December 5, 2012

SHAKTI facilitated improved agriculture practice in 1937.5 Acres of Land…

 

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With the support of ATMA, Rayagada, Shakti Organisation has facilitated improved agricultural practice in 1937.5 Acres of land in Ramanguda and Kasipur Block in Kharif 2012.

Agricultural intervention

Land in Acres

No of farmers

Schematic support

Block

Hybrid Paddy

625

288

RKVY

Ramanaguda

SRI Paddy

62.5

25

State Plan

Ramanaguda

Line Transplanting of Paddy

500

228

State Plan

Ramanaguda

Line Sowing of Pulses

250

192

State Plan

Ramanaguda

Line sowing of Minor Millet

500

322

RKVY

Kasipur

Total

1937.50

1055

   

December 3, 2012

MSW students undergone field placement…

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Four MSW students of premier Social science Institute VISWASS, Bhubaneswar undergone field placement in Shakti organisation, Rayagada from 07-11-2012 to 30-11-2012.

During their stay in Shakti Organisation, they have been exposed to different development activities taken up by the Organisation in different locations of the district.

All have got conceptual clarity on Project formulation, implementation and monitoring with a special thrust on Child Protection, Tribal empowerment & livelihood support, Old Age Care.  1. Ms. Manasmita Swain, 2. Ms. Nirlipta Mohapatra, 3. Mr. Jogendra Naik and 4. Mr. Bhruga Digal were the four interns of VISWASS.

December 1, 2012

Chatishgarh SHG Women visited SHAKTI’s field….

 

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22 women SHG functionaries along with the facilitating NGO visited SHAKTI’s Livelihood interventions in Ramanguda Block of Rayagada Dist.

Women SHG leaders from Kanker and Dhamtari Dist. of Chatishgarh promoted by Naba Chetana Seva Mandal NGO with support from Rashtriya Gramin Vikash Nidhi (RGVN) JRD Tata Trust Livelihood Programme got exposed on NTFP value addition activities carried by SHGs facilitated by SHAKTI.

They visited the Siali Leaf Plate sewing, Tamarind Cake Making, Grain Bank, Family Nutritional Farm, SRI Paddy and line sowing of Sunflower. They interacted with the SHG members involved with the NTFP processing activities. Class room training was provided them by Mr. Akhil Ranjan Panda of SHAKTI on Tamarind cake making trade, Leaf Plate making Trade and the marketing strategy.

Mr.Asif Bin Qutub, Programme Director, RGVN-JRDTT Livelihood Programme, Mrs. Dharitri Dwivedy, Assistant Director, RGVN, Bhubaneswar and Mr. Subhransu Mohanty , Programme Executive, RGVN, Bhubaneswar also accompanied the SHG team of Chatishgarh in the field. Mr. Manoj Kumar Sadangi the Cluster Co-ordinator of SHAKTI co-ordinated the exposure visit programmes.