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Augmenting Sustainable Livelihood Security of Tribal

Farmers Through Mustard Production
A
Front Line Demonstration programme on mustard was conducted at Gurgurjari village of Mandar
block in collaboration with ICAR-DRMR, Bharatpur in 100 acre area. The main objective of the project
was to improve tribal farmer’s growing practices by undertaking capacity building programmes for
the tribal farmers of Ranchi district. The ultimate goal is to increase rapeseed-mustard production in the
area to alleviate poverty of the scheduled tribes of the district.

Sl. Activities No. of No of Beneficiaries
No. Programmes

1. Front Line Demonstration 100 100

2. Two -day training programme 2 30 Trainees
3. Kisan Gosthi 2 200

4. Field Day 1 100

5. Kisan Mela 1 Approx. 8000
6. Exposure Visit to DRMR, Bharatpur 1 19

7. Distribution of seed bin 1 100

8. Input Distribution
a. Battery Operated Sprayer 65

b. Single Row Seed Drill 16

c. Pedal Thresher 16
d. Power Thresher 02

e. Three Type Furrow Opener 16

f. Cycle Weeder 150
g. Oil Expeller 02

Total Distribution of Farm Implements 267

Impact of the programme
Previously mustard was taken only as an intercrop with potato and other vegetable in the village. Under
this project new high yielding variety Pusa Mustard 30 was introduced. 100 farmers of the village had
cultivated mustard as a sole crop first time. After this practice the yield increased by 30 % which is a
significant achievement not only for income generation but also for nutritional security.

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