INCOME Presentation

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Changing the Landscape
A Sustainable Farming Approach on Fallow Lands
for Tribal People of Khunti, Jharkhand
Pictures used here are of two fields of
Jhargram, West Bengal
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About IMAP
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The Outreach
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Impact A change in 16 months

• Before

• After

Stoney Laterite Sterile Soil Converted to a
Fertile Land A case study of Jhargram, West
Bengal
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The Transformation Factors
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Development of Workforce
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Infrastructure
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Land Rejuvenation
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Project in Focus

• Income Nutrition through Cultivation
  Opportunities for Marginalized Economic Groups
  (INCOME)
• 3 Years Intervention 7 years hand-holding Model
• Essentially it is a Natural Farming Project
  Reclaiming 400 Acres of Fallow Lands

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Project Location Khunti, Jharkhand

• Location Map

• Highlights

• Soil Red laterite Stony
• Climate Tropical rain forest
• Males 52 Females 48
• Livelihood Agriculture Forests.
• Food insecurity caused an exodus of tribal
  families from their villages
• Areas Khunti , Murhu, Arki

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400 Acres of Fallow Land

• Out of 6 Blocks of Khunti District the Land has
  been identified in Khunti, Murhu, Arki , Karra,
  Rania, Torpa
• 350 Landowners are willing to volunteer with
  their fallow lands as they are lying idle.
• 10 Thousand people will be involved directly
• Indirect involvement will be more than 20
  Thousand

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Project Rationale

• Financially viable for farmers as it is a
  low-cost intervention
• Mitigates Greenhouse Gas Emissions and builds
  Adaptation Capacity
• Promotes Biodiversity
• Creates Infrastructure for a sustainable
  livelihood generation

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Project's Suitability

• Ensures Food and Nutrition Security
• Uncultivable lands are appropriate for Natural
  Farming
• No record of using chemical fertilizer
• Initially requires native skills only
• Production cost is lower, but Output price is
  much higher

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Partners of the Project
ICAR- RECR, Patna
IIT, Patna
GIB Foundation, Switzerland
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Project Output
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Key Indicators
Total Cost 41, 73,27,614.49
Capex 33 14,11,45,080.00
Opex 66 27,61,82,534.49
Total Revenue 58,78,60,080.00
Employment Generation 2,32,549.79
Person Days generated per month 6460