| Income Generation Agri extension projects, training, animal
husbandry based units and a forestry and plantation programmes were the focus of the
income generation activities at the Joda unit of TSRDS.
| Agri Extension Against a target of 200 acres, the Joda unit brought 212 additional acres
in 18 villages under Kharif paddy cultivation. |
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The income
generated by second cropping, an important activity to improve family income, was
undertaken in 192 acres earning 145 farmers an income of Rs. 6,77,000/-
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| Paddy Reaper yields
better harvest Baba
Bisheswar, a Self Help Group in Revenshawpur with |
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10
members, found it difficult to sow the winter vegetable crop as they never managed to
manually harvest the paddy crop in time. Loss of grain due to delays in harvesting also
cost them 10-15% of the crop. In 2004-05, TSRDS suggested they use a paddy reaper, a
suggestion they followed. The reaper brought down harvesting costs to one-tenth, from Rs.
500/- an acre to Rs. 50/- acre and at the same time allowed them to utilise their land for
the winter crop. |
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| Achievements - 34 families benefitted
from irrigation projects
- Agri training programmes
covered 734 farmers
- HYV paddy seeds
distributed to 213
beneficiaries
- Rs. 39.95 lakhs generated
from agri-based activities |
- 212 acres covered by HYV
paddy
- 192.5 acres covered with
the winter vegetable crop
benefitting 529 families
- Third crop planted by 75
beneficiaries in 10 villages
- 12 Water Harvesting
Structures were
repaired in 2004-05
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