Irfan Arshad On Project Brief For Food Secuirity Program, Crop Maximization Projecty-ii

CROP MAXIMIZATION PROJECTII

NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FOOD SECURITY & PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT OF SMALL FARMERS DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGER, CMP-II AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, RAHIM YAR KHAN

By

M. Irfan Arshad Credit Officer & VO Help officer

CMP-II Rahim yar Khan

OBJECTIVES  Organization & empowerment of farming community  Knowledge & skill enhancement of marginalized farmers  To ensure enhanced production & commercialization of agriculture  To initiate income diversification & income enhancement activities  Poverty reduction & generation of employment  To establish revolving fund at village level for financial support of small farmers  Develop linkages with commodity markets through enhanced marketing system

PROJECT AREA Punjab District

District Rahim Yar Khan

Villages

Sargodha

45

Sahiwal

45

Gujranwala

45

Sialkot

45

Muzaffaragarh

45

Rahim Y. Khan

45

Total Punjab

225

#

Name of U.C

#of Villages

1. Amin Garh

07

2. Bolaqi Wali

07

3. Mou Mobarak

04

4. Sonik

07

5. Kot Samaba

01

6. Tibbi Gul Muhammad

10

7. Deri Azeem Khan

05

8. Trenda Sawey Khan

03

9

Bahishti

01

09

45

Total

STAKEHOLDERS

STAFF POSITION Sr. No

Designation

Sanctioned Strength

Working

Vacant

1

District Project Manager

1

1

0

2

Social Mobilization & Income Diversification Officer

3

1

2

3

Business Development & Market Linkage Officer

1

0

1

4

Planning, Training & Report Writing Officer

1

1

0

5

Credit Officer & VO Help Officer

1

1

0

6

Agriculture Officer

9

2

7

7

Stock Assistant/Vet. Assistant

9

1

8

8

Field Assistant

36

10

26

9

Accounts & Admin Officer

1

0

1

10 Stenographer

3

0

3

11 Office Assistant

2

1

1

12 Upper Division Clerk

2

0

2

13 Driver

3

0

3

14 Naib Qasid

3

1

2

Total

75

18

57

PROJECT INPUT         

Organizing Farming Community, Social Mobilization Productivity Enhancement of Crops Capacity Building of Farmers Empowerment Of Farmers Establishment of Animal First Aid Centre Establishment of Revolving Fund at village level Establishment of Agriculture Implements Pool Establishment of Input Sales & Marketing Centre Initiating Income Diversification Interventions

ORGANIZING FARMING COMMUNITY

PROGRESS – SOCIAL ORGANIZATION Sr. No

Targets/Activities

Achievements

1 Establishment of 180 Farmer Associations 2 Establishment of 45 Village Organizations

192 Farmer Associations have been established All the 45 Village Organizations have been established.

3 Opening of 45 RF (Revolving Fund) Accounts

31 Revolving Fund Accounts have been opened, remaining are in process.

4 Registration of 45 VOs as Cooperatives 31 VOs have been registered, remaining will be completed in Dec-2009 5 CMST of 45 VOs

VO CMST of 45 VO has been completed

SOCIAL MOBILIZATION Social Mobilization and organization of farmers is the most important element. Small farmers are to be organized and empowered at village level by establishing self managed Village Organizations (VOs), registered under Cooperative Societies Act 1925. These VOs will be able to take part in various economic and business activities for their better livelihood. In district Rahim Yar khan, responsibility is given to NRSP for social mobilization and organization of farmers.

Establishment of FAs

2 1

2

1

3 4

6 5

• Village to be divided in sub-locations • Maximum 6 & minimum 2 FAs per Village @ 1 FA per location • Minimum number of eligible farmers in a village has to be 26

What isisaaVO? What VO? •

A VO is a statutory body registered as Cooperative Society under the Cooperative Society Act 1925

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A VO is a representative structure of farmers in a village and is formed, owned and administered by the farmers themselves

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A VO is a mouthpiece for the economic rehabilitation of resourcepoor farmers

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As a legal body, VO can do various economic activities like: – Running a business (input sale centers etc) – Buying, selling and hiring a property – Getting into agreement with any trading partner, and – Getting loans from commercial banks and so on.

Establishment of VOs FA

FA

+

FA

+

FA

FA

+

+

VOs General Body (minimum members = 26) 100% FA members will be members of VO’s General Body

FA

1

FA

+ 1

FA

+ 1

VOs Executive Body (minimum members = 7) FAs elected members = 4 Elected from entire village = 3

1

PLANTATION OF CROPS

PROGRESS OF CROP PLANTATION Achievements

Project Support •

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Provision of Agricultural Loan in the shape of Revolving Fund for purchase of inputs Technical Support/Guideline through Farmer Field Schools & Crop Campaigns Technology Transfer through Agri. Implement Pools Market Linkages for production management

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10 core villages has got the loan & will be operational within the month Established 10 FFS for wheat crop and campaign is in progress Lists are formed and share money is being collected Meetings with the stakeholders are in process

WHEAT PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT

WHEAT PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT Targets  Plantation of 100 Acres bumper Wheat crop in each of 10 core villages and 60 acres in each of the project village.  Establishment of 10 Farmer Field Schools for Wheat crop in core villages.

Achievements  Aggressive campaign for productivity enhancement of wheat through adoption of improved production technology is launched in CMP-II area.  10 Farmer Field Schools have been established in CMP-II area for training of farmers through participatory approach.

CAPASITY BUILDING OF FARMERS

CAPACITY BUILDING Project Support • Farmer Field Schools • Capacity Management Skill Trainings(CMST) • Revolving Fund Management Skills Trainings (RFMT) • Seminars/Farmer Field Days/Campaigns • VO Meetings

Achievements •

•

20 FFS were successfully established for cotton crop 200809 to train 500 farmers. 45 VOs are trained through 3 Days training course.

• 20 VOs are provided with RF management training. • 3 field days for cotton, 1 for wheat followed by aggressive wheat campaign and regular farmer meetings are being held.

PICTORIAL VIEWS OF FARMER FIELD DAY

EMPOWERMENT OF FARMERS

EMPOWERMENT OF FARMERS

Empowerment of farmers • Project Support • Formation of VO Executive Committee & General Body • Establishment of VO Credit Committees (Disbursement & Recovery)

• Formation of District VO Council • Formation of Commodity Specific Groups

• Achievements • Task has been completed, VOs are Actively Working now • Committees have been formed & wil’be active soon • Nominations have been done, election is to be organize • Message has been delivered, formation is in process

LIVESTOCK SERVICES/FACILITATION

ESTABLISHMENT OF ANIMAL FIRST AID CENTER Project Support • Establishing Animal First Aid Centers • Selection of Village Veterinary Facilitators • Livestock health services & productivity enhancement facilitation

Achievements • 8 clusters have been notified for AFACs • Candidates for 1 year diploma course have been selected • Services are being provided to the member farmers & close collaboration has been established with the Govt. Dept.

Establishment of Revolving Fund • Project Support

• Achievements

• Establishment of Revolving fund in each project village to enable the VOs to provide input loans, to member farmers for adoption of production technologies, initiate small enterprises and establish market linkages.

• 18 VOs have partially received revolving fund amounting Rs. 9.9 Million • RF will be made operational within month

FARM IMPLEMENT POOLS • Clusters have been identified • Implements needed at village level have been decided through the respective VO • Collection of 20% farmer’s share is under process

Establishment of ISMC Project Support • Building 02 physical sale and marketing centre for the provision of quality inputs and better marketing of member farmer’s produce.

Achievements • Preliminary information and concept for the establishment of ISMC has been shared with the VOs and introductory workshop will be conducted within a month. • Potential locations for the establishment of ISMC have been identified and further discussions are under process.

Income Diversification Interventions Project Support

Achievements

 Initiation of different Income Diversification Interventions in each project village i.e Dairy/ Goat/Sheep farming, Bee keeping, Milk Collection, off seasonal vegetables, animal breeding, floriculture etc.

 Regular field visits are being made to assess the feasibility of suitable interventions for each village and resources are analyzed for the initiation of these interventions.  Hopefully 3 interventions for each village will be completed upto 30th June 2010, and then 3 interventions will be initiated each year.

Budget Utilization for 2009-10

Budget Allocatd for 2009-10 Re- Authorization of Release of Previous Budget New Budget (Million) 7.83

0.35

Total (Million) 8.18

Expenditure Balance (Million) (Million)

1.6

6.55