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Prakriti Ke Saath Pragati

An Integrated Rural Development Initiative

GRAM
SAMRIDDHI
ABHIYAN

Zero Cost Natural Farming

Dismal condition of the farmers of West Bengal

  • Poverty
  • Malnourishment
  • Leaving farming and village
  • Pollution of soil and water due to excessive use of chemicals

Solution

  • Increase farmers income
  • Improve Nourishment
  • Better utilization of natural resources (jal, jameen, jan, jangal, janwar)

How?

  • Zero cost Natural farming
  • Shifting to high value crops and fruits
  • Better marketing
  • Productivity enhancement through rain water ponds
  • Installing Gobar Gas Plants

Our Projects

Farmers Training
  • Technology of zero cost farming and growing fruits.
  • To produce pesticides using cow urine, neem and garlic.
  • Medicinal values of cow urine
  • Producing soap, tooth powder using cow dung ash, guava, neem and mango leaves
  • Marketing crops through co-operative.
Fruit Tree Plantation
  • Increase in farmer’s income
  • Reduces soil erosion
  • Increase in water level
  • Reduces global warming
  • Attracts birds and butterflies
Gobar Gas Plant
  • Smoke Free Cooking
  • Reduce health hazard
  • Save forests from firewood
  • Free organic fertilizer from Slurry
  • 4-5 non-milking cows get permanent shelter
  • Save foreign exchange on LPG
Rain Water Harvesting Pond
  • Better crop yield
  • Additional Crop
  • Fish Farming
  • Groundwater recharge
  • Water for Birds and Animals

Our Team

  • Dedicated team of 50 volunteers in Kolkata
  • 20 Full time volunteers (prashikshaks) in 20 blocks
  • Technical support by
    • IIT-Kharagpur,
    • Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya Kalyani,
    • Go Vigyan Anusandhan Kendra Nagpur.

Our Journey So Far

  • 4 years
  • 1100 villages
  • 11 000 beneficiary farmers
  • 4.25 lakh fruit trees planted
  • Intensive training of 4500 farmers
  • 102 biogas plants installed
  • 680 rainwater harvesting ponds during the last 13 years

Action Plan(2 Years)

  • Training 25000 farmers
  • 5000 Biogas plants installation
  • 5000 Rainwater harvesting ponds
  • 20 lakhs fruits tree plantation
  • Promotion of self help groups, farmers club

Scope of Expansion

  • 72 lakh farmer families in West Bengal
  • 90% are small and marginal farmers
  • 40000 villages