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Large Area Approach |
Initiatives |
Asset building for
single women / women headed households
 Asset
building for single women/ women headed households who
constitute about one third of the poorest of the poor
households. This group of poor has special constraints
imposed by lack of male support. Asset building through
livestock was identified as a major focal area for their
secured future. The strategy is to enable the households
accumulate productive assets by providing a secure biomass
base and access to good irrigated land. A pilot initiative
in was taken up in Muktipad Village (Kosgi Mandal). 6 acres
of land (3 acres irrigated land with a borewell) was taken
on lease by the Village Organisation on behalf of 9 single
women who were organised as a common interest group.
Converting the land into fodder plots and enabling the women
to initiate multiple livestock based activities including
calf-rearing was planned. Initially, they have taken up
multiplication of high value parent material of castor seed
(VP-1), raising nurseries and crops. As the fodder is
developing, the group is being linked to banks for purchase
of livestock. The lease rent and the initial startup capital
was provided from the project. In course of time entitling
specific number of wage days for such women enterprises
under EGS would create assets faster.
In Bomraspet village the VO has leased in 4 acres of
irrigated land for 9 single women. The MMS, VO and the women
have contributed to the lease amount and project has
supported partially. This would be developed and used
entirely for supporting building livestock assets with
individuals, including goats, lamb-rams and buffaloes. A
detailed plan has been worked out. Green fodder has been
planted in the lands and first batch of goats are also
purchased. The farm will be used as supplemental feeding of
small ruminants and for dairy cattle.
The initiative would be up-scaled as the results start
emerging from the next year.
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