Holistic Rural Development Programme in Nayagarh district
The ‘Holistic Rural Development Programme’ seeks to bring about dignified and healthy living among the rural communities and strengthen community self-governance. This will be achieved through simultaneous interventions in natural resource management, agriculture, livelihoods; social awareness, health, education; water, sanitation, infrastructure development; and leadership training for women self help groups (SHGs). The programme in 17 villages of Nayagarh district reached 3605 households, 24% of which have no operational land holding.
Specifically in livelihoods, the project aims to harness natural resources and holistic agronomic practices for sustainable higher agricultural production.
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REACH
3605 households, 17 villages
REGION
Nayagarh in Odisha
PROJECT STATUS
Completed
TIMELINE
October 2017 to December 2021
BUDGET
₹9 crore
PARTNERS
HDFC Bank Parivartan
ACTIVITIES
- Enhancing soil moisture condition and horticulture plantation on 40 acres of common land
- Improving package of practices in rice and green gram cultivation, providing common implementers to farmers clubs, and pisciculture
- Promotion of kitchen garden, vermicompost production, farmers training camps, and leadership training for SHGs
- Renovation of two community ponds through de-siltation and stabilisation to improve the percolation rate thereby increase sub-soil water level
RESULTS
- Improved Package of Practice (IPoP) in crop reached around 2390 farmers across 2589 acres.
- 29% increase in grain and 54% increase in biomass realized with IPoP for green gram
- Average ₹6800 per acre net income realized with IPoP across crops
- Average ₹3400 net savings reported by 323 farmers (86%) from crop loss during cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’, because of crop advisory services disseminated through village weatherboard and SMS.
- 3 women SHGs adopted biofloc model of fishery; 9 Village Development Committees reported ₹67,000 average income through community fishery.
- 64 families have daily average income up to ₹370 (from no income) through adoption of various livelihood means
- Renovation of community ponds yielded 54% more water storage and clean pond surroundings for social use.
- Wall paintings in common places displays good socio-economic practices.
- 215 solar street lights installed in strategic locations resulting in improved accessibility and safety aspects.