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Dr Hedgewar Seva Samiti overcomes malnutrition problem
Dr Hedgewar Seva Samiti gave a serious consideration to the
problem of malnutrition and decided to uproot the problem
completely from the tribal belt. The samiti found that
strengthening the livelihood is the only solution to the problem
and initiated efforts in this direction. Their efforts started
yielding fruits as the health of the people began to improve.
Deforestation, declining of the fertility of land, unprofitable
farming, increase in poverty and malnutrition are some of the
issues of grave concern in tribal belts of the country. In order to
eradicate malnutrition, government and non-governmental
organizations mainly distributes food stuffs among tribals, but in
spite of this, the problem of malnutrition still persists in tribal
belts.
Dr Hedgewar Seva Samiti in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district gave a
serious consideration to this problem and decided that the problem
can be completely eradicated, if livelihood is strengthened. In
order to protect the farm, soil should be protected, water should
be conserved, methods of farming need to be improved, small scale
industries that run on the forest produce should be improved and
selling price should be increased.
Dr Hedgewar Seva Samiti karyakartas sent their proposal to Small
Grant Programme run by UNDP. The proposal was accepted and the
karyakartas initiated this livelihood project. Scientists working
for samiti’s Agricultural Research Centre also gave a helping hand
for the project. The project began in five remote villages of
Satpuda mountain range. RSS had an excellent communication with all
the villages.
Kisan Mandali (group of farmers) was constituted in each village.
Through these mandalis, the project began to run. In the first
phase, the cropping pattern of rain-based farming was innovated. 20
to 25 farmers from each village participated in this innovation.
Training was given to produce two crops at a time in a single
field. At some places, traditional methods were adopted and at some
places, new breed of arhar and soybean were used. Soybean was sowed
for the first time and the production of new breeds arhar and
soybean was also increased.
In each farm, pits of 6x1 feet dimension were dug in the lower
portion, so that the soil should not be swept away. After rainy
season, it was observed that over 1 tonne soil was accumulated in
all these pits! The other farmers also decided to dig such pits
before next rainy season. For digging work, gram panchayat arranged
the labourers through National Employment Guarantee Scheme
(NEGS).
Technicians of Krishi Vigyan Kendra prepared a layout for vegetable
garden in every house. The type and amount of vegetables to be
grown in 10x10 sq m area was also decided. The scientists paid a
special attention towards the nutrients to be obtained by growing
such vegetables. The purpose was that even if the experiment yields
just 50% result, then also no child will remain under nourished.
All 25 families in the village purchased seeds and the vegetable
garden started growing. Experts used to visit the garden from time
to time and give training for maintaining the garden. A
mini-watering kit was prepared for ensuring round-the-year water
availability.
Right from the year one, the yield was good and by eating these
vegetables, the health of the villagers started improving. Active
co-operation is being received from the villagers. Thus Hedgewar
Seva Samiti through its dedicated efforts has proved that the
problem of malnutrition can be completely eradicated.
Contact:
Dr Hedgewar Sewa Samiti
Krishi Vigyan Kendra
Post Kolda
District and tehsil Nandurbar
Pin: 425412
(Maharashtra, India)
Phone no: 02564-240554, 261550
E-mail: [email protected]
How to reach:
By air: The nearest airport from Nandurbar is Aurangabad Airport at
a distance of 223 km.
By rail: Nandurbar is an important railway station on Central
Railway line. Almost all trains halt here.
By road: Nandurbar district is located in Maharashtra. From here,
Kolda is at a distance of 48 km.
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