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Best Practices

                      (Successful programmes to be scaled up)

                       The North East India Piggery value chain –   The DBI systems cover command area
                      Improving profitability from piggery enterprises in   development, source sustainability, and Water User
                      terms of productivity, quality and efficiency, for   Group promotion, apart from physical installation of
                      resource-poor households.                  the system.
                       The DHANII large Dairy programme - Sustainably    Himalayan Livestock Development programme –
                      enhancing incomes of milk producers by building   Enhancing the quality of life through
                      their capacity vis-à-vis milk production, animal   livestock-based entrepreneurship models,
                      health, breed improvement and animal nutrition.   interwoven around resilient and sustained
                                                                 community institutions in the Central and Western
                       Fishery programme in Tripura and Assam –
                                                                 Himalayan region.
                      Developing a comprehensive participatory
                      aquaculture development model for enhancing the    The Central India Lakhpati Kisan programme –
                      livelihood of smallholder fishers.          The community institution-driven Agri Enterprising
                                                                 model, which involves layering of livestock, fishery
                       The Springshed programme in the North East and
                                                                 and non-timber forest produce interventions with
                      Uttarakhand, linked to irrigation.
                                                                 agriculture, has been proven to raise tribal rural
                       Diversion-based irrigation (DBI) systems in Odisha   households’ average annual income to over
                      and the North East – Development, implementation   `120,000.
                      and scale-up plan for diverting surface water by
                      gravity to small and marginal farmers' fields.                                           An Animal Health Worker visits the home of
                                                                                                              a milk farmer to explain best practices
                                                                                                              in rearing milch animals

                                                                                                            Challenges Faced

                                                                                                             The Covid-19 pandemic created challenges for
                                                                                                            programmes on ground, especially during the
                                                                                                            sudden lockdown corresponding to the main
                                                                                                            farming season.  The reverse migration of people
                                                                                                            due to the state-imposed lockdown stressed the
                                                                                                            rural economy, but provided an opportunity for
                                                                                                            them to try and explore rural income avenues, like
                                                                                                            farming. Programmes were also affected by
                                                                                                            restrictions on movement; however, the teams
                                                                                                            managed virtually.
                                                                                                             Raising funds has been challenging due to the
                                                                                                            impact of Covid-19 on the operations of Corporates,
                                                                                                            which usually share profits with CSR initiatives or
                                                                                                            government funds.
                                                                                                             New Government regulations in the farm laws
                                                                                                            and farmer agitations have created uncertainty,
                                                                                                            especially for the North Indian states of Punjab and
                                                                                                            Haryana which saw an increase in crop burning.
                                                                                                             Changes imposed by FCRA laws for the
                                                                                                            development sector have made it difficult to
                                                                                                            mobilise funds from foreign sources to support
                                                                                                            ground work or programmes in certain areas.


                       Hear our voices: Women make their point at a community meeting


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