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BACKGROUND
Waki village is situated in between hilly terrain. Most of farmers having their undulating land and farmers are able to cultivate land at lowland area. For upland area there is no assured source of irrigation hence they cultivate this area for Kharif season only & most of the land remains fallow in Rabbi season. Families are taking crop during Kharif and then migrates towards Nashik & Surat in search of wages.
Same case was happening to all above 4 farmers in Waki village. They have field adjacent to each other but that is at two different place. Total 4 farmers have 6.5-acre land from which 2 acres is at lowland and irrigation source is available there. Another 4.5-acre land is at upland and they cannot afford to take irrigation water to that area. They take Kharif crop and 3 families out of 4 members migrates towards Nashik. One member took the land on lease of all remaining 3 members and do rabbi cropping on the land which is nearer to the source well. Remaining Land remain fallow because it was comparatively at high altitude.
INITIATIVE
SIED is implementing Lakhpati Kisan-2.0 project in Waki Village since last 2 years. As per planning process, village organization informed community about the Lift irrigation activity. Then this group came forward and willing to implement this activity in group by giving decided local contribution from program.
Village Organization recommended this group for lift irrigation and group members done contribution in excavation and refilling of pipe line. Pipe and Electric motor was supplied from programme.
Now all the farmers have taken rabbi crop on total 6.5-acre land. Even Soyabean area was increased in Kharif season after completion of this activity. Instead of Bajara they started to cultivate bean vegetables as cash crop.
IMPACT
• However, after the installation of lift irrigation, the irrigated area increased to 100 {038b2b3e44b954fbb5a578632dd23e5a9b4d5736be48a44755feb3a749ac40b4} in second cropping of rabbi season. That means totals 6.5-acre land is under irrigation for Rabbi season of all 4 user group members.
• Cropping intensity was increased by 70{038b2b3e44b954fbb5a578632dd23e5a9b4d5736be48a44755feb3a749ac40b4} (130{038b2b3e44b954fbb5a578632dd23e5a9b4d5736be48a44755feb3a749ac40b4} to 200{038b2b3e44b954fbb5a578632dd23e5a9b4d5736be48a44755feb3a749ac40b4}). It might be increased after first summer season
• All 3 members have stopped their migration.
• Compared to last year agriculture income of total group members, this year their income increased about Rs. 118000.00 for all & Rs. 29500.00 for each.
• All the members are happy and decided to take additional vegetable cultivation from next year which definitely increase more income for all of them.
Comparative between before and after intervention is given in following table
Finally, all the group members are happy and expressed their sincere thanks to CINI and Sanjeevani Sanstha for ensuring them assured irrigation source forever.
