Nagaon
- Training programme for composite and integrated fish farming.
- Exposure visit.
- Formation and promotion of SHGs.
- Training on pig farming.
- Training on goat , poultry , duck horticulture and dairy farming
- Organic farming for Turmeric.
- Piggery cluster developed through pig development scheme.
- FPO formation and promotion
- Organised credit camp.
- Organised health camp, capacity building , gender sensitization programme , women empowerment .
- Cattle health and vaccination programme.
- Water campaign programme.
- Integrated Tribal Development Programme.
- E Shakti programme.
ITDP @ Nagaon
Integrated Tribal Development Programme (ITDP)
Borbeel an area in Nagaon district adjacent to Karbi Anglong has been out of the reach of development due to its remoteness and its socio-economic backwardness. The people possessed land, but did not have exposure and financial resources to embrace economically sustainable livelihoods. Due to lack of livelihood opportunities, many of the young males had to migrate to neighbouring areas to engage as manual labours. Others, who were compelled to stay back relied on basic forest services and gathered and sold firewood. Both of these practices harmed social and well as environmental interests.
In this background, Kalong Kapili started work in the year 2015 with support from NABARD under its Integrated Tribal Development Programme and reached out to 400 families. The aim was to livelihood opportunities which were sustainable on a long term basis. It was an integrated approach, taking a scientific Wadi development concept as a core of the initiative.
Under this pioneering project, we developed short, intermediate and long term goals for the benefit of the tribal families. In the short term goals we developed mustard, sesame cultivations which would bring them economic benefits in a period of three months. For intermediate benefits we developed fish farming, pig farming and local layer farming, all of which required inputs which were easily available.
The goal for long term benefits was planned with care and caution considering the agro-climatic conditions. Thus areca nut, Assam lemon, drumstick were introduced to enable the farmers to have economic sources which will be available for a longer period of time. The concept of kitchen gardening was also introduced for the first time in the area.
Keeping in view the long term goals, Kalong Kapili pioneered intercropping in the areas under the project. Turmeric and colocasia were promoted among the beneficiaries and both have proved to be a success. But, the most distinctive changes have been in the area of water resource development and irrigation. Today the villagers have access to water round the year, which earlier was not the case.
The overall outcome as of today is better social mobility of the community, especially women. Women have started SHGs which now number 40. Better health consciousness in family and more enrolment among students has now been witnessed in the Borbeel area. It is heartening to add that these families, which were earlier beset by myriad problems and were prone to migration of male members are now staying together and earning an average of Rs 2.30 lakh Indian Rupees per annum.
FPO @ Nagaon
Borbeel Farmers Producer Company Limited.
The NE region is well known for consumption of pork. About 75% of the people in the region consume it in different forms. However, there exists a wide gap between demand and supply which may be on account of limited production.
Since ages, the tribal people of the area have a tradition of pig rearing for their own consumption. On a low scale, farmers have taken it up as a livelihood activity. With increase in population and purchasing power of people, the gap between demand and supply has increased.
Considering this sectoral imbalance as a potential opportunity to enhance the income level of farmers in Raha development block area of Nagaon district, Kalong-Kapili took a lead role in transfer of technology for scientific rearing of pigs and breed improvement.
The intervention resulted in shifting of farmers from traditional farming to scientific farming of better breeds. We also facilitated an expansion of production base in the area by linking the people with subsidy linked scheme of Government of India.
With expansion in production base, the FPO started aggregation as a means to realize better price. As a business expansion strategy, members also assisted in developing pisciculture and vegetable cultivation. We assisted in the formation of JLGs amongst the members to facilitate institutional credit flow.
From a membership of fifty in the initial stage, it has now increased to 300. The formation of FPO has enabled the members to reduce input costs and get better price. The farmers who were earlier rearing pigs mostly for self – consumption are now selling the piglets and meat to states like Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland.
Decentralized Renewable Energy – DRE
Kalong Kapili has recently launched a pilot project called “Empowering the Fishery Value Chain in Assam through Decentralized Renewable Energy Technologies” in collaboration with FPO/FPC in four districts: Nagaon, Karbi Anglong, Sonitpur, and Biswanath Chariali. The initial phases, which included awareness programs on DRE technologies and site assessments for implementation, have been successfully completed. The upcoming activities will involve procurement, workshops, training programs, exposure visits, and more. The Programme was supported by GIZ India.
SAFAL Phase-II (SESSA Project)
Kalong-Kapili implemented SESSA project under SAFAL Phase-II with support of SAFAL-GIZ on September, 2022. Since then, our team has been providing capacity building programmes for the fish farmers at seven districts of Assam (Nagaon, Karbi Anglong East, Biswanath Chariali, Sonitpur, Nalbari, Kamrup Rural and Udalguri). Under the project, we are also organizing programmes to strengthen the FPOs and FPCs.
