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| NAIP-BIODIVERSITY PROJECT COMPONENT-3,[FUNDED BY GEF]
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BROCHURE.
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Background
- The traditional crop landraces and natural populations, livestock breeds and fish genetic resources require necessary conservation and enhancement initiatives through appropriate "adding value" options so that farmers get benefit from these local resources. To investigate which strategies can be used to add value to local diversity and support farming systems associated with high genetic diversity is the scope of this project.
- The workplan will be implemented in three districts viz., i) Chamba, Himachal Pradesh (Hill and Mountain Agro-ecosystem with Temperate Climate), ii) Udaipur, Rajasthan (Irrigated and Rainfed Agro-ecosystem in Aravalli hills with Semi-Arid Climate) and iii) Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh (Deccan Plateau and Sahyadri Hills with Tropical Climate). Keeping the farmers as focal point, integrated farming systems approach will be followed.
- The three Bureaux namely NBPGR, New Delhi; NBAGR, Karnal and NBFGR, Lucknow mandated with management of plant, animal and fish genetic resources respectively at national level will address all issues related to resource availability particularly the amount and distribution of genetic diversity in traditional production systems, its uniqueness, usefulness and perceived threats of its degradation and extinction.
- The three SAUs namely, CSKHPKV, Palampur; MPUAT, Udaipur and ANGRAU, Hyderabad together with other important stakeholders (APSBDB, Hyderabad and Seva Mandir, Udaipur) would be involved mainly for assessing and addressing different options for "adding value" to local diversity that increase the benefits to local farming communities.
- The total budget outlay of the project is Rs. 889.68 Lakhs for a period of four years (September, 2009 to 31 March, 2013).
Mission
- Harmonizing plant, animal and fish biodiversity conservation and agricultural intensification for livelihood security
Innovative Approach
- Identification of genetically important crops, animal and fish populations and farming systems that are priorities for conservation in traditional production systems.
- Increasing the benefits that farmers get from cultivating diverse crop landraces, maintaining different animal breeds and managing fish resources in a given social, economic and ecological context. It may be achieved through:
- Improving the genetic resources itself
- Improved farmers' access to genetic resources
- Increasing consumer demand for bioproducts
- Empowerment of farm communities through documentation, validation, characterization and registration of the extant varieties/farmers' varieties together with management support for benefit sharing and incentives for diversification using local resources, community seed banking,marketing interventions etc.
- Developing a replicable model for livelihood security through local resource-based integrated farming systems approach and policy support.
Objectives
- Assessment, documentation and valuation of on-farm agro-biodiversity for livelihood and food security.
- Assessment of economic potential of target species vis-a-vis cost and effect of conservation.
- Development of an information management system to facilitate planned interventions for conservation, sustainable utilization of targeted species/populations and enhanced market access.
- "Adding value" to targeted species/populations through technological interventions for enhancing rural livelihood security.
- Capacity building in agro-biodiversity management for livelihood security.
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Technological interventions
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Udaipur |
Adilabad |
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Plant genetic resources
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1.Making available good quality seed of elite landraces/indigenous varieties:
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- Maize (Chitku-popping type), rice (Sukaradhan-red), black gram and rajmash (taste, aroma and cooking quality), grain amaranth (high protein and mineral nutrition) and other species.
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- Maize (malan, sathi), mustard, foxtail millet (mineral nutrition), horse gram (high protein) and ajwain (high market and medicinal value).
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- Sorghum (Maldandi), cotton with greater pest resistance, black gram (with green/ red colour, bold seeded, twining habit and preferred locally); green gram landraces (ethno-medicinal values) and rice landraces (scented).
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2. Purification and participatory selection in landraces/indigenous varieties.
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3. "Adding value" by purification, grading, labelling and packaging of the produce for increased market support.
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4. Rainwater/roof-top water harvesting and establishing model dugout poly-lined tanks.
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5. Vermi-composting for utilizing local animal and plant waste products.
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Animal genetic resources
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1. Identification, conservation and improvement of local livestock breed (sheep, goat and cattle); improvement of non-descript livestock.
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2. Disease surveillance, monitoring, diagnostics and prophylaxis for livestock health management.
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3. Improving the nutrient utilization of locally available feed and fodder resources (urea treatment, complete feed blocks, total mixed rations, and strategic supplementation of area specific micro/macro nutrients).
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4. "Adding value" / value addition to animals and their products such as milk, meat, wool, etc. |
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Fish genetic resources
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- Propagation-assisted establishment of indigenous fishes (trout and mahseer) for conservation and stock enhancement.
- Integrated fish farming models (snow trout, carp culture) with poultry and vermin composting.
- Post-harvest processing and value addition to trout for distant markets.
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- Captive breeding and propagation of indigenous species (Labeo rajasthanicus, minor carps, Channa marulius).
- Integrated aquaculture (fish and prawn) with agriculture, livestock and poultry.
- Ornamental fish culture.
- Fish culture systems in micro-water sheds and recycling of wastewater for aquaculture
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- Propagation of indigenous species such as Calbasu (Labeo calbasu) magur and minor carps (Clarias batrachus).
- Use of derelict water bodies for aquaculture and fish culture in micro watersheds.
- Integrated aquaculture (fish and prawn) with agriculture, livestock and poultry.
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Major Outputs
- Documentation and analysis of factors affecting the on-farm genetic diversity and farmers' knowledge.
- Documentation and characterization of local crop landraces; animals breed/genetic groups and fish resources.
- trengthening seed exchange networks and establishment of community seed banks.
- Selecting genetically important populations, local animal breeds and fish species for improvement through farmers participation.
- Identification, procurement and dissemination of superior germplasm of rams (60), bucks (60), cattle bulls (10), buffalo bulls (10), and Artificial Insemination (12000).
- Post-harvest processing for value addition in identified novel landraces for commercialization/ marketing.
- Sperm cryo- preservation protocol development of three prioritized fish species for ex-situ and in-situ conservation and testing with hatching, validation with freezing for one year.
- Increasing consumer demand for local agricultural biodiversity and "adding value" options through animal breed improvement, feeding management and health care practices.
- Marketing of animal products (milk and milk products, wool and wool products etc.), processing etc.
- Rainwater harvesting in dug-out polylinked tanks (10 nos.), vermi- composting (50 sites) and organic farming.
- Empowerment of communities (6000 farm families) through grassroot trainings (60) and awareness generation through biodiversity fairs, breed shows, livestock competitions, demonstration of improved fish culture practices and integrated aquaculture.
- Capacity building through training (12) on agro-biodiversity management for extension workers, state department officials and other stakeholders.
- Market support and incentive to communities for sale of trait specific / value added material in each district.
- Increase in income (25 - 30%), employment generation (15-20%) and productivity (40-50%); about 3000 farm families will be benefited.
Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators
- Quantifying amount and distribution of agro-biodiversity on-farm
- Addition in ex- situ collection of genetic resources
- Registration of unique germplasm and farmers' varieties/breeds/ fish
- Extent of utilization of locally adapted improved resources
- Improvement in productivity of farm enterprises
- Enhanced market incentives to local produce
- Generation of employment
- Increase in farm income
Expected Outcome
- Long-term strategies for on-farm conservation and sustainable use of agro-biodiversity in traditional production systems.
- Scientific interventions to enhance livelihood security and socio-economic empowerment.
- Enhanced opportunities for employment, marketing, income generation, food and nutritional security.
- Agrarian management and resource conservation model to facilitate its replication to
- other disadvantaged regions.
Project Sustainability
- The project will be implemented in partnership mode keeping farmers as the central focal point following integrated farming systems approach.
- Effective linkages will be developed for production, value addition through technological interventions and marketing in self-help mode involving farm communities and other stakeholders.
- Long- term institutional support through consortium partners, developmental line departments and other agencies will be ensured.
- Empowerment of farm communities through development of People's Biodiversity Register (PBR), documentation of farmers' knowledge on resource availability and use.
- Rregistration of bio-resources with unique traits will help protection of IPRs of local farmers and ensure benefit sharing.
- A sustainability fund will be created involving self-help groups and cooperatives.
IPR Management Plan
The relevant IPR issues will be addressed as per the prevailing guidelines and regulations.
- The survey and inventorization of diversity (plant, animal and fish) will serve as the baseline data for future spatial and temporal monitoring.
- The bio-resources would be documented in the People's Biodiversity Register (PBR).
- A sample of the identified and collected indigenous bio-resource will be conserved in community banks.
- The bio-resource would be characterized and given national identity for its endemicity, prior art and claim of national sovereignty.
- The documentation and registration will ensure benefit sharing on eventual commercial use of the bio-resource.
- Information on novel traits and geographical indication will help local communities to protect the IPRs on local resources.
- The documentation of farmers' knowledge on resource availability and management will protect the piracy and its misuse.
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