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 2019 – 31ST MARCH 2020

Submitted to: Peace-by-Peace Foundation
Submitted by: Forum For Integrated Development (FFID)
Submitted on: 01st May 2020

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 2019 – 31st March 2020)

Submitted To: Peace by Peace foundation, Japan

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

Beneficiary: 12,232 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: 1st May 2020

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

2. CONTEXTFFID-Chetna (India) and Peace-by-Peace Foundation, Japan has entered into
an agreement to implement a Collaborative Project For SupportingSmallholder Tribal Cotton Farming Households in South Odisha and the North
Telangana States in India. JICA an international organization based in Japanhas played an important role in bringing to parties to a table to sign anagreement to develop and implement a joint project in the year 2009 fromthan the project is being renewed every year after the visit of the externalteam from Japan.
The implementation phase of the project began with the adoption of 10
villages in Adilabad district in North Telangana covering 500-smallholder
cotton farming families in tribal areas and was further extended to 03 districtsof South Odisha. By the end of 31st March 2020, the project could reach out to12232 small and marginal farming households from 281 villages. (See Annex-1
for project area details)
During the year a 12 members team, representing brands, press, andindividual consultants have visited the project area to develop case studies
and to evaluate the impact of the activities. The team has also interacted withthe farmers, students, cooperative members, etc. The visit of the large teamhas also helped in laying a larger platform to exchange ideas and to mobilize
support for addressing the issues of small and marginal farmers. Before thestart of the visit, a PPT on the progress of activities for the months of April to
September 2019 was presented to build an understanding to the visiting teamon the impacts generated through the implementation of the activities.
Some of the broad activities supported by PbPF for the year 2019 to 2020 are
as follows.
(i)
(ii)

Transitional Support to Organic Cotton Farmers andEducation Support.

Current report tries to bring out the impacts and outcomes of the project
implemented during the year.
3. SEASONAL CONDITIONS AND CROP STATUS
Both the regions have received adequate rains during the season, though
there were some challenges with relentless rains during the crucial time suchas germination etc. The farmers were provided enough support from thetechnical team to protect the crop all over the year. Villages, which have

received incessant rains, have been surveyed and the measures such as
drainage creation,
re-sowing,
applicationofgrowth nutrientswere taken up toenhancethegrowth of theplants. Floods andcyclones affectedmany parts in
India and in the majority of the areas the cotton crop was damaged but
projects in Chetna areas were lucky to have good season comparatively. The
only hindrance faced by the farming community during the season was a delayin the bursting of the bolls, causing delay in harvest and marketing.
Figure 1 Land Preparation By Farmers

On an average, each farmer in the project area could harvest 7 quintals ofcotton per acre. The marketing of cotton continued up to March 2020, it isalso likely to continue after lifting of lockdown, which has come into effectfrom Mid-March 2020 due to Covid-19.
4. STATUS OF ACTIVITIES UNDER PbP PROJECT
The project has reached out to 12232 households from 314 villages of 08
blocks in Adilabad and Asifabad districts of North Telangana and 06 blocks ofKalahandi, Bolangir and Rayagada districts in South Odisha.
Both the project regions are predominantly tribal and the total area covered
under the project is under zero irrigation. Farmers from these areas dependon rains for their sustenance. Due to remoteness of the villages the farming
communities are not able to get required support from the responsible
agencies, which is acknowledged as a major contributor for the backwardnessof tribal areas.
Chetna has also tried to meet some requirements of the needy farmers who
were in transition and didn't have the finances to meet the manuregeneration to enhance the soil fertility. Balances from the last year budgetand the exchange gain during the year were used to address the issues of afew farmers. Hence you will find differential amount in UC compared to theapproved budget amounts.
Some of the major crops grown in the area are cotton apart from this otherfood crops such as Maize/Lentils/Millets etc are grown.
4.1. Target Cotton Farming Households (Breakup)
Total households covered during the year 2019-2020 are as below.
State

District

Cluster

Target HHs

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

4,183

ODISHA

Bhawanipatna

1,661

Gollamunda

1,837

Lanjigarh

1,690

Bolangir

Kantabanji

996

Rayagada

Muniguda

1,865

07

12232

TOTAL

Kalahandi

05
Table: 1.1

End of the financial year 2019 to 2020 a total of 12232 smallholder cotton
farming households from 314 villages spread across 14 blocks/mandals from07 operational clusters of 05 districts from 02 states/regions. 1000 farmers
enrolled in IC1 during the year 2019 to 2020 will be progressing into IC2 during
the year 2020 to 2021.

4.2. Key Components Supported under PbP
PbPF has supported broadly 2 components to implement in 314 villages during
the year 2019 to 2020. The components supported are as underA. Transitional Support to Organic Cotton Farmers
B. Education Support
4.2.A. Transitional Support to Organic Cotton Farmers
A total of 1000 farmers practicing conventional farming were identified from314 villages and they were provided with the required support to convert into
organic. Capacities of the farmers were built on the adoption and practice oforganic farming to reduce the risk cultivation and to enhance the productivity
in cotton and other food crops. Training inputs were also extended to thefarmers in transition and also to the farmers who are in need of technicaladvice.
Chetna facilitated to improve the livelihoods of 12232 farmers throughpromotion of Sustainable Agriculture Practices (SAP). The activities taken up
during the year are narrated in the current report.
4.2. A.1. Critical Support for Soil Fertility & Plant Protection
Farming in poor soils with zero irrigation facilities is a serious impediment the
small
and
marginal farming
households
arefacing in North
TelanganaandSouthOdisha.
Often the farmers
in the area are
faced
with
Figure 2 Family Managing Vermi Units
incessantrains;
non-availability of
Non-GMO seeds and more importantly the farmer's lack knowledge on crops
suitable to their soils. Farmers from the project area are investing a lot ofmoney on chemical fertilizers and pesticides to improve the fertility of soils toenhance productivity.

But the decrease in the yields compared to the cost of cultivation is
discouraging thefarmingcommunity to alarge extent. Mostof the farmers are
opting to remain
as farm laborers
or migrate to thecities instead of
farming, A few government and private agencies are promoting organic tosome extent but
Figure 4 Liquid Manure Preparation
the
lack
of
commitment is slowing down the efforts of the farmers.
To enhance the capacities of the farmers, Chetna has developed a package ofpractices to improve the livelihoods of small and marginal farmers. The
models developed are cost-effective and easy to practice and are proved to befarmer-friendly.
Training
andexposurestoorganic
farms
have been used asa tool to build thecapacities of the
farmers. Farmers
from both regions
Figure 3 NADEP Compost Units
have
got
an
opportunity to visit demonstration farms at the cooperative level and farmer
level to undergo training on establishment of low-cost manure generation
units.
Some of the activities designed and demonstrated for the learning’s of the
farmers are Soil Amendments, Soil Reclamation, Vermi Compost, NADEP
Compost, Organic Nutrient Preparation, and Bio-Mass Nurseries etc. Chetna
has also demonstrated the activities with the establishment of demo units inthe eco-centre in both regions. Exposures to eco centres have helped thefarmers to translate the learning’s easily in their farms.
Capacity building activities carried out in each village has motivated thefarmers to adopt the practices with ease. Preparation of botanicals, manuregeneration at the farm level has reduced the cost of the farmers to a large
extent.
Measures such as 100 units of Soil amendments, Soil reclamation in 100 acres,
20 units of Vermi-Compost, 12 units of NADEP Compost, 100 units of Organic
Nutrients and a
Nursery of 20000
Bio-Mass plants
were taken up in
both the regionsasademonstration toenhance farmers
learning’s
asinterventions to
reduce the cost of cultivation and to enhance productivity. Liquid manures
such as Panchagavya, Fish Emulsion, Fruit Emulsion, Vermi-Tea, Amruth Khad,etc., were promoted to build the nutrition of the soil and plants. The
application of various manures has regenerated the soils and helped inenhancing productivity. During the year, each farmer could harvest up to 7
quintals of cotton per acre. As last year the price of cotton was good but thedelay in harvest due to delay in the bursting of bolls has put the farmers in a
big problem. Most of the farmers harvest is still laying in their storages due toclosure of markets due to Covid-19
Figure 5 Tank Silt Application

4.2.A.2. Training & Exposure
Enhancing the capacities of farmers plays an important role in sustaining thelearning’s and in impacting the practices of organic farmers. Chetna facilitatesin building sustainable learning’s of the farmers through training andexposures. To realize this objective, Chetna engages with the farmers at thevillagelevel
onacontinuous
basis
with
community
meetings/orientations/training/ exposures and through the creation ofcommunity assets, which promotes organic farming. Interventions promoted
and the models evolved by Chetna are helping the farming communities to alarge extent. Studies carried out by various external agencies and the casestudiesdocumented
invariousregions
show the packageofpractices
promotedbyChetnahas
reduced the costof cultivation and improved
productivity to a huge extent. Soiltest reports in both the regions also narrate that the soil fertility in most of thefarms has improved, laying impetus for the improvement in yields. Cost
reduction and improvements in the yields are motivating many conventional
farmers to convert to organic. Practices carried out by the farmers is boosting
their confidence and laying foundation to experiment further on various
methods of organic farming.

Figure 6 Mid-Season Training for Farmers

To enhance the capacities of the farmers Chetna has identified 75 staff (mix ofcommunity-level field staff, block/cooperative level executives and regional
staff) and engaged them in season-long residential training on Pre-Season,
Mid-Season, and Post Harvest Season. To execute this training Chetna has
used “Training of Trainers” (TOT) and “Training of Facilitators“ (TOF) models,
which were proved to be successful in engaging farmers at the field level.
The model adopted to train the farmers has helped in reaching out to all the
farmers in 314 villages. The master trainers have also helped in filling theconfidence among the farmers with continuous engagement and closemonitoring at the individual farm level. Chetna has adopted training material
and modules developed by like-minded NGOs to develop the training methods
which have proved to be successful in meeting the farmer's needs. The
modules developed by Chetna are helping small and marginal farmers in therain-fed areas. Apart from classroom training, practical training was also givento the trainees. Classroom training and practical training are designed tocomplement eachtobringefficiency. Someof the concepts
included in TOT /TOF were (i) Land
Preparation, (ii)
Basal
Dressing,
(iii)
Seed
Collection,(iv)
Figure 7 Exposures for Women Farmers at Eco Centre
Seed Treatment,(v) Sowing, (vi) Inter-Cultivation, (vii) Nipping, (viii) Top Dressing, (ix) Weeding,(x) Botanical Extracts Preparation, (x) Liquid Manure Preparation andapplication, etc.
During the year Chetna has facilitated in organizing exposure trips for 110
farmers associated with PbP project to model farms and eco centers to change
their perspectives on organic farming. Farmers have visited Pragathi Eco
Centre at Ragapur, Madding Eco Centre at Madding and CORCC (Chetna
Organic Research & Conservation Centre) at Lanjigarh. The visits have helped
the farmers to understand various methods of soil and moisture conservation
methods, composting methods, Sustainable Agriculture Practices (SAP) andother allied activities.
4.2.A.3. Eco-Centers & Seed Conservation
Chetna facilitatedinestablishingvarious types ofdemonstration in
04-coop level eco
centers (Pragathi,
Bhawanipatna &Golamunda
Figure 8 Demonstrations of Composting Methods
clusters) and at
CORCC (Lanjigarh). Activities taken up under these centres were low cost, easy
to adopt and farmer-friendly. Farmers from the surrounding villages have

visited the eco centres to learn about the low-cost technology demonstrated
in the eco centres. Exposures to demonstrations have motivated majority of
the farmers to practice in their farms.
Demonstrations under the eco centers have been upgraded with repairs andreplacement of better units, which are low cost, accessible and adoptive.
Implements displayed for educating farmers include the low cost withincreased efficiency-focused more on reducing the drudgery of women havemotivated many
farmers to accessthe implements.
Activities such astank silt; soil andmoisture
conservation,
Figure 10 Seed Trials at Eco Centre
seedbanks,
vegetable cultivation, horticulture promotion, rainwater harvesting, andcreation of irrigation facilities with solar energy support are helping to supply
water to the entire land. During the year activities such as Mango orcharddevelopment/mushroom cultivation/Animal husbandry development/Tank silt
application manure generation etc were taken up in the eco-centers. Under
CORCC demonstration of water usage efficiency methods with sprinklers was
taken up. Fencing up to 200 meters were erected to protect the activities of
the center. Apart from this, the trials on Non-GMO cotton is taking place on
the farm along with the seed multiplication on various crops. During the year a
total of 1376 farmers have visited the eco centers to learn about various kindsof practices to promote organic farming.
4.2. A.4. Farmer
Level Eco Centre
A total of 04
farmer level eco
centerswereestablished in the
Telangana region
to enhance the

Figure 9 Demonstration of Multi-Cropping System

learning’s of small and marginal farmers. On an average 75 farmers are
visiting each eco-centre from the surrounding villages. In total 300 farmers
from the villages around the eco centres are benefitted from various kinds oforganic practices. Apart from the promotion of Chetna practices
demonstration units such as NADEP/Basket compost/liquid manures/animalhusbandry/cotton trails /water efficiency usage and etc are promoted for the
benefit of farmers learning’s. Vegetable cultivation/promotion of millets etc
are helping the small and marginal farmers to enhance food security.
4.2.A.5. CORCC Development
Strengthening CORCC by enhancing facilities has continued to motivate thefarmers to adopt low-cost technologies. The focus during the year was topromote waterusage
efficiencies
throughtheinstallationofsprinklers/weede
rs. The ecocentre is also
protected with
the installation
Figure 11 Farmers inspecting cotton trialsof wired fencing
for about 200 meters at one side of the centre and plans are in place to install
the fencing in other 3 sides. Multi-location seed trials in light soils, highdensity planting systems, Chetna cotton cultivation models along with millets
and vegetables are also carried out. Compost and liquid manuredemonstrations have built the capacities of the farmers to a large extent.
Apart from research on Non-GM cottonseeds, seed multiplications of millets,
paddy, vegetables, red gram, black gram, and green gram were taken up.
Seeds generated from the eco-center are being conserved with proper careand they are further distributed to the progressive farmers to take up
multiplication in their farms to reach out to farmers in those areas. During theyear a total of 1375 farmers from different blocks have visited the farm tolearn low-cost practices under organic farming.
4.2.A.6. Promotion of Diversified Cotton Farming Systems
a. Development & strengthening of seed banks

Extinctionoftraditional seeds
from the villages
is posing a major
challenge, forcing
the farmers to
depend on themarkets.
Dependency on
the markets forseeds is not the only threat to the environment but also increases the cost ofcultivation as it increases the external inputs thus increasing the cost ofcultivation. Chetna’s effort to promote seed multiplication and conservation is
helping the farmers to protect a few important local seeds. Seed exchange
programs are bringing various varieties of seeds into the village, which havebeen extricated from the village a long time ago. Apart from multiplying andconserving the seeds at the village level, Chetna is also taking a special interestin promoting seed multiplication in all its eco centers to demonstrate themethods of multiplying and conserving the seeds at the family and village
level.
Figure 12 Traditional Seeds on display at Seed Banks

Some of the activities implemented during the year under seed multiplicationand conservation is hereunder.

Sl #

1

Location ofManaged by
Seed Bank

CORCC,
Lanjigarhcluster

COFA

Activities taken up during the year
Cotton Seed trials in light soils and hardsoils were taken up in CORCC. During theyear a total of 60 entries were taken up
from which 104.032 kg of seed cotton was
produced and the same has been
converted into 37.56 kgs of cotton seed

Cotton trials with Millets as inter-crop with
4 rows of cotton and 1 row of millet was
experimented. Total yields under this plot
were 22 kg of cotton and 6 kgs of Millet.
4 types of millets (foxtail millet, sorghum,
Proso millet & little millet) were taken up
for seed multiplication and conservation.
The total production under the plot was 12kg.
A low cost technology for water efficiency
through drip irrigation was introduced andthe data was recorded to understand theperformance. The technology is helping inincreasing the yields with usage of
optimum level of water.
A new variety of Red gram was grown as
an Inter-crop under cotton trials. The total
yield of Red gram under the trials was 8
kgs.
Green manure (Sun hemp) was grown in
0.05 acre for seed multiplication. The total
production under this was 14 kg.
A total of 60 kgs of brinjal, 50 kgs of leafy
vegetable, 30 kgs of Tomato & 06 kgs ofbeans were produced under vegetable
cultivation.
03 MT of Manure under NADEP compost,
05 MT under Vermi-compost, 03 MT under
General Compost was generated during
the year and was used in the farm and therest was distributed to farmer for Orchard

Management.

A total of 5000 litres of liquid manure/Botanical extracts were produced & usedin different crop grown in Eco Canter.
Animal husbandry management activities
were demonstrated to the farmers.
A rain gauge machine was installed at theeco center to measure the annual rainfall
to predict the season. This year the totalrain fall was 50825 ml.
30 MT of EFYM (Enriched Farm Yard
Manure) was produced during theseason.
Installation of barbed wire was taken up toprotect the eco center from animals fromthe village and forest. Till date a 200
meters of fencing has been installed.
Chetna, package of practices wasdemonstrated for enhancing the learning’sof the farmers. A total of 07 kgs of seedcotton was produced.
2

Golamunda Basumatha
Cooperative Coop

Vegetable cultivation was taken up to
motivate the farmers on importance ofconsumption of vegetables and marketingof vegetables for income generation. A
total of 10 kg of brinjal, 20 kg of tomato, 2
kg of chili, and 5 kgs of cauliflower was
produced for conservation.

Demonstration of NADEP compost &Vermi- compost was taken up. A total of
05 Mt of Compost was produced.
A 100-tractor load of tank silt was applied
to enhance the fertility of soil under theeco center.
During the year a 20 mango and 10 cashew
saplings have been planted in the eco
center.
60 entries of cotton trials under heavy
soils with 03 replications were taken up.
The total production from the trials are
63.359 kg of seed cotton and the same
have been converted to 27.33 kgs of seed
Millets as an inter-crop in cotton wasdemonstrated to enhance the learning of
the farmers. A total of 20 kgs of millets
were produced and conserved for
promoting seed multiplication.

4

Madding
Eco Centre Mathrubumi
Promotion of vegetable cultivation was
Bawanipatn Cooptaken up to motivate the farmers toaconsume vegetables and to market the
surplus to mobilize additional income tothe family. A total of 40 kg of brinjal, 10 kgof chili, 10 kg of cowpea, 100 kg of
papaya, & 30 kg of leafy vegetable were
produced.
Seed multiplication and Conservation ofMillets such as Ragi, Sorghum, Foxtail was
taken up.

10 MT of Vermi/05 MT of NADEP/08 MT of
General compost was produced in the eco
center and was used in the farm.
A total of 2000 liters of liquid manures &Bio extracts were produced and were usedas nutrients for crop growth in eco center.
Coop could generate income throughselling of 40 kg of Mango and 1000 nos ofLemon produced under eco center.
Promotionofanimalhusbandry
management was taken up in the eco
center. Farmers are oriented on themeasures to be taken up to protect cattle.
To enhance the soil fertility a total of 138
tractor loads of tank silt was applied in the
cotton plot.

3

Research on Non-GMO cotton on heavy
and light soils have been taken up in the
Pragathieco center along with millets as an
Eco-Centre,
intercrop. Strengthening of eco center with
Pragathi Coop
Ragapur,
repairs on compost making units/fencing
Sirpur (U)etc were taken up. To improve the soil
fertility 100-tractor loads of tank silt wasapplied.

b. Exposure to Seed Melas (Festivals) and other National Level Events

Promotion of seed, exchange was organized in all the clusters to encourage
the farmers to
come
to
a
common platform
to learn about
various kinds ofseeds under theverge of extinct,
their suitability tosoils, and thereuses
andperformances. The farmers have also exchanged the seeds across the clusters.
Local seeds such as millets/vegetables/paddy/lentils and a few plant varieties
are exchanged. Chetna also facilitated in organizing State-level seed melas toeducate farmers different districts on the need for conserving local seeds andthe measures Chetna has initiated to protect the seeds through multiplicationand conservation. Farmers also have participated in the district level agro
expos to promote seed exchange/multiplication and conservation. The district
collector has visited the Chetna stall and learned about the activities being
implemented to protect the traditional seeds.
Figure 13 Dostroct Collector Adilabad Discussing with Chetna Team at Seed Mela

C. Cotton with Millets as Inter-crop
Millets as an intercrop in cotton was
introduced for the
first time in the
project area toensure the foodsecurity of small
farming
Figure 14 Demonstration of Millet as Inter-crop in Cotton
households
inKalahandi district.
Millets have been the staple diet for tribal farmers from Kalahandi district but
the promotion of food grains such as paddy by the public distribution system

of the government has enforced the consumption of paddy leading to various
health issues among the farmers.
During the year Chetna has facilitated to promote millets as an inter-crop in
200 acres. Production of millets has ensured the food security of 200
households in the remote tribal villages. Each acre has produced 50 kgs ofmillets, which is worth INR.5000/- which is sufficient for 3 months for a familyof 5 members.
4.2.A.8. Promotion of Integrated Farming Systems in Organic Cotton
The disintegration of farming systems and farmers adopting mono cropping
has affected the food security of the farming families very badly. It has also
affected the income generation of the families apart from affecting the healthof the families due to malnutrition. Chetna has facilitated to integrate various
farming systems to ensure food security and additional income to each family
household. Some of the farming systems promoted during the year are as
follows
a. Backyard Poultry
During the year a total of 50 families were supported with 25 units of birds,
which include male and female. 2 women manage each unit successfully. Egg
layingandmultiplication of
birds have started
with all the 50
families.
The
children at home
are
able
to
consume eggs to
overcome health
Figure 15 Women with backyard poultry
issues.
Few
women
are
focusing more on multiplication to sell the birds in the market for meat. The
income generation for women has started in a small way, but it is expected to
go up in the future. The egg of the bird is costing around INR.5/- each and the
1 kg of meat is costing around INR 400/- in the market.

Backyard Kitchen Gardens
A total of 50 women wereidentified from both the regions topromotebackyard
kitchengardens. An orientation wasorganized from all the women on
the importance of kitchen
gardens. Women were also
educated on the method of
promoting kitchen gardens. Seeds
of important vegetables, which
are nutritious and consumed on a
Figure 16 Backyard Kitchen Gardens
daily basis, were distributed. The
package of seeds includes
creepers/fruit plants/leafy vegetables and a few important vegetables.
Production of the vegetables has started and the families are consuming
different vegetables on a daily basis. The surplus is being sold to others in thevillage and also in the close-by markets. Each family is able to earn INR 300500/- in a week with the selling of vegetables.
c. Goatary
Goatary was promoted among
the farming households todemonstrate the livelihood
options of the small andmarginal farming households.
During the year a total of 40
units of goatary was promoted.
Each unit consisted of 4 females
and one male goat. The activity
has helped the women group to
initiate
incomegeneration
activity. Plan for the year was topromote only 20 units with the
Figure 17 Women with Goats

supportof
Cooperative
premiums. As the activity iswitnessing good success among the community, the demand for the support
for goatary is increasing. The cooperatives have requested to support theactivity Chetna has supported 20 additional units to 20 families. The groups as
per the orientation provided by Chetna are managing each unit.

4.2.A.9. Incubation Support to theFarmers in Transition
Farmers interested to convert toorganic
farminghave
been
identified and they are provided
with the necessary guidance to befollowed during the transition.
During the year a total of 1000
farmers have been identified fromboth the region and they wereregistered
under
IC1.
Documentation of all these farmers
has been completed and the NonFigure 18 Internal; Inspection of Farmers in Progress
GMO seeds were supplied to themto initiate the transition period. The
technical team of Chetna is monitoring the practices of all these farmers andproviding necessary guidance to clear the doubts.
The master farmers selected from different villages basing on criteria
developed have completed the internal inspection of all the farmers. Before
initiating the inspection the farmers were oriented on the importance ofconducting an internal and external inspection. External inspection of all thesefarmers was also completed by Control Union.

4.3.A.10. Soil Tests

50 samples were collected as per the scientific specification from different
farms of farmers
registeredtoconvertintoorganic farming.
The samples of

Figure 19 Soil Sample Collections for Testingthe soil were sent to the government assigned labs. The reports of the tests
have been analyzed and the deficiencies in the soils have been identified andthe plan to build the fertility of the soil has been built and followed forenhancing the productivity
4.2.B. Education Fund Support
a. Scholarships
Support to continue
education
was
extended to 50
students pursuingschool and college
education for theyear 2019 to 2020.
All these students
are children of the
Figure 20 Scholarship Distributions for Students
farmers who arestruggling to pay their tuition fees to continue their education. The support
would help most of the students to complete the graduations and it is also an
opportunity for few to progress into the next class.
b. School Level Competition
Competitions to promote the spirit of integrity/enhance knowledge and skillsof students on various aspects have been carried in the schools adopted under
the PbP project.
The students inthe school were
providedwithskills on MAAD
activities
toprotect
thecultureandtraditions of thetribals. Teachers,
who are speciallyappointed to build the skills of the students on tribal culture, have been
Figure 21 Inter-School Competition

appointed and they were taking a special interest and were organizing classes
by taking extra time in the school. Chetna facilitated in organizing inter-schoolcompetitions, which included science exhibitions/cultural activities etc. During
the year a total of 30 schools have participated in the interschool competitions
and demonstrated their skills.
c. Bridge Schools
02 number ofbridgeschools
were set up in
Telanganatomotivatethechildren who have
dropped out ofschool due tovarious reasons.
Figure 22 School Dropouts Attending Bridge School
The children fromvillages, which arearound the location of bridge schools, were identified and they were
motivated to attend the schools to continue the education. During the year
2019 to 2020 a total of 39 girls and 17 boys have registered into school for theyear. All these children will be mainstreamed into regular schools in the nextyear.
d. Providing MAAD/Para-teachers in regular school
A total of 18 schools were supported with the provision of MAAD/Parateachers to support the schools, which have fewer teachers ratio compared tothe students. The provision of teachers in the school is helping to improve thequality of education to a large extent. The teachers are engaging with thestudents to provide extra classes to help them improve the subjects in which
they are facing the challenges. Students interested in the extracurricular
activities have been identified and they are engaged in building the skills on
MAAD activities in all the schools.
e. Life skills development for children belonging to cotton farmer’s families:

Young girls and women who are
educated and unwilling to do thehard work have been identified andthey were given the opportunity tobuild their skills in tailoring in the
02 centers set up by Chetna. During
the year a total of 64 girls havereceived the training under thescheme. Most of the girls havereceived
linkagefromthegovernment
to
start
their
enterprises and few of them areworking on daily wages in nearby tailoring shops.
Figure 23 Women Self Employed After Learning
Tailoring.

Annex-1
The following table provides the details operational areas for the year 20182019:

State

Telangana(Erstwhilepart of AP)

Districts

Cluster

Adilabad/A Utnoor
sifabad#Villages#
Farmers
coveredin 201718#
Villages
havingOFT
farmers# OFT
certifiedfarmers by
Mar-18

184

4905

178

3893

OdishaKalahandi

Bolangir

Bhawanipatna

21

1,997

21

1386

Golamunda

19

1,993

19

1512

Lanjigarh

19

1827

19

1645

Kantabanji

20

657

20
996

Rayagada
TOTAL

Muniguda

51

2700

24

1800

314

14079

281

11,232