CLUSTER MELAS:
 Cluster level melas were organized in all the red gram
areas by Samakhyas. It served as a platform to share and know
experiences of different villages and plan for next
seasons programme. NPM farmers, NPM drop out farmers, Non-NPM
farmers, Sarpanchas, MPTCs, local RMP doctors and members
of VO and MMS
participated in these events. A prescriptive schedule was designed
for the day and followed on the day of mela. The
schedule is as below:
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Prayer
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Explaining reasons for Samakhya taking up NPM program
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Sharing the strategies adopted
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Sharing the experiences of NPM farmers
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Interactive session with NPM
farmers, Drop outs and Non-NPM
farmers
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Sharing between Village
Activists and CRPs
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Discussing the strategies to involve more people
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Sharing bitter effects
of pesticides on human beings
and livestock
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Explaining NPM
Wheel (drawn on ground)
DISTRICT MELA:
 District level mela was organized in Mahabubnagar district
by the district collector to wipe of the notion among the
farmers that NPM could be practiced only on Red gram. This
builds solidarity among the farmers taking up various other
crops and brings them together. District Collector, CEO-SERP,
Project Director DRDA, Joint Director of Agriculture and
other district officials, representatives from Research
stations and Commissioner of agriculture and WASSAN team
along with 350 farmers participated in this event. Farmers
shared their experiences and demanded NPM to be taken up on
other crops as well.
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