Providing training the Annapoorna cultivating /cashew families on NTFP/MAP, Scientific way of cultivation and harvesting for enhancing the productivity through Annapoorna Model. Processing and Value Addition: Strengthening the farmers on grading and packing of vegetables Building the women farmers on processing and value addition of NTFP/MAPs/Agri/Horticulure such as lemon grass to lemon grass oil, hill broom stick, tamarind and cashew processing and selling Marketing: Supporting the MACS to establish the outlets for selling the vegetables, fruits and other NTFP/MAPS produces. Providing the information to women on market and linking them to some suppliers and buyers Project framework diagram is mentioned, it will provide the brief about the project goal, output and activities. Project Framework COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS OF OF QUALITY AND PROCESSING, VALUE ADDITION AND MARKETING HEALTH KNOWLEDGE & SHARING Evolved Women Annapoorna common interest groups, cluster federations(8), one project level MACS and developed community level Annapoorna resource persons Intensive, Integrated Organic Farming model; Inputs for improving food and nutrition security Quality of Agriculture, NTFP and MAP products Capacity for value addition of Agriculture products, NTFP and Medicinal plants; Establishment of Outlets; Market information and Linkages Traditional health practices and Service providers and promotion of locally available leafy and tuber vegetables Documentation Annapoorna and Sharing the success stories through Annapoorna monthly Magazine Mobilising and sensitizing women; group strengthening; formation of apex bodies; establishing cadre of CRPs, Periodical assessment of the Groups and linking them for various services Promotion of ½ acre Annapoorna model including medicinal plants. Training and establishment various demos on annapoorna model.CRP training on good practices; support through local team and experts Assessment of practices in Agriculture and NTFP; Supply system for vegetables and NTFP; CRP training on good practices; support through local team and experts Storage infrastructure; Training on processing and value added products; Assessment of the value chain and market operators; Bringing in a set of new/additional traders so that market competition is ensured; Sharing market information periodically Build capacities of tribal families and traditional healers on traditional health care practices and effective use of these and documenting the best practices. Identification and documentation of traditionally used leafy and tuber vegetables. Documentation of day to day incomes and sharing good practices through Annapoorna monthly magazine, meetings, seminars, Television and cultural programmes.
be seen in the budget later, the grass-root level presence and the project organisational structure will be in place in all the locations from the first month onwards. The phasing of all the project components is provided in the below table. Particulars of the Activity Year 1 Year 2 Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 1 CRPs Recruited and Trained - 40 40 2 Project orientation to communities (CIGS) 25 25 25 75 3 Para Professionals recruited and trained – 8 8 Professional -Mkt Recruited and trained 1 2 5 Identification and finalisation of families - 500 1500 1000 6 Training on Annaporna model at project level No.of women 500 1000 500 500 500 7 Training to farmers on value addition and Post harvest Management at cluster level 1000 1000 1000 8 Annaporna model Implementation – No. Families 250 250 1000 500 500 500 9 Baseline Survey - No of families Covered 1000 1000 10 Endline survey - No of Families Covered 1000 1000 1000 11 Identification of healers on Ayurvedic medicine - Identified 120 12 Training to local healers on Ayurvedic medicine - Trained 120 13 Training Module development and print - 1. Organic fertiliser and pesticides 2. Prep of Annapoorna 3.Leafy vegetables, tuber vegetables and nutrition values 1 2 14 Training module development : audio-visual 1 2 0 15 Mapping and need assessment of tools kits Lemon grass extraction tools at community level yes 16 Tools and Kits providing related to - Pest control kit, Taurpaulins 500 1500 1000 17 Formation of CIG 50 50 50 18 Cluster federation formed 4 4 19 Cluster federation leaders trained 4 4 20 Formation of MACS consisting of 8 clusters 1 21 Training of MACS leaders on principles and management 1 22 Training on addition & processing on AGRO / MAPS to CIG leaders 150 150 23 Training to PRI representatives 100 100 100 24 Exposure to CRPs / para proffessoinals on NTFPs / MAPs 48 48
25 Training on addition & processing on AGRO / MAPS 48 26 Training on Food & Nutrition security 105 105 105 27 Development of Various Annapoorna crop models 4 28 Small Equipment to Cluster federation 4 4 29 Establishment of Organic Outlets 1 3 2 30 Rejuvenation of Cashew processing unit and inputs to farmers and facilitation cost 250 500 250 31 Two coordinators for facilitation of sustainable agri practices for Cashew plants and processing unit- recruited and trained 2 32 Identification families for willing to do the sustainable practices in Two clusters (GL and Krupam 500 500 33 Cashew garden rejunavation inputs - trunches, half circle platform bund, training on Organic practices 500 500 34 Cashew Processing unit rejunavation at Durbili, Kurupam Mandal 1 35 Publication of Annapoorna monthly magazine and publish (no.of copies) 1100 1100 1100 2100 2100 2100 2100 3100 3100 3100 3100 36 on locally available leafy vegetables and roots and its nutritional values with NIN support       37 Documentation on local healers knowledge     38 Display no.of boards for public disclosure 10 15 39 Social Audit    40 Mapping the buyers and sellers in the project locations and arranging the meeting   41 Mahila Kissan Profiling - 3000 families Plans for Post-project Sustainability and Scaling-up strategies. The Project looks at sustainability as the ability of the project to ensure continuance of benefits to the tribal and other women's beyond the project period. The key is to demonstrate significant and tangible impacts at the women entrepreneur level and in parallel ensuring that the key components/ dimensions of sustainability in the project, i.e. technical, institutional, economic, environmental and policy.
priorities with respect to tribal development and welfare continue to be positive Conductive political environment and no hindrances from LWE B OBJECTIVE/ OUTCOME Improved targeted families economic and food security enhancement through 1/2 acre Annapoorna crop model including collective processing and marketing of Agri products for 3, 000 Tribal and Women Households in Vizianagaram District of Andhra Pradesh At least 75% of the HHs report increase in income of at least Rs.30000 per Annam in rain fed areas, Rs.50000/- in irrigated areas + 5000 from other allied activities (Ex: processing of NTFP/MAPS/Agri Products) reduction in health expenditure after implementation of the activities like promotion of traditional healers and promotion of locally available leafy/tuber vegetables. Household Survey, CIG records, CRP Reports assumptions relevant here At least 75% of the HHs report reduction in health expenditure on curative health and in unemployment days due to morbidity. Household Surveys At least 80% of women report improvement in their participation and influence over decision making at household and community levels Household Survey, FGD with SHGs and CIGs District level MACS have recognitions and established linkages from external agencies on market linkages, credit and services Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool and Supply Chain Records 70% of families report drudgery reduction due adoption of effective harvesting and post harvesting technologies Household Survey, FGD with SHGs and CIGs At least 75% of the HHs improved food security. Household Survey, FGD with SHGs and CIGs C RESULTS/ OUTPUTS
1 Promote new institutions to manage and govern the production, processing and value addition of Agro, NTFP/MAPS 153 Common Interest Group(CIG), Cluster Federations and 1 Producer Organisation at District, covering 3000 members established and functional Records of Producer Organisations There are no large scale community level disturbances. Favourable policies of government on women and tribal development, and civil society initiatives in forest areas Each producer organisation at every level is linked to capacitated community resource persons (CRP, Para Profession and Professional), accountable to Assessment of CRP, Para professional, Records of Producer Organisations Linkages for financial support (working capital-revolving fund, loans) established Records of Organisations Producers’ Organisations have established linkages with Panchayat, Traders and scientific institutions for Services related to production, processing and trade. Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool, Interviews with Linkage Partners 2 Establishing processing/value addition and marketing at different levels Identified and selected the Agro, NTFP/MAPs for processing and value addition Producer Organisations Records Favourable market conditions Linkage with GCC - favourable and cooperating Linkages for marketing established with GCC and other partners and operations taking place Producer Organisations Records A community managed procurement and processing system for Agriculture, Horticulture, NTFP and MAP established and functional in all villages (through CIG, CF and MACS) Producer Organisations Records Six retail outlet established at Mandal headquarter or in for selling of Organic products and processed NTFP and MAPs Records of Producer Organisations Community organisations are involved in most handling most of the operations on their own, with their CRPs and support from Professional attached with MACS Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool of PO
3 Developed intensive, integrated adoptable organic farming model for enabling food security and economic development All the Project participants adopted the Annapoorna model and practicing the sustainable agriculture practices Project MIS, CIG and PO discussions Natural calamities do not to an extent that affects the lives and livelihoods At least 75% of the families report it improved the food security and increased income by adopting the Annapoorna model Survey, Project MIS, CIG and PO discussions Increase in area under cultivation for the MAP and Horticultural crops by at least 10% in the project villages Project MIS, CIG and PO discussions 4 Enhanced and processed production in Cashew and NTFP/MAPs All CIGs trained on sustainable NTFP/MAP and 1000 families trained on sustainable Cashew practices; and at least 75% adopting at least one practice Survey, Project MIS, CIG and PO discussions Natural calamities do not to an extent that affects the lives and livelihoods Established processing unit for cashew and NTFP/MAPS Project MIS, CIG and PO discussions At least 75% of them uses the tools and techniques for pre and post harvest technologies in NTFP/MAPs Survey, Project MIS, CIG and PO discussions 5 Build capacities of traditional healers on traditional health care practices and effective use of these Project MIS, CIG and PO discussions Government policies and priorities with respect to traditional medicines/ healing continue to be positive At least 10 practices related to traditional healing methods/processes using MAP documented Project MIS, CIG and PO discussions Healers training and network established for the project area and operational, addressing capacity and operational issues of healers Project MIS, CIG and PO discussions At least 75% of traditional healers report, skills improved to provide traditional health care at villages Project MIS, CIG and PO discussions Establish linkages of the PO with variety of stakeholders including All CBOs and CRPs have a list of schemes and entitlements, with their eligibility and updated Project MIS, CIG and PO discussions