Breve descripción de la práctica óptima

The project design is based on family approach and centred on the development of ORGANIC WADI (Orchard) enhancing livelihoods of the underpriveleged tribal community. The participating households spare a minimum of one acre land for wadi palntation.

Lugar

Bajna Block of Ratlam district , Madhya Pradesh |

Si el lugar tiene límites bien definidos, especifique su extensión en hectáreas:

17201.0

Población estimada que vive en el lugar:

43500.0

Breve descripción del entorno natural en el lugar especificado

The typical soil in this area is chemically matured but texturally immature. The soil type varies from red loamy to sandy, gravelly to shallow black soils. Black soil fields are located at lower reaches and red soil areas at middle or upper reach of project area. |
The climate is semi-arid with annual average rainfall 895.9 mm with maximum temperature around 420C and minimum 80C. The winter season is from December to February, followed by summer from March to June|
The lowland and medium lands are bunded and leveled with gentle or moderate slope in some areas.  The uplands, which account for over 40-50 % of private land holdings, are sloping (3 to 10 % slope in arable land and up to 25% on hillocks), often un-bunded and prone to runoff and erosion. |

Condiciones socioeconómicas imperantes de los habitantes del lugar o las proximidades

The participating families in the project are land owners with clear land titles; the land right and tenure issues do not hinder the present initiative and are supportive ensuring sustainability of project. Farmers have their own patta for particular piece of land use for WADI.  
Over 90% of the beneficiary households are tribal and more than 2/3 of them are living below poverty line. The income is below subsistence. More than 75% households from tribal community are always in debt whereas > 40 % households take short-term credit every year.
According to Livelihood pattern the community in the area can be classified as small and marginal farmers, agriculture labour and migrants. A few of the household are engaged in ancillary activities or small business like sell of poultry bird, goats, vegetable, and non timber forest produce. |

¿En base de qué criterios o indicadores (no relacionados con la Estrategia) se ha considerado la práctica propuesta y la tecnología correspondiente como ‘óptima’?

Consensus evolved during the National Consultation process.

Principales problemas que trata la práctica óptima

Soil erosion |Depletion of ground water |Land degradation, Poor soil health|Lack of assured source of livelihood
Lack of involvement of poor community and women

Explique los problemas específicos de la degradación de las tierras que trata la práctica óptima.

Project area comes under rainfed dryland in Malwa plateau. Soil surface is exposed in dry period. Land in middle and upper reaches is untreated and promote soil erosion. Plowing along the slop, continuous mono cropping of maize which permits erosion.|

Especifique los objetivos de la práctica óptima.

Effective utilization of available land, water and manpower resources of selected tribal families through participatory approach|To arrest the degradation of land and change the land use according to its capability class |To maintain and increase long term fertility of soil. Increases the micro nutrient in the soil. Improve Quality of soil health. |Improve in the economic status of the farmer through value chain development under certified organic production system for perishable crops like seasonal vegetables and fruits|Development of farmers through promoting village institutions

Breve descripción de las principales actividades, por objetivo

Formation of village level institutions |Capacity building of para professional
Use of IPM, INM and other certified package in the field |Use of organic inputs in the crops|Vermi-composting, Use of compost (organic ) in field |Soil testing and soil health management
Orchard development by use of cultivable waste land |Multiple cropping according to land class
Land development by soil and water conservation activities like field bunding, gully plug, gabion etc |Effective water management by use of water tank through gravity system |Individual or small group lift system for judicious use of water

Breve descripción y especificaciones técnicas de la tecnología

WADI as a systematic orchard development helps to reduce the soil erosion & land degradatio. WADI increases vegetative cover of the area; enhanced Soil organic matters which improved soil health which resulted in improve the productivity of land. Farmers use the land according to its capability.

Nombre y dirección de la institución que desarrolla la tecnología

National Livelihood Resources Institute, Gramin Vikas Trust |Field Office- Gram Bhadwas, Mhow Neemuch Road, Near Malini River
Gramin Vikas Trust "KRIBHCO Bhawan"
5th Floor,
Sector 1A-10
NOIDA, Distt Gautam Budha Nagar
Uttar Pradesh 210301

¿La tecnología se desarrolló en una alianza?

No

Especifique el marco en el que se promovió la tecnología

• Iniciativa nacional – no gubernamental

¿La participación de interesados locales, incluidas las organizaciones de la sociedad civil, favoreció el desarrollo de la tecnología?

Sí

enumere los interesados participantes:

WADI members
Community Members
Para professional (village youth)
|National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
|Village level institutions
|SHGs
WADI group
|Apex cooperative society/federation
|Cooperative society /Federation

Detalle la función de los interesados enumerados anteriormente en cuanto a diseño, introducción, uso y mantenimiento de la tecnología, en su caso.

participating households develop their plan and execute the activities with facilitation from village level institution and technical support from the GVT. SHGs involved in the process take collective decisions during the implementation and proactively promote micro finance initiatives.

¿La población que habitaba en el lugar o en las proximidades participó en el desarrollo de la tecnología?

Sí

¿de qué manera?

• Planteamientos basados en la participación

Describa los impactos in situ (los dos principales impactos por categoría).

Soil health improved; Soil erosion reduced
The WADI implemented in their field will certainly provide the sustainable income to the family after two years. It is more than 30-40 % of present income.
Land quality improved, land and water pollution reduced|
This is third year of project and it is perceived that in fifth year and later on production and productivity will increased significantly
The small and marginal community got opportunities in planning of project and decision making. Women got special focus and involved.  Improve their livelihoods by creation of durable assets.

Describa los dos principales impactos fuera del lugar (por ejemplo, que no se registran en el lugar, pero sí en las zonas próximas).

Many farmers adjoining to project area and from many districts, institutions, CSOs, NGOs came and appreciated the GVT efforts and doing efforts for organic farming in their own areas|
NABARD has sanctioned many new projects after seeing impact of pilot project with GVT. Now Organic WADI concept has been launched in M.P, Gujrat and Rajasthan also.|

Impacto en la diversidad biológica y el cambio climático

Justifíquelo:

The Organic WADI on the waste land with well spread vegetative cover may enhance the opportunities for carbon sequestration in soil. The project may improve the bio mass in the village to sustain livelihoods of communities and eco-restoration.
GVT staff sensitize the farmers of project area about soil health management, need of organic farming, land development for reduce desertification and water management techniques. |

¿Se ha elaborado un análisis costo-beneficio?

¿Se ha elaborado un análisis costo-beneficio? :

No

¿La tecnología se difundió o introdujo en otros lugares?

¿La tecnología se difundió o introdujo en otros lugares? :

Sí

¿Dónde? :

several places in Madhya Pradesh

¿Puede identificar las tres principales condiciones para el éxito de la práctica óptima/tecnología presentada?

Consistent & sustained funding support to the initiatives
GVT's rapport in the project area due to successful implementation of previous project in neighboring area.
GVT’s rich experience in tribal areas of community based natural resource management project

Replicabilidad

¿En su opinión, la práctica óptima/la tecnología que ha propuesto se puede reproducir en cualquier otro lugar con un cierto nivel de adaptación?

Sí

¿A qué nivel?

• Local
• Subnacional

En relación con los recursos humanos

Community own the project and manage the assets after establish a good rapport of the organization, so in inception phase, a lot of efforts required to mobilize the community for sustainability of project. Paraprofessional (Jankar) work as a link between community and organization|Communities may organise for common concerns if they realize significance / relevance of the same. They are ready to become member of the different institutions like SHG, VPC, cooperative etc  and actively participate in decision making|Capacity of identified community member from a village may be develop to perform the role of paraprofessional and community organizer. It requires a series of efforts for long term vision.  

En relación con los aspectos financieros

Organic Farming reduces the input cost of the farming system and more production at high rate compare to conventional farming system.|Organic farming provide a way to farmers to earn the money in a consistent manner |WADI is a concept to generate alternate livelihood source for sustainable livelihoods

En relación con los aspectos técnicos

Organic WADI is a technical approach to improve the soil organic matter. |Peoples institutions at village level and apex federation helps to resolve the grass root level problem, marketing of produce, input supply etc |Organic WADI is a unique approach (cover all aspects like soil and water conservation, water resource, irrigation management, improve agriculture technology, social and gender development, health etc) to prevent the problem to land degradation, desertification. it helps to prevent, mitigate and adapt the effect of climate change|Planning with technical backstopping can help in prioritizing interventions based of social, financial and ecological considerations