Block Finalization & JEEViKA Staff Orientation Meeting

(East Champaran)
23rd-May-2017

Business Solutions to Poverty

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Major Job Responsibilities:

Backward Linkage Forward Linkage

Owner JEEViKA TNS

• Formation and Training of PGs as per norms. • Strengthen Farmer Producer Companies through
• market led interventions on Potato.
Providing dedicated manpower for entire project
duration. • Leverage FPCs to provide Women farmers
• access to agricultural inputs and financing.
On the ground support in terms of networking
and community engagement. • Link FPCs with corporate partners.
Potential
• Partnership with agriculture experts (e.g. KVK, • Providing technical assistance for project
Activities
ATMA etc.) for productivity enhancement activities where ever required.
interventions.
District Overview:
 Filtration Process:

STEP CRITERIA of FILTRATION PROCESS RESULT

• Selection of blocks on • Secondary data collected

TOP 14
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the basis of Net Area from Agriculture &
Sown. Horiculture department.
Blocks
• Interaction with
• Market Analysis Traders & Cold
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Cold stores analysis
• Logistic / Connectivity •
Storage owners
Triangulation
TOP 8
Blocks
• Land Holding size of SHG women • Primary Survey with
• Marketable Surplus support of JEEViKA in 5
TOP 5
3 • JEEViKA Dynamics

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blocks,22 VOs & 1450
SHG women .
Interaction with BPIU staff
Blocks

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Step 1 : Secondary Data
Rank Block name Scheme HA sown
1 Harsidhi BTDP 995
2 Madhuban BTDP 960
3 Mehsi BTDP 900
4 Paharpur BTDP 800
5 Turkauliya BTDP 709
6 Kalyanpur BTDP 650
6 Motihari NRLP 650
8 Sangrampur NRLM 616
9 Banjaria BTDP 525
10 Tetariya BTDP 510
11 Chakiya NRLP 505
12 Pakridayal BTDP 500
13 Kotwa BTDP 450
14 Pipra-Kothi NRLM 267

Source : Agriculture Department 8

Primary Survey was conducted in the selected blocks
with the support of BPIU staff.

23 VOs 1450 SHG

5 Blocks
Women

Parameters in Primary Survey:

 Total Land
 Total Land under Potato Cultivation
 Total Production of Potato
 Total Marketable Surplus
 Market Potential

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Block Name : Madhuban

• Total Number of Women Farmers Surveyed: 493

• Total No. of VOs Covered: 06

Major Findings:
• Average Land Holding Under Potato Cultivation: 5.45 Kattha
• Average Productivity (Per Farmer): 863 Kg
• Average Market Surplus(Per Farmer): 658 Kg
• No. of Cold Storages present: 1

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Block Name : Mehsi

• Total Number of Women Farmers Surveyed: 287

• Total No. of VOs Covered: 05

Major Findings:
• Average Land Holding Under Potato Cultivation: 3.36 Kattha
• Average Productivity (Per Farmer): 403 Kg
• Average Market Surplus(Per Farmer): 175 Kg
• No. of Cold Storages present: 1

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Block Name : Turkaulia

• Total Number of Women Farmers Surveyed: 262

• Total No. of VOs Covered: 04

Major Findings:
• Average Land Holding Under Potato Cultivation :3 Kattha
• Average Productivity (Per Farmer): 594 Kg
• Average Market Surplus(Per Farmer): 440 Kg
• No. of Cold Storages present: 0

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Block Name : Harsidhi

• Total Number of Women Farmers Surveyed: 283

• Total No. of VOs Covered: 06

Major Findings:
• Average Land Holding Under Potato Cultivation: 4.88 Kattha
• Average Productivity (Per Farmer): 975 Kg
• Average Market Surplus(Per Farmer): 615 Kg
• No. of Cold Storages present: 3

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Block Name : Paharpur

• Total Number of Women Farmers Surveyed: 125

• Total No. of VOs Covered: 02

Major Findings:
• Average Land Holding Under Potato Cultivation: 3.69 Kattha
• Average Productivity (Per Farmer): 501 Kg
• Average Market Surplus(Per farmer): 397 Kg
• No. of Cold Storages present: 1

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 Turkaulia

STRENGTHS (+)
•Proximity to District HQ Motihari
•Good Productivity as per Primary Survey
• Good Road Connectivity

WEAKNESSES (–)
• No Cold Storage present within the block.

OPPORTUNITIES (+)
• Could become a center point for our intervention.
• Dedicated JEEViKA staff.

THREATS (–)
• Transportation to nearest Cold Storage could be trickier.
 Harsidhi

STRENGTHS (+)
•Highest potato producing block in East Champaran.
•Good Productivity as per Primary Survey
• Good presence of Cold Storages

WEAKNESSES (–)
•Connectivity of Road

OPPORTUNITIES (+)
• Market access to 2 Mandis (Betia & Motihari)

THREATS (–)
• Presence of Political leaders in Potato value chain
 Paharpur
STRENGTHS (+)
• Dedicated Jeevika staff
•Proximity to Betia (West Champaran)

WEAKNESSES (–)
• Lack of manpower

OPPORTUNITIES (+)
• Good production of Potato
• Presence of Cold storage

THREATS (–)
• Small land holding of SHG women farmer as per Primary Survey
 Madhuban

STRENGTHS (+) • Second Highest block in the productivity.

• Proper road connectivity
• Dedicated JEEViKA staff

WEAKNESSES (–)
• Toll fees is to be paid to reach nearest Cold Storage
• No BPM and LHS from JEEViKA

OPPORTUNITIES (+)
• Livelihood interventions made by JEEViKA earlier
• Just 10KM from National Highway, which means easy access to market.

THREATS (–)
• Nearer to Muzzafarpur district which makes it less accessible from
proposed East-West Champaran Zone area.
 Mehsi
STRENGTHS (+)
• Adjoining to the National Highway
• Active & willing JEEViKA staff (VRP, AC and CC)

WEAKNESSES (–)
• Less in productivity according to our primary survey.

OPPORTUNITIES (+)

• As it is adjacent to National Highway, which means easy access to market

THREATS (–)
• Less marketable surplus.
• Nearer to Muzzafarpur district which makes it less accessible from
proposed East-West Champaran Zone area
Crop Calendar of Potato in East Champaran:

                       

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Land Mid season Harvesting

Sowing (Fertigation,
preparation
& Irrigation)

• Potato is majorly grown as an Inter Crop with Maize during the Rabi season.

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Final Score:

Parameters Data from Agriculture Primary Survey JEEViKA Dynamics

Dept. (Through Internal Ranking)*
Block Names

Harsidhi High High High

Turkaulia Medium High High

Paharpur Medium High Medium

Madhuban High High Medium

Mehsi High Low Low

*Annexure

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Proposed Blocks for Operations in East Champaran:

Year 1 (2017-18) Year 2 (2018-19) Year 3 (2019-20)

Turkaulia, Harsidhi & Paharpur Turkaulia, Harsidhi, Paharpur & Turkaulia, Harsidhi, Paharpur
Areraj Madhuban & Areraj

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WAY FORWARD :
• Appointment of a District / Block point person.
• Exposure visit of selected JEEViKA staff members to Nalanda.
• Manpower Availability in the selected blocks.
• Orientation of JEEViKA staff (AC,CC,CM etc.) in the selected blocks.
• Identification of SEW in the respective clusters.
• Identification of VRPs in the potential VOs.
• Developing module for information dissemination and PG formation.
• Attending SHG/VO meetings of the selected villages for project awareness.
• Formation of PGs to be started by June month.

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Annexure:

Internal Block Ranking Sheet -

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