Project

Agriculture scientists and policy makers are of the opinion that paddy cultivation is not profitable in the present time. Moreover, it is a water & labour intensive crop. Farmers trained by Goseva Parivar are gradually realizing that fruit plantation is far more economically lucrative with a stable income. Therefore,Gram Samriddhi is promoting and helping farmers to partially shift from paddy cultivation to organic fruit tree plantation by educating them about the technical know-how, providing financial support and arrangement of good quality fruit saplings. The survival rate of the trees planted under this project is very high because the farmers are the beneficiary as well as the owner and the caretaker of the saplings.

Since 2019, we have so far planted more than 2,50,000 fruit trees in the farms of 7000 farmers from 750 villages of West Bengal.

• Gram Samriddhi has further taken an ambitious target of planting 20,00,000 fruit-trees on the fields of the farmers of West Bengal, which will go a long way in ensuring their economic growth.
• 25,000 farmers will plant 80 plants each, covering more than 2500 villages.
• Each farmer will be provided with a package of 80 saplings for creating a Fruit-Forest for himself.
• 7-8 varieties out of 15 varieties of fruit-trees are selected based of the soil conditions of the plantation area. These are Aam (Mango), Katahal (Jackfruit), Amla, Ber, Amrud (Guava), Nimbu (Lemon), Mausambi, TejPatta, Kela (Banana), Papita (Papaya), Chiku (Sapota), Sahajan (Moringa, Drumstick), Neem, Reetha (Soapnut), Nariyal (coconut), karonda.
• Good quality saplings are being developed.
• All plants will be grown organically and free from harmful chemicals.
• The contribution for plantation is Rs.50 per plant.

Benefits :

• Improves quality of soil and prevents soil erosion.
• Increases land’s water retention capacity.
• Improves financial security of the farmers.
• Gives better nutrition to villagers.
• Provides grazing ground for cattle.
• Provides ample quantity of organic (poison-free) fruits in the market.

How can you help us?

• You can spread the message of tree plantation among your contacts.
• You can contribute for the saplings.
• You can share your knowledge about tree plantation.
• You can join us as a volunteer by donating quality time.
• You can write a blog on this topic.
• You can share any idea for improvement

Rural-households still can’t afford the LPG cylinders to fulfill their fuel requirements. Many of them have to go to the nearby forests and fell trees for fuel. A considerable time and effort is wasted in this. On the other hand cow-dung is freely available in most of these households which is underutilized. This underutilized resource can be converted in a clean and green fuel with the help of biogas plants.

Based on our assessment of the household, we provide financial as well as technical support to the households for setting up a biogas plant. Every such household is also trained about the use of biogas plant.

Benefits :

• Clean and smoke-less fuel
• Free fuel for lifetime
• It reduces the dependence on LPG, thereby help in saving foreign exchange.
• It helps in curbing pollution
• It helps in protecting trees and forests
• It contributes towards women welfare and women empowerment
• It produces high quality fertilizer, which is the byproduct of the plant-its slurry.
• It helps in keeping the household clean
• Helps preserve and protect Mother Cow.

Achievement :

With the support of the generous donors, till date we have been able to install 75 biogas plants of 2 cubic meter size in individual household in several villages of West Bengal.

Next target :

Though the requirement for biogas plant is huge, keeping in mind the limitations of resources, this year Goseva Parivar has taken an ambitious target of installing 500 new biogas plants, which will go a long way in ensuring economic growth of the farmers of West Bengal.

How can you help us?

• You can spread the message of biogas plant among your contacts
• You can contribute Rs.10,000/- as a support for installation of a biogas plant (actual cost Rs.45,000).
• You can share your knowledge about biogas plant.
• You can join us as a volunteer by donating quality time.
• You can write a blog on this topic
• You can share any idea for improvement

Nearly 50% of the agricultural land has no irrigation facility or availability of water for farming in non-rainy seasons hence farming is not possible in non-rainy season resulting in poverty and scarcity. If the farmers are supported and educated about the rain-water harvesting techniques, they can earn more from their farmland.

Every household is trained and motivated about the benefits of RWHR. We provide technical as well as financial support to all these households for setting up a RWHR.

Benefits :

• Water for irrigation
• Fishery
• Underground water recharging
• Prevention of fertile top soil being washed away during rainy season
• Drinking water for the cattle

Achievement :

With the help of the generous donors, till date we have been able to install 12 RWHR in the villages of West Bengal.

Next Target :

Though the requirement for RWHR is huge, keeping in mind the limitation of resources, this year Goseva Parivar has taken an ambitious target of installing 1000 new RWHRs, which will go a long way in ensuring economic growth of the farmers of West Bengal.

How can you help us?

• You can spread the message of RWHR among your contacts
• You can contribute Rs 10,000/-for a 20 x 20 x 10 ft RWHR
• You can share your knowledge about RWHR
• You can join us as a volunteer by donating quality time
• You can write a blog on this topic
• You can share any idea for improvement

Assistance is provided to Farmers in formation of :

• Farmers Clubs, Farmers’ Produce Company
• Self Help Groups

Skill development program are being conducted for women empowerment. These include :

• Basic tailoring course
• Cottage industry training in making products like dhoop, diyas, face wash, shampoo, toothpowder, gonyle, go-ark, ghee, etc indigenous products from locally available resources.