketing

committee

• Study Under Taken - Study the existing goat value chain economics across multiple stakeholders and markets – producers, primary traders, secondary traders, primary markets, terminal markets, slaughterhouses, processors and exporters

Goat Fair - baitu

Developed IEC material for Goat program

• To improve the quality of activities and deliverables, extension materials are required as it help in simplifying the knowledge transfer to community, is developed with expert’s consultation.

• CmF has developed flip chart, Goat activity Calendar and Receipt book for better implementation of Goat programme intervention

• The material is based on package of practices for improved goat programme. The details of this are given below

Name of IEC material No. of copies published

Flip chart 300

Goat activity Calendar 6300

Receipt book 1000

Capacity building of CLFs and Pashu Sakhis

• The objective of the trainings was to update the knowledge base of the Pashu Sakhis so that they can deliver things in a better way.

• A total of 227 Pashu Sakhi (Out of 242)are given refresher trainings in five batches of three day each and the training program was organized and facilitated by CmF and BAIF

• The training program was designed as per the level of the participants and learning process was simplified by the use of various IEC material and the video films on projector.

• A total of 26 CLF (out of 30) are given refresher trainings in Three batches of Four day each and the training program was organized and facilitated by BAIF.

Challenges• Quality of goats is on sharp decline due to unplanned breeding (Small number of goats

preferred by most of target families due to fodder and labour constraint)• summer fodder stress is main reason of selling kids at tender age and especially in

drought years distress selling becomes rampant. • Effective delivery of Vet care services & real time info exchange system is very tough

due to scattered set up & unique climatic condition. • Community insurance network establishment• Traditional systems hamper in buck castration, affecting price of bucks & selling of

female goats (Tribal blocks) • Identity and competitiveness building of primary trader’s network • Limited time span to build community led Goat apex institutions to sustain the program

(Project closure in Dec 2016)

Way Forward

• Aggressive Marketing Strategies/Models• Branding Marwari and local goats through production parameters record and dissemination

– Brand Equity• Loan and credit limit to primary level goat Farmers. • Strengthen GRDC/GSPG for effective implementation and monitoring to goat programme. • Focus will be on exit strategy with sustainability• Effective MIS system for further course of action • Best practices and learning to be replicated across the project• Scaling up the goat fair event in all the blocks for buck selling to be strengthened to

increase the benefit of community• Capacity building of local community cadre and CLFs • Coordination between our local cadre and local veterinary doctors to be improved, which

will help in strengthening goat interventions at community level

Other Major Accomplishments

• MoU with FNGOs for 13 units• MOU with the RMGB banks for boosting Bank Linkages.• SHG Audit – CRP / CA audit completed in 4410 SHGs• SHG’s Strengthening through internal CRPs started• One custard apple producer company promoted through Public Private Partnership

comprising Producers/Marketing agency/Rajasthan agriculture University for technical support.

S.No Bottle Necks Suggestions

1 Human resource shortage at BPMU / SPMU level

Marketing specialist and M&E officer post recommended by SVM has been denied by GoR. Alternatively these posts can be fulfilled through grant

Provision of project allowance to retain the staffs who is on deputation

Direct posting of Accounts personnel as agreed by Joint Secretary(Fin)

2 Slow performance of FNGO

Discussion with FNGO head

Penalty provision in new agreement

Engagement of quality staff.

Constraints

S.No Bottle Necks Suggestions

3Subsidy Orientation of Community and Bankers due to earlier experience

Detailed Orientation and awareness programme and trainings can minimize about subsidy orientation.

RBI and Nabard guidelines are also helping.

Sustainable approach to livelihood intervention and straightening of institutions.

4 Banks outreach & less interest in SHG financing

Organizing Bankers workshop and Bankers exposure

Placing Bank-Mitras in those banks where more than 70+ SHGs A/Cs is there.

Constraints

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