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Environment-Friendly Initiatives |
Case-XII
Bitter Success |
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Background |
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Kanti
Prasad of Tilothi village in Hathras district used to spend
his life toiling soil on his 0.6 acre of land. He was a part
of the large unorganized farmers family and was trying to
produce crops to support his family of three sons and a daughter,
but the same was not sufficient to meet his needs. |
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Emergence
of Idea |
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He
came in contact with Aseed when the organization was promoting
diversified agricultural practices to increase the quality and
quantity of the yield. Like many other farmers with small landholdings,
Kanti Prasad also got associated with Aseed who guided them
on all the aspects including the formation of SHGs. Kanti was
able to grab the idea where the local bodies are empowered to
solve their financial problems all by themselves. |
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Initiation
of Action |
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He
joined an SHG and took active part in its activities. The
group, which was mainly formed for monetary purpose, started
maturing as a social body as well where members can share
things and move collectively towards attaining knowledge related
to gardening, seed production, etc. Aseed district coordinator
also arranged for an exposure visit to the Krishi Melas in
the nearby areas, which gave an opportunity to know about
the modern techniques used for agriculture and imparting information
about cash crops. Kanti bought hybrid seeds of wheat. He was
attracted towards Amla, as maybe he could see his future there. |
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Generation
of Support |
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After
returning from the exposure visits, Kanti concentrated on
the production of hybrid seeds. He was provided with all the
relevant information and support by the field functionaries.
Aseed provided farmers with foundation seeds and motivated
them to grow Amla and Ber. Master Trainers from Kisan Vidyalaya,
Bhojgari were arranged to train. Kanti came to know about
the technique of growing Amla through the budding technique
from this training. The problem of initial investment was
sorted out by taking loan from the SHG. The yield got him
the money that was worth his labour. He got an opportunity
to undergo a number of trainings at various training institutes
and the Agriculture Dept. of the district which helped him
acquire more knowledge about the modern methods of agriculture.
He was also motivated to use organic manure. He started making
NADEP manure, CPP and vermi-compost. The yield, which Kanti
got this time,was much better both in quality and quantity.
Driven by the success, Kanti focussed on the production of
these manures on his own which saved him a lot of money. |
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Recognition |
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Kanti's
success and dedication led Aseed to project him as the Community
Consultant and shared his knowledge with other farmers in the
area. He trained 50 farmers in Amla cultivation. Following in
his footsteps, other farmers also came forward to grow Amla.
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Kanti
Prasad is one of the farmers whose products are selected by
the company due to good quality of the yield. He gets full
credit for popularizing Amla as a cash crop in the area. He
is still associated with the SHG as the local body is now
empowered enough to solve the monetary matters of its members.
Kanti is now in a position to dream big. |
