NMHS Progress Report

(Period from 01-04-2019 to 31st March 2020)

1. Project Information

Project ID: NMHS/2017-18/SG34/15 Sanction Date: 28-03-2018

Project Title: Large Cardamom and Other Multilayer Innovative Farming in

Mengio Circle of Arunachal Pradesh and Its Impact on

Sustainable Rural Livelihood

BTA: Livelihood Options & Employment Generation

PI and Affiliation

(Institution):

1. Dr Shibabrata Choudhury, Assistant Professor,

Centre for Management Studies, North Eastern Regional Institute

of Science and Technology (NERIST) Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh.

Name & Address

of the Co-PI, if

any

2. Prof. S. Chatterjee, Professor

3. Dr A.K.Parida, Assistant Professor

Department of Electrical Engineering, North Eastern Regional

Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) Nirjuli, Arunachal

Pradesh.

4. Dr. K. Das, Assistant Professor,

Department of Food Engineering and Technology,Tezpur

University,Assam.

5. Dr. Wishfully Mylliemngap

6. Dr. Kesar Chand, Scientist - C

7. Er. M.S.Lodhi

G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, North

East Regional Centre, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.

Structured

Abstract-

detailing the

current year

progress [word

limit 250 words]:

A village-level survey and inspection of selected farming lands

were examined and Identifying multi-crops that can grow in

multilayer farming attuned with the large cardamom farming.

Working on the different Opportunities and Challenges faced by

the farmers. The preliminary assessment was done and the farmers

cooperative joining form was distributed among the local farmers

from the Sakiang village, Mengio. Nursery site marked and

waiting for the final approval. Three research paper published and

two more paper communicated for publishing. One workshop cum

demonstration on ginger cultivation held.

S.No. Project Partner Name Affiliations Role & Responsibilities

1. Dr Shibabrata

Choudhury (PI)

Prof. S. Chatterjee,

Dr A.K.Parida,

Centre for

Management Studies,

North Eastern Regional

Institute of Science and

Technology (NERIST)

Nirjuli, Arunachal

Pradesh.

2. Dr. K. Das, Department of Food

Engineering and

Technology, Tezpur

University

3. Dr. Wishfully

Mylliemngap

Dr. Kesar Chand,

Scientist - C

Er. M.S.Lodhi

G.B. Pant National

Institute of Himalayan

Environment and

Sustainable

Development

(GBPNIHESD),

Itanagar, Arunachal

Pradesh

Development of Nursery and

implementation of Multilayer

farming practices with the existing

cash crop ‘large cardamom at the

project site.

2. Project Site Details

Project site Sakiang, Mengio

IHR States

Covered

Arunachal Pradesh

Long. & Lat. Range

93.36 & 27.52

Site Maps

Site Photographs

3. Project Activities Chart w.r.t Timeframe [Gantt or PERT]

PROJECT

ACTIVITIES

Work undertaken OUTPUT

Year 2019-2020

Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4

Project

Activity 1

Survey and

distribution

of the

application

for

cooperative

formation.

Farmers

registration

for joining

cooperative

started.

Prototype

dehydrator

in the final

stage.

Ginger

plantation and

demonstration

program

conducted

Project

Activity 2

Initial Bod

members

selection

process

started.

The solar

park

completed.

Model

nursery site

marked and

waiting for

the final

approval.

Project

Activity 3

Three

paper

already

submitted

Published

4. Financial and Resource Information

Total Grant: ₹ 40,70,000/- Grant

Received

Date:

₹ 19, 46,000

28-03-2018

Project Partner(s) Affiliations/Institution Budget

Allocated to

Work Done

G.B. Pant National Institute of

Himalayan Environment and

Sustainable Development

(GBPNIHESD), Itanagar,

Arunachal Pradesh

₹346500 In process

Department of Food

Engineering and Technology,

Tezpur University

₹ 76500 In process

Project Staff Information

S.

No.

Name Qualification Designation Fellowship/wages

paid

Remarks

1. Pill Biman Post-Graduate Junior

Research

Fellow

16,000

2. Mr Rajat

Ranjan

Das

12th passed Project

Assistant

8,000

3. Ms Reema

Yadav

10th passed Project

Assistant

8,000

4. Ms Rita

Bharali

10th passed Project

Assistant

8,000

5. Equipment and Asset Information

S.

No.

Equipment

Name

(Qty)

Details

(Make/Model)

Cost Date Of

Installation

Photographs

of

Equipment

Lowest

Quotation,

IF NOT

purchased

1. (Attach)

2. (Attach)

3. (Attach)

4. (Attach)

6. 7.

S.

No.

Financial

position/Budget

Head

Amount

carried

forward

Amount

received

(2019-

2020)

Expenditure % of Total cost

14,56,240

1. Salaries/Manpower

cost

2,76,774 .00 2,62,200 18.01

2. Travel 1,66,960 .00 1,13,203 7.77

3. Expendables &

consumables

.00 .00 .00 0

4. Contingencies 25,000 .00 20,000 1.37

5. Activities & Other

Project costs

3,75000 .00 23,400 1.61

6. Institutional

Charges

.00 .00 .00 0

7. Equipments 5,50,000 .00 4,22,000 28.97

8. Total Bank Interest 51,082 11,424 .00 .00

Total 14,56,240 8,40,803 57.73

Period Expenditure Statement Utilization Certificate (UC)

Annual [Attach in the prescribed

format]

[Attach in the prescribed

format]

7. Project Beneficiary Groups

Beneficiary Groups

[Capacity Building]

Target Achieved

No. of Beneficiaries with

income generation:

10 local inhabitants 10 local inhabitants

No. of stakeholders trained,

particularly women:

10 local inhabitants 10 local inhabitants

No. of capacity building

Workshops/training:

02 01

No. of Awareness &

outreach programmes:

02 0

No. of Research/ Manpower

developed:

03 PhD research paper

published.

03

8. Project Progress Summary (as an application to the project)

Descriptio

n

Total (Numeric) Description

IHR State

covered

01 Mengio Circle of Papum

Pare District of Arunachal

Pradesh.

Project

Site/ Field

Stations

Developed

:

Green energy park at

Project site.

No. of

Patents

field

01 Regarding the green

energy based electric

(Descripti

on):

dehydrator. ( in the

process)

Article/

Review/

Research

Paper/

Publicatio

n:

A total of 03 numbers of research paper had

been published.

1)Title: Sustainable

livelihood by HR capacity

building in multi-cropping

practices of Indian Eastern

Himalayan region: A case

study.

2) Title: Proposed

cooperative farming as a

catalyst to livelihood

augmentationfor the

marginal farmers in

Majuli island.

3) Title: Sustainability of

UAVs in developing

countries: Prospects and

challenges.

New

Methods/

Modelling

s

Developed

(descriptio

n in 250

words):

03 1. A dehydrator

prototype dryer is

in progress.

2. Grid-connected

hybrid solar energy

to dry the spices

with minimal

contribution to

carbon foot. The

proposed model is

in the final stage of

completion.

3. Farmers

cooperative

formation final

application

submitted to the

concerned

department. ( In the

Process)

No. of

Trainings

(No. of

Beneficiari

es):

NA NA

Workshop: 01 Ginger plantation and

demonstration program

conducted

Demonstra

tion

Models

(Site):

NA NA

Livelihood

Options:

NA

Training

Manuals:

01 A farming manual booklet

in the local language(

Nyishi) with emphasis

with a pictorial format as

a ready reckoner for the

farming community of the

region. (in the final stage)

Processing

Units:

01 The construction of the

solar park completed.

Solar-based dehydrator at

the final stage.

Species

Collection:

01 Common name: large

cardamom

Botanical Name:

Amomum subulatum

Roxb

Family:

Zingiberaceae

Commercial Part:

Fruit (Capsule)

Species

Identificati

on:

Na

Database/

Images/

GIS Maps:

Na

9. Project Linkages (with nearby Institution/ State Agencies)

S.

No.

Institute/ Organization Type of

Linkages

Brief Description

1. Agriculture & Processed Food

Products Export Development

Authority, Itanagar, Arunachal

Pradesh.

Local partner Helps in market linkage and

products quality checks, etc.

2. Spices Board India, Divisional

Office, Itanagar, Arunachal

Pradesh.

Local partner Accompany travel team in

the community during visits

to the project site, sharing

data related to all spices

grown within the regions.

3. Local farmers, women groups,

youths.

Local partner Helps in proving first-hand

data, resource person.

10. Additional (publication, recommendations, etc.)

Time Period Publications

(Research Papers, Information Material,

Policy drafts, Patents, etc.)

Annual [Year 2019-2020] [Attach]

Jyoti Hati Boruah (Author) Title: Sustainable livelihood by HR capacity

building in multi-cropping practices of Indian

Eastern Himalayan region: A case study Jyoti

Hati Boruah, Rajive Mohan Pant & Shibabrata

Choudhury.

https://doi.org/10.1080/09720510.2020.1724626

Athira Mohan (Author) Title: Significance of Renewable Energy for

Empowering Cooperative-Farming Sector in

Majuli Island of India Athira Ra , A. Paridab,

doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1020/1/012021

David Lalrochunga (Author) Sustainability of UAVs in developing countries:

Prospects and challenges David Lalrochunga,

Adikanda Parida & Shibabrata Choudhury.

https://doi.org/10.1080/09720529.2020.1721887

11. Project Concluding Remark

Kindly update the following Progress Parameters for the Reporting Period: 2019-2020

Project Objectives Projects Output

against each

objective

Progress made

against Monitoring

Indicators

(specified in

Sanction Letter)

Remarks

Profitability

augmentation for the

marginal farmers of the

Mengio circle of the

Arunachal Pradesh;

Multilayer

farming,

increasing of

income.

Identifying multi-

crops that can grow

in multilayer

farming attuned with

the large cardamom

farming. Working on

the different

Opportunities and

Challenges faced by

the farmers.

Socio-economic

development of the

region through,

incorporation of

entrepreneurial skill

sets amongst the local

inhabitants;

To promote

entrepreneurial

temperament

among all village

farmers

conducted one

workshop cum

demonstration on

The farmers who

received training and

part of the workshop

are more

enthusiastic towards

the cooperative

farming approach

and yielding little

ginger

cultivation.

more than those who

are not trained.

Creating the importance

of environmental

awareness through

sustainable farming.

Submitted

Awareness

program proposal

In process.

Methodology (in brief) Primary sources were, direct observations,

field visits, face to face interviews, related

to introducting of multilayer farming in

Mengio circle. Workshop and

demonstration program conducted.

Major Research Achievements: Three research paper published.

Village level interim-committee

formally formed and selected a total

of 10 nos of resource person,

Project site development is

completed related to the solar dryer.

Farmers cooperative society

formation final application

submitted to the concerned

department. Byelaw and final

registration documents submitted to

head office for the final scrutiny.

Brief Conclusion – the current year

progress – during the reporting periods

(point-wise)

Almost the pilot solar dryer model is

in its final phase.

One workshop cum demonstration

on ginger farming completed.

Total 10 farmers and 10 resource

persons were part of the workshop

Individual farmers registration

process completed.

Progress Achieved (%) 75%

Remaining work to be done: For the next year, we stretch our goal into

four main tasks

1. Completion of cooperative registration

and processed food commercial package.

2. Start the experiment session of a pilot

solar dryer machine

3. To organize training program for

marketing linkage include exposure trips.

4. Screening of the farmers' products into

local markets.

Submitted to:

Submitted by:

Nodal Officer, Project PI

(signature):

NMHS-PMU

Institution (Seal):

National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) Dated

(dd/mm/yy)

G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and

Sustainable Development, Kosi-Katarmal,

Almora 263643, Uttarakhand.

E-mail: nmhspmu2016@gmail.com