Presentation of Agriculture (SAM) Team in 2023 AGM

Presentation of Agriculture (SAM) Team in 2023 AGM

Team Member: Lead by Mr. Debabrata Halder along with team Dr. Biswanath Mazumdar, Mr. Sourabh Kayal, Ms. Bratati Jana and Others.

Name of Projects
Vermicompost pit support	Seed Support	Training	Equipment Support

Activities Done in Last Year

Organic Training

Vermicompost Pit Construction

Equipment and Manure

Indigenous Seed

Exotic Vegetable Farming

Apiculture and Animal Husbandry

1000 farmers have received advanced training to improve Organic farming.

Every farmer received 6 training sessions.

202 vermicompost pit made for large-scale manure production.

Another 200 pits are under construction.

4 reaper harvesters,

20motorised paddy harvester,

30 motorised sprayers, sickles, shovels etc.

551 pics of Drums 50 liters

4 varieties of seed were produced locally as Bitter gourd and Cucumber.

12 varieties of salt-tolerant paddy were grown.

High demand in the market

Successfully cultivated Exotic vegetables like broccoli, cherry tomatoes, lettuce, baby corn, Chinese cabbage, squash etc

60 beekeeping boxes were provided.

Duckling of Swamp francolin, Swan, Chinese duck, chicks of Kadaknath Chicken, Turkey, Koel etc is distributed.

Agriculture Fair

Landless Farming

Conservation of Groundwater

Seed Support

Manure Preparation

Alternative Cropping

7 Stalls from Mukti about organic farming.

4 days seminar in presence of eminent agricultural experts.

About 700 farmers got an idea about modern agriculture. farmer received 6 training sessions.

450 Landless farmers were supported with 15 types of vegetable seeds like okra, chili, tomato, cabbage, cauliflower, carrot, coriander etc.

212 Ponds digging are completed to store underground Drinking water.

14 Types of Vegetable seeds

Like cucumber, okra, tomato, chili, gourds, carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, coriander, onion, brinjal, radish etc are supported by organic farmers

121 MT of vermicompost produced

by the farmers.

70 MT of other organic manures were produced by the farmers.

Mustard, pulses etc are cultivated in

place of paddy in the Rabi season to prevent depletion of groundwater and

soil fertility.

Notable Achievements

Conversion to organic farming

Exotic cultivation

Self-dependent on Organic Manure

Training

Award

Total of 450 farmers already adopted Organic farming. New 751 farmers added to the list.

We have successfully cultivated exotic vegetables like pak chay, cherry tomato, turnip, golden yellow squash, lettuce, capsicum, broccoli, purple cauliflower etc. 3.5 tons of exotic vegetables were produced.

About 400 farmers have been able to produce organic manure for use in their own gardens.

New 751 farmers have been trained successfully. Total number of organic farmers – 1200+

FICCI awarded Mukti for best Sustainability Practices 2021 in Organic Agriculture

Impact Created Since Inception
Issues	Mitigations
Soil health is decreasing day by day	Revival of large-scale arable land under organic farming by improving soil quality through the application of organic manures & microorganisms
Low income of the farmers	30% increasing the income of 551 organic farmers
Absence of awareness of sustainable agriculture	Now about 8500 farmers are practicing sustainable farming methods
Lack of Self- dependence on preparing organic manure for farming	Now, farmers are able to prepare more than 22 organic manures and plant protection materials to apply to their fields.
The ground water level is going down	Arrangements have been made to conserve water by digging ponds

Exotic Vegetable Farming
Training	Old Field service	Exotic Field	Exotic Vegetable	Revenue
120 farmers trained	More than 80 farmers’ fields were visited and issues resolved	More than 5 acres of land under Exotic farming	More than 17 Exotic vegetables cultivated	1Lac+ as Revenue, from Exotic Vegetable farming

Future Plans

15-20 varieties of seeds production.

22 types of organic manure & pesticide preparation will be continued.

850-acre land to support chemical-free farming.

500 farmers’ income will be increased.

100 farmers will produce exotic vegetables

Providing PGS Certificate for 550 farmers.

2500 Modern Equipment Support.

Workshops & training for farmers.

Soil testing Lab

Social media promotions of organic vegetables.

Market linkage.

Mukti Believes in Integrated Development of our Society

Socioeconomic development organization mitigate of social issues

Mukti doesn’t make the news, News follows Mukti

We alone cannot do it, Strong partnership needed for those needy

Mukti

Presentation of Agriculture (SAM) Team in 2023 AGM

Project Activities