FFID – CHETNA OCIP – FELISSIMO
Peace-By-Peace Foundation (PbPF)‘A Collaborative Program Towards Supporting Smallholder
Cotton Farmer Households
From South Odisha and North Telangana’

ANNUAL REPORT
01ST APRIL 2018 – 31ST MARCH 2019

Submitted to: Peace by Peace Foundation
Submitted by: Forum For Integrated Development (FFID)
Submitted on: 29th May 2019

1. PROJECT AT-A-GLANCE
Report Title: Peace-By-Peace Foundation (PbPF): ‘A Collaborative
Project For Supporting Small holder Tribal Cotton Farming
Households’

Report Type: Annual Report (01st April 2018 – 31st March 2019)

Submitted To: Peace by Peace foundation, Japan

Submitted By: Forum For Integrated Development (FFID) – Grant
Recipient

Beneficiary: 11,232 Smallholder Cotton Farmers (pre-dominantly
tribal) of Chetna Organic

Project
Location: South Odisha & North Telangana

Type of Fund

: Yearly Grant

Reason: (i) Transitional Support Towards Organic and(ii) Education Support

Supported By: Peace by Peace Foundation, Japan

ReportingDate: 29th May 2019

Author/s: Y M M Srikar and Arun Ambatipudi (with inputs fromfield)

2. CONTEXTA Collaborative Project For Supporting Small holder Tribal Cotton
Farming Households has been implemented by FFID-Chetna (India) withthe support of Peace-by-Peace Foundation, Japan in South Odisha andNorth Telangana. JICA has facilitated in brining both the organizations on
a common platform to implement the project in the year 2009.
The project was initiated in 10 villages of Adilabad district in North
Telangana covering 500-smallholder cotton farming families in tribal
areas and was further extended to 03 districts of South Odisha.
Currently the total out reach of the project for the year 2018 to 2019 is
281 villages covering 11232 smallholder-farming households. (SeeAnnex-1 for project area details)
An external team consisting of 4 members from PbPF have visited the
project area during December 2018 and reviewed the progress ofactivities. The visiting team has interacted with the farmers, students
and teachers in different areas and appreciated the efforts of FFID on
impacting the lives of small and marginal farmers. Before start of thevisit a symposium was organized at Delhi by PbPF to mobilize support
from companies operating in India. Mr. Arun Chandra Ambatipudi,
Executive Director of FFID has attended the event and presented theprogress of activities for the months of April 2018 to September 2018.
The broad areas supported by PbPF during the year 2018-2019 are
(i)
(ii)

Transitional Support to Organic Cotton Farmers andEducation Support.

Present report portrays the impacts and outcomes of the project
implemented during the year.
3. SEASONAL CONDITIONS AND CROP STATUS
Incessant rains in the Kalahandi district have put the farmers underconstant stress. Majority of the farmers had to monitor the crops
continuously. Farmers had to re-sow; create drainage systems and wereforced to be vigil to clear the pest attacks. Though the cotton area has
increased the seasonal conditions were not suitable for the cotton.
Farmers in Telangana have also experienced dry spells and heavy
downpour in the month of August 2018. The technical team of Chetna
had to work hard through out the year to give suitable advices to thefarmers to save the crop. Implementation of various rehabilitative
methods has helped the farmers to reduce the damages.
During the year the quality of cotton was good and the farmer could get
6 to 7 quintals for acre in spite of damages. Inter-crops with red gram,
green gram, black gram etc have helped the farmers to achieve the foodsecurity. As the market price was good the farmers were benefited to alarge extent. Some of the farmers have stored the produce for longer
time to get good price was also benefited. Apart from this the increasein minimum price and the support received by the farmers in terms offinances from State and Central government has brought the happinessamong the farmers face.
4. STATUS OF ACTIVITIES UNDER PbP PROJECT
The project was implemented among 11232 households covering 314
villages in 08 blocks in Adilabad and Asifabad districts of North
Telangana and 06 blocks of Kalahandi, Bolangir and Rayagada districts inSouth Odisha.
The areas are pre-dominantly tribal and majority of the land is underrain-fed cultivation. Major crop grown in the area is cotton apart fromother food crops. Due to poor infrastructure the farmers are not able toreceive the required extension services from government and othersources.
4.1. Target Cotton Farming Households (Breakup)
Total households covered during the year 2018-2019 are as below.
State

District

Cluster

Target HHs

TELANGANA Adilabad/Asifab Utnoor/Narnoor/ad
Sirpur(U)/Kerameri/Jain
oor

3893

ODISHA

1,386

Kalahandi

Bhawanipatna

TOTAL

Gollamunda

1,512

Lanjigarh

1645

Bolangir

Kantabanji

996

Rayagada

Muniguda

1,800

07

11232

05

Table: 1.1
A total of 11232-smallholder cotton farming households was coveredfrom 314 villages spread across 14 blocks/mandals from 07 operational
clusters of 05 districts from 02 states/regions. From
Utnoor/Lanjigarh/Muniguda blocks a total of 1000 farmers were added
under IC1. All these farmers will be progressing to IC2 during the nextyear.
4.2. Key Components for Support under PbP
Broadly 2 components were supported by PbPF foundation to
implement in 314 villages during the year 2018 to 2019. The
components supported are as underA. Transitional Support to Organic Cotton Farmers
B. Education Support
4.2.A. Transitional Support to Organic Cotton Farmers
Support was extended to conventional farmers to adopt organic
practices to reduce the risk and to enhance the productivity in cottonand other food crops. Apart from follow-up of the old farmers a 1000
new farmers have been identified and their capacities were built onorganic farming. The components built for transition have motivated thefarmers to experiment and witness the changes. Activities taken up
under transitional support are described along with the analysis tounderstand the impacts.

During the year Chetna has played an important role to improve thelivelihoods of 11232 (10232 old & 1000 new) small farmer households
through capacity building on Sustainable Agriculture Practices (SAP).
Brief of the activities implemented are given below.
4.2. A.1. Critical Support for Soil Fertility & Plant Protection
Fertility of the soils plays an important role in productivity
enhancement. Poor soils, lack of irrigation facilities, incessant rains, lackof knowledge on suitable crop selection have become a major challenge.
Struggle to improve the soil fertility has increased the investments of the
farmers but not helped in finding a permanent solution. The major
challenge faced by the farmers is lack of knowledge on soil fertility
enhancement methods in rain-fed conditions. Policies of thegovernment and subsidies from MNC’s have also damaged the soil
health in most of the areas.
Experiences of the farmers in these areas are demonstrating clearly that
there are numerous challenges to cultivate in rain-fed areas. Most of the
farmers from these areas have reported that the cost of production has
been increasing invariably, where as the yields are decreasing, forcing
the farmers to withdraw from farming as it is no more sustainable.
To address the issues faced by small farmers in the rain fed areas,
Chetna has designed various low cost models intended to address thefertility issues. Exposures and trainings on soil fertility management haveestablished a wider platform for the small and marginal farmers to learn
the techniques. Farmers from both the regions have got an opportunity
to visit demonstration farms at the cooperative level and farmer level toundergo trainings on establishment of low cost manure generation
units.
Some of the activities designed and demonstrated for the learning’s of
the farmers are Early Decomposition Method, Soil Reclamation,
Mulching, Soil Termite Management, Vermi Compost, NADEP Compost,
Organic Nutrient Preparation, Bio-Mass Nurseries etc. Total outreach,details of the units and total savings under each component arepresented below.

Table 1.2

As shown in thetable 1.2 Chetna
has facilitated toestablish various
kinds of low costorganic
preparation units,
which are easy toadopt.
The
demonstrations ofthese units werecarried out in eco

Figure 1 Biomass Nurserycenters and farmer’s fields to help farmers learn the technology andexperience the changes it could bring on farm.
Trainings and exposure to the farmers have motivated them to adopt
new methods of manure generation. Replication of the models in the
farmer’s field has helped them in reducing the costs to a large extent.
Farmers from various remote villages have stated that their yields have
improved comparatively in 2018-2019.
During the year, 100 units of Early decomposition Methods, Soil
reclamation in 150 acres, 50 units of Mulching, 100 units of Soil Termite
Management 05 units of Vermi-Compost, 20 units of NADEP Compost,
50

units
of
Organic
Nutrients and a
Nursery of 50000
Bio-Mass plants
wereestablished.
Under Organic
Nutrients,
various kinds ofliquid manures
andnutrients
suchasFigure 2 Liquid Manure Preparations
Panchagavya,
Fish
Emulsion, Fruit Emulsion, Vermi-Tea, Amruth Khad etc were used. In
total 1540000 Kgs of Manures & Nutrients were produced and all thesewas spread in 2715 acres to enhance the productivity. The interventions
have helped the farmers to save INR 17,34,000/- (JPY-2706427.20),
which means if the farmers were not having these alternatives theywould have spent this amount on purchase of chemical fertilizers.
Application of manures and nutrients has protected the plants fromdamage caused with incessant rains. Each farmer could get 6-7 quintals
on average in an acre even after the damages. Manures have helped toregenerate the growth of the plants in both the area. As the price of thecotton was good this time, farmers could fetch good amount. Activities

focused on improvement of soil fertility are helping the farmers inenhancing the productivity. The average yields of the cotton and otherfood crops have increased. In cotton the production has gone up to 8
quintals starting from an average of 2 quintals when we have started theinterventions.
Soil tests conducted every year are showing the improvements in the
deficient areas.
Farmers
areclearly able torelate the yields
to
the
soil
healthimprovement,
many farmers
are motivatedwiththeintervention
have started using
Figure 3 Soil Sample Collectionsorganic manures in
the farms. This year 150 samples of soils were collected from different
coroners of the fields and they were sent for testing. The analysis is
helping the farmers to carry out the measures in overcoming the
deficiencies. Collection of soils in the village is spreading the message
across the farming community on importance of soil testing.

4.2.A.2. Training & Exposure
Chetna firmly believes on building the capacities of the farmers to makefarming methods sustainable and profitable. Engaging with farmers
continuously with community meetings/orientations/trainings andexposures are helping the farmers to continue the interventions withconfidence and also to act as resource person to teach other farmers on
methods of organic farming.

During the year Chetna, has facilitated in building the capacities of 100
staff (mix of community level field staff, block/cooperative level
executives and regional staff) all these members have undergone
Season-long residential trainings on Pre-Season, Mid-Season and Post
Harvest Season. Chetna has developed “Training of Trainers” (TOT) and“Training of Facilitators“ (TOF) models to execute the trainings. The
modelshavehelpedinenhancing theknowledgeofthe staff andmaster farmers;
all
these
trainees
have
taken
the
responsibility oforganizing
Figure 4 Pre-Season Training in Progress

trainings at village
level.

Training modules developed by Chetna based on the experiences of thestaff and the farmers in addressing various issues of farming in rain-fed
areas are helping small and marginal farmers. Training material
developed by other like-minded NGO’s was also adopted to bring in
efficiency on the subjects. Apart from classroom trainings, practicaltrainings were also given to the trainees. Classroom trainings andpractical trainings are designed to complement each to bring in
efficiency. Some of the concepts included in TOT / TOF were (i) Land
Preparation, (ii) Basal Dressing, (iii) Seed Collection, (iv) Seed Treatment,(v) Sowing, (vi) Inter-Cultivation, (vii) Nipping, (viii) Top Dressing, (ix)
Weeding, (x) Botanical Extracts Preparation, (x) Liquid Manure
Preparation and application etc.

During the year Chetna has facilitated in organizing exposure trips for110
farmers
associated with
PbP project tomodel farms andeco centers tochangetheirperspectives onorganic farming.
Farmershavevisited Pragathi
Eco Centre at
Ragapur,
Figure 5 Exposure Visit to Eco Centers

Madding Eco Centre at Madding and CORCC (Chetna Organic Research &Conservation Centre) at Lanjigarh. The visits have helped the farmers tounderstand various methods of soil and moisture conservation methods,
composting methods, Sustainable Agriculture Practices (SAP) and otherallied activities.
4.2.A.3. Eco-Centers & Seed Conservation
The 4-eco coop level centers (Pragathi, Bhawanipatna & Golamunda
clusters) and the CORCC (Lanjigarh) have demonstrated different typesof activities, which are low cost and are easily adoptable. As the models
were farmer friendly, low cost and easy to adopt, majority of the
farmers have taken up the activities in their farms.
All the four eco centers have been upgraded with better units to make it
more convenient- accessible and educative to the farmers. Different
kinds of agri-implements are displayed with more focus on women
drudgery reduction to help women understand the importance andusage of implements. Existing structures were repaired and new
structures have been established to showcase different kinds ofmethods to farmers. Activities like tank silt; soil and moisture
conservation, seed banks, vegetable cultivation, horticulture promotion,

rainwater harvesting, creation of irrigation facilities with solar energy
supportis
helpingtosupply water toentire land.
Promotionofdemonstration
units is helping
small
and
marginal
farmers from all
theclusterstounderstandtheimportance of each activity. Installation of irrigation system is motivating
farmers to on judicious usage of water. During the year around 1600
farmers have visited different eco centers, among these nearly 755
farmers have implemented one or the other methods of SAP.
Figure 6 Cotton Trails at Eco Centre

4.2. A.4. Farmer Level Eco Centre
Farmer level eco
centers
establishedinthe farmer fields
are influencing
small
and
marginal farmers
fromsurrounding
villages.
The
progressive
organic farmers
have
showcased
Figure 7 Crop diversification
composting methods,
pest management methods, cultivation methods etc. Apart from thecomposting methods soil and moisture conservation activities were also
carried out. Farmers from other villages have started experimenting thepest management techniques to reduce their cost and to protect theirsoils proved to be effective. Increase in production of cotton and otherfood crops with low cost have attracted many farmers to visit the farmand learn about the interventions. Crop diversification methods adopted
by farmers in farmer level eco centers with vegetables; millets, etc. haveopened up new learning for many farmers.

4.2.A.5. CORCC Development

Farmers learning’s through demonstrations carried out at Eco centers
are building the confidence in replicating the sustainable models in the
farmer’s fields.
Pipelineforirrigationofentireland
supported with
solar
power
has
been
established inthe
CORCC.
Now the entire
land is having afacility for critical
irrigation. Multilocation seed trials in light soils, high density planting systems, Chetna
cotton cultivation models along with millets and vegetables were carriedout. Compost and liquid manure demonstrations have built thecapacities of the farmers to the large extent. Reflections of the exposure
facilitated by Chetna have been witnessed in many villages as thefarmers have transferred the learning’s in their farms. Apart fromresearch on Non-GM cottonseeds, seed multiplications of millets, paddy,
Figure 8 Pipe Line Installations at Eco Centre

vegetables, red gram, black gram and green gram were taken up. Seeds
generated from the eco center were conserved with proper care andthey were further distributed to the progressive farmers to take up
multiplication in their farms to reach out to farmers in those areas.
4.2.A.6. Promotion of Diversified Cotton Farming Systems
a. Development & strengthening of seed banks
Seed plays animportantrole
inagriculture,
nonavailability of
local seeds ispushing
farmers into
marketFigure 9 Display of Local Seeds
drivenapproaches to meet their requirements. Promotion of hybrid seeds by
the government has diluted the age-old systems of seed conservation. It
is observed that the society had lost many important indigenous seeds
and others are in the verge of extinction. Chetna has been making all theefforts to conserve indigenous seeds in various areas. During the year
following activities were taken up to conserve the seeds.

Sl#

Location of
Seed Bank

1 CORCC,
LanjigarhclusterManaged by

Activities taken up during the year

COFA

• Multi-location seed trials in lightsoils were taken up with 25 entries.
A total of 65.45 kg of seed cotton
produced.
• High Density Planting System with
Suraj cotton variety wasdemonstrated & produced 08 kg

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seed cotton.
Chetna Model cotton cultivation
practice was taken up & yield was
41 kg.
Cotton with Ragi inter-crop
experiment –Cotton 5 rows + 01
row Ragi inter-crop was taken up.
Cotton yield was 14 kg & Ragi-08kg.
Millet conservation/multiplication
taken up with 04 varieties i.e. foxtail
millet, sorghum, Proso millet & little
millet. Total yield was 10 kg.
System of Millet Intensification(SMI) with Finger millet wasdemonstrated in 0.1-acre land. Yield
is 10kg.
03 varieties of Red gam grown as
separator & Inter crop of Cotton
trials. Total yield of Red gram is 30
kgs.
Sun hemp (Green manure seed) wasgown in 0.05-acre land as seedmultiplication. Total 05 kg seedproduced.
Vegetables like Brinjal, Tomato,
radish & Leafy vegetable weregrown. Total 50 kg brinjal, 30 kg
leafy vegetable, 25 kg Tomato & 20
kg Radish produced.
Several type of compost were
produced like NADEP-02 Mt.,
Vermin-compost -05 Mt & used inFarm.
5000 ltr of Liquid manure /Botanicalextracts were produced & used indifferent crop grown in Eco Center.
Animal husbandry activity has beentaken up with 07 cattle.
01 no of Rain gauge machine has
been installed. This year total 50825

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2 Golamunda Basumatha
Cooperative Coop

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3 Pragathi
Eco-Centre,
Ragapur,Sirpur (U)PragathiCoop

4. Madding
Mathrubumi
Eco Centre Coop
Bawanipatnaml rainfall was recorded.
30 MT EFYM (Enriched Farm Yard
Manure) prepared during theseasonDemonstration of Chetna Model
Non GMO Cotton was taken up.
Total 15 kg of seed cotton was
produced.
Cultivation & conservation ofvegetables taken up. Brinjal total 20
kg, tomato-15 kg produced.
Demonstration of NADEP compost& Vermin- compost were taken up.
Total 03 Mt of Compost produced
during the year.
100 tractor load tank silt used in the
ECO center during the year

• Cotton research continued during
the year to test the Non-GMO seeds
performance. Demonstrations ofSoil and Moisture Conservation,
Tank Silt Application, Bunding andseed multiplication on Red gramand vegetables were carried out.
• Cotton Trials in heavy soils with 30
entries in 2 no of replication weretaken up. Total 50.2 kg of seedcotton produced.
• Red gram was grown as separator incotton trials. Total produced of 20
kg & stored at Seed Bank.
• Cultivation & Conservation ofvegetables taken up.
• Brinjal-60 kg, Chili-5kg, Cowpea20kg, Papaya-30kg, Radisg-35kg &Leafy vegtable-50 kg were
produced.
• Conservation of Millet like Ragi,
Sorghum, Foxtail millet was taken

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up for seed multiplication.
Several type of compost like
Vermicompost-07Mt, NADEP-03Mt,
General Compost-05 Mt were
produced.
1500 Liters of Liquid manures & Bio
extracts were produced & used incrop grown in Eco center.
80 kg of Mango produced.
Animal husbandry activity has beentaken up with 11 cattle
25 tractor load of tank silt applied in
the cotton plot during the year

b. Exposure to Seed Melas (Festivals) and other National Level Events
Cluster wise seed melas were organized apart from attending the district
exhibitions and installing the stalls for propagation of local seeds.
Farmers from all
the villages inthe block havejoined the melaandexhibited
the local seeds.
Exchangeofseeds have also
taken
place
during the mela,abrieforientation on
the background of
Figure 14 Display of Local Seedthe seeds and theroles they are playing to multiply the seeds was appreciated by thefarming community. District officials and like-minded Ngo’s haveparticipated in the exhibition. Seeds have been documented for follow
up.
C. Smokeless Chula
100 units of smokeless stoves were distributed to 100 households in theareas where the consumption of firewood is high. Orientation on
importance of smokeless stove has created a demand among thewomen as most of them are suffering with eye irritation/headache/body pains etc. Women have complained that they are in halingsmokeemanating fromthe firewood in
the closed rooms
is affecting theirhealthvery
badly. Smokeless
stove
have
reducedtheconsumption of
firewoodandhelpedin
reducing the tree cutting. Many women have expressed that they are
relived from eye and body pains to a large extent. The expenditure on
medicine has come down drastically and they are able to cook in theplace they like by which the smoke has reduced. Now they are able tocook with less wood for long time as the fire is mostly balanced.
4.2.A.8. Promotion of Integrated Farming Systems in Organic Cotton
Shifting from mono crop to Integrated farming system plays animportant role in changing the lifestyle of the small and marginal
farmers. Chetna has promoted integrated farming systems to help
farmers to increase the household incomes to meet the family needs.
Some of the farming systems promoted during the year is as follows

a. Backyard Poultry
50
women
headed families
were supported
to initiate backyard poultry tocreatealternative
sourceofincometosustain
theirfamilies. During
the season 25
units of poultry
was distributed to women, each unit was consisting of 25 birds with
mixture of male and female. All the units are doing well and most of thebirds have started laying eggs, at the moment the families are
consuming eggs supplementing to the nutrition of children.
Figure 17 Back Yard Poultry

b. Backyard Kitchen Gardens
Women headed families
fulfilling the criteria of
raising backyard kitchen
gardens were identified
and were encouraged to
grow vegetables in theback yard. During theyear 100 women were
supportedwithvegetable and fruit seedkits to initiate gardens to
Figure 18 Kitchen Gardens
meet
their
dietaryrequirements. All these women were oriented on importance of organicmethods of growing the plants. Most of the families could harvest
vegetables like tomato’s, okra, eggplant, chili, leafy vegetables, creepers
and fruit plants such as guava, mango, pomegranate, papaya etc. The
plantation has helped the families to consume vegetables and also to
generate income form selling the surplus in the markets.

4.2.A.9. Incubation Support to the Farmers in Transition

1000
new
farmershavebeen identified
andwere
encouraged toregister underIC1 during theseason. All thesefarmersarecommitted
toconvertintoorganic farming
Figure 19 ICS Training
to reduce their
input costs, whichhave been detrimental to the yields. These farmers were given an
opportunity to participate in the trainings such as Pre-season, Midseason and Post harvest season. The field staff is documenting practicesof all these farmers and they are being motivated to continue. Now thefarmers have completed the 1st year successfully, they will be entering
into IC2 during thenext year.
4.2.A.10. Soil Tests
Soil samples of theFarmers enlisted

Figure 20 Soil Sample Collections

for conversion from conventional farming has been collected and weresent for testing. Interventions for the new farmers were developed on
the basis of the reports and were implemented. Analysis of 50 samples
shows that the area majorly has the deficiency of potassium andphosphorous. The farmers were educated on the measures to overcome
the deficiencies through SAP practices. Technical team of Chetna ismonitoring the situation regularly and helping the farmers withmeasures to overcome.
4.2.B. Education Fund Support
a. School Electrification Program
Chetnahas
facilitatedinestablishing
2
solar
power
units of 2 kv in 2
residential
schoolstoenable the girls
to
have
a
comfortable
study and rest in
the hostels. Frequent power cuts in the area have disturbed the studies
and rest of the girls affecting the concentration in studies at the schools.
Most of the girls have complained that they are not able to spend timeon studies due to power cuts. Establishment of solar power has provided
extended time to the girls to spend time on the education. It is observedthat the students are able to focus more on studies in the school andthey have become more active with the comfortable rest.

b. Renovation of Toilets
Complete renovation work of dilapidated toilets was taken up at Ashram
Tribal Girls High School in the months of October and November 2018 ina phased manner to address the issues of health, hygiene and sanitation.
Out
of
50
dilapidated
toilets (set up
under
four
blocks) in theschool.
FFID/Chetna hasestablishedasteering
committee
inthe school withteachers and students to monitor the works and to take up the
responsibility of maintaining the toilets on daily basis. Awarenessgeneration by FFID/Chetna staff has helped the students to enhancetheir knowledge on the importance of judicious water use andsanitation. Now all the 350 girl students in the school are able to utilize
the facilities. It is too early to make any claims on improved attendance
or improved health.
c. Scholarships
During the year 55 youth interested from disadvantaged communities
wereidentified andsupported
Figure 21 Scholarship Distributions
withscholarships
to meet thecollege fees.

All these students were good in education but lack finance to meet theeducation fee was forcing them to drop out from education. Support
under PbPF has helped them to continue their education further for ayear.

a. Vocational Training
5 young girls trained in tailoring were supported with the sewing
machines to start their own enterprises. All this girls belong to thecotton-farming households interested to start their own enterprises but
the lack of financial
assistancehas
forced them to be
unemployedforlonger time. Helpfrom PbPF has given
them a new lease oflife to start theirown
enterprises.
Each girl has started
the business in theirown villages and is able
Figure 22 Vocational Training
to earn INR.7500/- permonth.
b. School Level Competitions
Scienceexhibitions
were organizedin high schools
tomotivate
the students toparticipate
actively

Figure 24 Cultural Programs at School

without fear. This has helped in building the confidence among thestudents. Apart from this a cultural exchange programs were organized
at inter-school level to present the MAAD activities. Implementation of
MAAD activities in school is helping in learning music, arts, agriculture
and dance. The students are able to perform at village level functions
and also represent their school at the block and district level. The tribal
culture is being protected by the young generation.

c. Bridge Schools
During the year
29 boys and 37
girls
were
identified
and
they
were
involvedinbridge school.
End of the year
43
students
havebeen
mainstreamed into
the government
schools. The teachers with the specially designed syllabus adopted an
innovative method of teaching. Most of the teachings were throughstory telling and it has helped the children to get motivated.
Figure 25 Bridge School at Shivnara

Providing
MAAD/Parateachersinregular school

Figure 26 School Kitchen Gardens at Ashram High School, Mahagaon

Provisionofpara teachers
topromoteMAAD
activities andto assist regular teachers in extending quality education to students are
helping students to build their capacities on various aspects. The
students are able to demonstrate their talents confidently on all theplatforms. Chetna has organized workshops for the para teachers on
gender equality, MAAD activities, quality of education and their roles aspara teachers. Cooperation extended by the teachers and school
management has helped to improve the quality of education, apartfrom improving the skills of the students.
i. Life skills development for children belonging to cotton farmers
families:
Schooldropouts from
cotton farming
households
interested inenhancing
their life skills
have
been
identified and
they
were
given
Figure 28 Girl with her own Enterprisecertification courseon tailoring. This year 63 girls have undergone training for 6 months
each in 2 phases and obtained certificates after passing the exams.

Most of the girls have received linkage from the government to start
their enterprises and few of them are working on daily wages in nearby tailoring shops.

Annex-1
The following table provides the details operational areas for the year
2017-2018:

State

Districts

Cluster#
Villages#
Farmers
coveredin 201718#
Villages
havingOFT
farmers# OFT
certifiedfarmers by
Mar-18Telangana(Erstwhilepart of AP)

Adilabad/A Utnoor
sifabad

184

4905

178

3893

OdishaKalahandi

Bhawanipatna

21

1,997

21

1386

Golamunda

19

1,993

19

1512

Bolangir

Lanjigarh

19

1827

19

Kantabanji

20

657

20

1645
996

Rayagada
TOTAL

Muniguda

51

2700

24

1800

314

14079

281

11,232