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Sep 2014 Sustaining Agricultural Productivity and Improved Livelihood in Ammaiyanaickanur Model Watershed, Tamil Nadu Objecves • To improve rural livelihoods through parcipatory integrated watershed development with consorum approach • To establish as site of learning at Dindigul district, Tamilnadu for demonstrang the potenal of rainfed agriculture to improve livelihoods while protecng the environment • To build capacity of different stakeholders for enhancing impact of watershed program. Watershed profile • Area: 2496 ha. • Treatable Area: 1573 ha. • Soils : Red clay soils • Annual rainfall: 782 mm • No. of households: 730 Consorum partners • Internaonal Crops Research Instute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) • Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India • District Administraon, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. • Centre for Improved Rural Health and Environmental Protecon (CIRHEP)- NGO Crop Variety Yield (t/ha)* % increase Farmers pracce Improved pracce Pearl millet HHB 67 1.18 1.80 54 ICMV 221 1.03 1.80 75 Mean 1.12 1.80 62 Sorghum CSV 15 1.29 2.07 62 CSV 22 1.33 2.01 53 Mean 1.32 2.02 55 Crop yields in parcipatory field trial in Dindigul watershed, Tamilnadu Producvity Enhancement Soil & Water Conservaon Vegetable Producon Flower Culvaon Animal Health Camp Ministry of Rural Development Government of India • Various rain water harvesng (12 check dams, 15 well recharge pits, 5 percolaon tank and several small) structures were constructed • About 15000 m 3 of rain water storage capacity created • Farmers parcipated in producvity enhancement field trials (450 farmers) • Increase in crop yields in improved pracce was 55-62% over farmer pracce • Improved availability of addional water encouraged farmers to diversify field crops to high value crops (flowers and vegetable, etc) Locaon Map

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Sep 2014

Sustaining Agricultural Productivity and Improved Livelihood in Ammaiyanaickanur Model Watershed, Tamil Nadu

Objectives• Toimproverurallivelihoodsthroughparticipatoryintegratedwatersheddevelopmentwithconsortiumapproach

• ToestablishassiteoflearningatDindiguldistrict,Tamilnadufordemonstratingthepotentialofrainfedagriculturetoimprovelivelihoodswhileprotectingtheenvironment

• Tobuildcapacityofdifferentstakeholdersforenhancingimpactofwatershedprogram.

Watershed profile • Area:2496ha.

• TreatableArea:1573ha.

• Soils:Redclaysoils

• Annualrainfall:782mm

• No.ofhouseholds:730

Consortium partners• InternationalCropsResearchInstitutefortheSemi-AridTropics(ICRISAT)

• MinistryofRuralDevelopment,GovernmentofIndia

• DistrictAdministration,Dindigul,TamilNadu.

• CentreforImprovedRuralHealthandEnvironmentalProtection(CIRHEP)-NGO

Crop Variety

Yield(t/ha)*