Malkangiri project
Project: "Integrated Farming in tribal areas "
Supported by : Department of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment Though ATAMA , Malkangiri
Period of Support: June 2020-August 2024
Govt. of Odisha had launched a special programme of Integrated Farming in tribal areas which aims for comprehensive development of agriculture, horticulture, livestock and fishery sectors through technology diffusion, integrated management of natural resources in sustainable manner by community institutions. The project, implemented in Malkangiri district is anchored by ATMA at district level & technical support is provided by WASSAN. The project is being implemented by number of Facilitating Agencies (FA) & Madhyam Foundation was selected during June,20 to act as a FA in Cluster- 2 which comprises 80 villages coming under 7 Gram panchayats of Mathili block & 3 Gram Panchayats of Malkangiri block. Madhyam Foundation is implementing this project from its project office located at Nayakguda in Malkangiri block.
Major activities planned under the project are:-
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- Securing crops through protective irrigation for mitigating dry spells.
- Promotion of crop diversification through intercropping, poly-cropping, crop rotation, changes in seed varieties.
- Establishing the community managed seed systems to meet the diverse seed needs of farmers. Taking up soil health management activities for rejuvenation of soils .4.Documentation and evaluation of local landraces through Participatory varietal trials.
- Promotion of vegetable cultivation at the household level for nutritional security and intensive clusters for income security.
- Establishment of preventive health care systems for livestock to reduce mortality.
- Promotion of desi poultry through breed farms and appropriate support systems.
- Promotion of Goatery through shed construction and appropriate support systems.
- Documentation and registration of indigenous livestock breeds.
- Realizing fisheries potential in water bodies (seasonal and perennial) in numerous water bodies with seasonal and perennial water storage
- Promotion of aggregation, processing, value addition and marketing of products of different production systems through farmer producer organization.