SOS Rural India Project

Settling of a Model Farm In Organic Method of 20 Acres in Dry Land & of the Sanjeevi Organic Farming Training Centre -OFTC - around Gangavathi & Kanakagari, Koppal District, Karnataka State, South India

Responsible N Chandra Shekar Reddy, Hanuman Halli

Plan:

Organic Agriculture and Rural Development

Our Vision

Description of the property & ProductionRice for Dry Land

Silk Production

Vegetables Garden

Fruits Orchads

Animals

Seeds Bank

Organic farming Skills

Irrigation system

Plant Diversity Bio protection

Composting & Pesticides

Agroforestry

Multiple purposes of each production

Construction & Machinery

Organic farming CyclesTimetable for the 3 first years

Harmonic Cycle of yearly Production

Managing the Workers

Selling the production

Financial Figures & SponsoringForecasting Balance account

Sponsoring, Donation

Volunteers, Woofers

Training Center for Farmers

Project Development

Organic Agriculture and Rural Development

Organic agriculture is a holistic production management system, which enhances agro-ecosystem health, utilising both traditional and scientific knowledge. Organic agricultural systems rely on ecosystem management rather than external agricultural inputs.

Rural development aims to improve the quality of life of rural communities, by satisfying their socio-economic and cultural aspirations and strengthening their social organization while protecting natural resource.

Organic agriculture, thanks to its holistic approach, contributes to rural development in the following ways:

- enhances Governance. It puts the farmer at the centre of the farming strategy restoring a decision-making role to local communities.

- creates a vibrant economic space. Reducing mechanisation and avoiding use of agrochemicals creates or preserves employment and increases returns to labor. Diversified production of quality products decreases the impact of crop failures and increases marketing opportunities. Income and food security is achieved through diversity.

- maintains a healthy environment. Through its ecological approach, it maintains the integrity of the ecosystem and the productivity of natural resources.

- builds the social capital of rural areas. Being knowledge- intensive, rather than capital and resource-intensive, it utilizes traditional knowledge and promotes farmer-to-farmer exchange.

Current agriculture practices force people to abandon rural areas

Unsustainable food system.

Loss of natural resources.

Poverty.

Organic agriculture is a model for rural development

Organic agriculture is demonstrating with real-life examples how to enhace economic, social and environmental sustainability. Not only rural

populations enjoy the fruit of Organic Agriculture, but also urban citizens are better as well and can discover it through the development of eco-agrotourism.

IFOAM International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements

www.iofam.org

Our Vision

The world of Farming is changing day by day. What I used to see in my chilhood does not exist today anymore.

After many years of Organic Farming innovations in dry and wet land, in association with big investors and land owners, I am thinking to sell my 3 acres of wet land, very beautiful and well maintened in Hanuman Halli, to concretise my dream project of Organic Farming in Dry Land.

After selling it, I will be able to buy 20 acres of Dry Land in the Gangavathi Disrict.

I will settle Rain Water Collecting , Water Tanks, Bore Dwells, and Irrigation System.

Infrastructure – houses, sheds, fences- will be build.

Organic Farming Production of Multiple Crop System will start, then we will be able to sell: Silk, Temple Flowers, Vegetables, Rice, Turmeric, Ginger, Timber and Furniture Wood, Milk, and other Natural Plants.

I do not only want to grow and sell crops, I want to share my experience and my knowledge, as i am doing for many years, with others dry Land Farmers in a Organic Farming Training Center.

So I , we think that small farmers should be able to stay, cultivate and live on their land, instead of selling it for the building of new roads or for industrial development and instead of leaving their land for the cities suburbs where they have no roots and can not find a job.

It is vital for our rural population at the moment.

To know more about me go «About me Chandru» appendix attached.

Description of the Property & Production

Rice for Dry Land

Red rice / Hakadi Nalu

Kuggari nalu

Toda Basmati

Silk Production

Eggs from Central Silk Board Bangaluru

Black boxing

Into Trays

On beds in Silk House

Harvesting

Vegetables Garden

ORGANIC KITCHEN GARDEN BOARD

Fruits Orchads

Mango Tree

Lemon Tree

Manderana Tree

Jack Tree

Goavay Tree

Sita Falla / Custard Apple Tree

Jamunn Tree

Ice Apple Tree

Coconut Tree on Bonds

Sapotta Tree

Wild Date Tree

Cashew Tree

Animals

Cows

Buffalos

Sheeps

Chickens

Ducks

Genney Fowl

Seeds Bank

Bank of old indian species of Rice, Dal, Wheets, ....

Kokopedi India Auroville

Organic Farming Skills

Irrigation system

Organic farming is essential for sustainable water management of this area. The aquifers are getting depleted at alarming rates primarily caused by heavy over-irrigation practices with the main aquifer having an extraction rate 20 times its' recharge rate! Moreover, the heavy use of pesticides is creating a rampant risk to the population and the water. The decrease in soil fertility and in beneficial biodiversity caused by these chemical inputs jeopardizes the prospects of further agriculture development. As well, Salinization, caused by this heavy over-extraction, is occurring in some areas negatively affecting drinking water and the production of crops.

As far as health risk from pesticides, India features the highest rate of pesticide residues in human tissues, and among Indian states Tamil Nadu ranks first in pesticide use per hectare.

Social factors aggravate the trend: a free electricity policy discouraging water and energy conservation; high interest rates of moneylenders and water-lenders; and dependence on input suppliers (chemicals, water, seeds, etc). In the absence of training and extension, the pesticides salesmen are the main source of technical advice often misleading farmers to irrationally over-apply the pesticides and over-irrigate their crops.

The market channels with its numerous intermediaries and wastes along the food chain absorb most of the marginal profits of agriculture, and do not guarantee a healthy end product on the consumer's plate. This brings small farmers to the edge of economic survival.

http://www.auroville.org/environment/harvest/harvest_of.htm

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http://www.auroville.org/environment/harvest/harvest_ac.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drip_irrigation

Plant Diversity Bio protection

By planting several different species in the same field, one can take advantage of each of the plant's defence mechanisms - for instance, marigold, chilli plant and peanut plant can fight pests that attack the crop.

Most plants, especially vegetable plants, can easily adjust to each other.

The compost from a variety of plants will also give more nutrition to the soil than if just one species is planted in .

Composting Fertiliser & Pesticides

Fertiliser

Mulching

Azola Nitrogen Fixer

Pongamaya Seeds

Cow Urine & Dung

Panchagami : Urine + Dung + Ghee + Honey + Curd

Composting

Leaf litter & organic waste

The first settlers of Auroville found barren wasteland devoid of topsoil, organic matter and plant life. Many settlements were started by drilling a well, putting up protective fencing, and then planting and watering. Climatic conditions are such that development of biomass is abundant wherever land is fenced against stray cattle and protected against theft and inconsiderate exploitation. Composting of leaf litter and organic waste is therefore fairly common in Auroville.

Anaerobic composting

Many community settlements and households have a composting site, either arranged in a pit for anaerobic composting, or in a heap or windrow for aerobic composting.

Anaerobic composting is, apart from digging a pit, practically labour-free. After many months - up to one year - the pit can be emptied and will yield a fairly well-matured compost. Depending on the season and the actual rainfall during the composting time, the end product may still have smelly anaerobic lumps and not be pleasant to handle. It might not be the right treatment for young & tender and sensitive plants or seedlings.

Aerobic composting in a heap yields, in general, a better matured compost, and this within a shorter period i.e. two to four months. But it requires more attention and labour. If properly built up i.e. with enough twiggy roughage as a base, aeration of the heap, and thus aerobic composting processes, is assured. It is recommended to turn the heap at least once, not for aeration, but for a thorough breakdown of thicker wood pieces. During a long dry spell, the compost heap should be watered. This kind of composting usually yields a fine, crumbly and pleasant end product. Its nutrient content depends to a large extent on the raw materials which have gone into the heap. The loss in nutrients is always quite big in this type of composting, but it is said to cultivate the soil organisms appropriate for the topsoil.

Earthworms

Composting with earthworms – vermicomposting – was introduced to Auroville in the late eighties. It might be mentioned that every good aerobic compost heap harbours earthworms, but vermicomposting is set up in such a way that the worms can multiply optimally and do thorough processing of all compostable matter. The end product is a compost of ideal constitution and structure. A vermicompost unit has to be set up in such a way that the worms are protected against chickens, other birds and rodents. It also has to be protected against heavy rains and/or be extremely well-drained. Daily attention is a must, as a drop in ideal water content interferes with the optimal activity of the worms. Various earthworm species are being propagated as ideal candidates for vermicompost, but it is always possible to use the species which are locally available in Auroville, namely Lampito mauritii and Perionyx excavatus.

Another useful and valuable product of vermicompost is vermiwash, which is said to have growth-promoting and pest-repelling properties. In order to harvest vermiwash, the vermiculture is handled slightly differently.

At present, AuroAnnam farm, Discipline farm, Revelation farm and a few individuals are known to practice vermicomposting.

Biodynamic compost (BD)

Since 1997 biodynamic (BD) preparations made in south India have become available to Auroville farmers and gardeners. Annapurna farm, AuroAnnam farm and Discipline farm have been the most active in their use. The BD compost preparations are made from various plants in contact with animal parts, and undergo an elaborate processing before they can be used. The preparations are put into the heap or windrow when it is completely built up and “sealed” with a skin of plant material e.g. coir fibres or cow dung slurry. They ensure an extremely thorough decomposition of the compostable matter and an end product of highest quality. Proper build-up, aeration, moistening, and at least one turning are required, as for any other aerobic compost.

The use of basalt meal – if available – or rock phosphate, of slaked lime, and of wood ashes is part of the BD compost, but may form part of any other (aerobic) compost, too. Bonemeal is, in principle, a very good substitute for animal manure, but its source and constitution may be dubious.

Effective micro-organisms (EM)

EM technology – the use of a liquid culture of “Effective Microorganisms” – can also be used for composting. EM is sprinkled during build-up of the compost heap layer by layer. This type of compost can and should be used very fast – within two weeks - to achieve the maximum benefit from the organisms inoculated into the heap. The fact that lots of organic matter may not yet be decomposed is desirable in this

case, as the propagation and metabolic activity of the organisms depends on the availability of carbon from organic matter.

EM for composting is being used at AuroAnnam farm and Discipline farm.

In various regions of India other techniques of composting have been developed. Their characteristics are usually based on regional climatic factors and on availability of building materials and type of compostable matter.

Comparison between BD and EM compost

All these forms of composting have their advantages and disadvantages. The products of higher quality are generally associated with more labour. The basic difference between BD compost and EM compost may be characterised as follows: BD preparations and BD compost are capable of building up long-term soil fertility and highest crop qualities while, in later years, requiring minimal input. EM technology and EM composting leads to very quick and obvious results as regards quantity and quality of yield, but requires input at higher frequency.

Biomass

Because of the labour intensity of composting – mainly the gathering and transporting of materials – some farms try to replace it to a large extent by direct use of biomass on the fields i.e. by mulching and green manuring.

The Auroville Eco-Service operates a mobile desludging unit that can be called to desludge septic tanks and other sludge holding devices. The sludge is processed in pits by co-composting with carbon-rich material such as coir pith or wood waste and treated with EM. The compost produced is used in forestry. Presently the sludge pits are in the compound of the Botanical Garden, and their team collaborates in running the operations.

Contacts:

Regarding EM, BD, vermicompost – AuroAnnam

Regarding AV farms – Farm Group Office / Lloyd

HAVE YOUR OWN VERMICOMPOSTING UNIT

WHAT IS VERMICOMPOSTING ?

Vermicomposting is the process by which we can convert organic waste into rich humus by using red earthworms. After a worm ingests organic matter, the matter undergoes a change and what comes out is a rich plant food !

HOW TO DO VERMICOMPOSTING AT HOME?

1. Take a broad earthen pot or an old plastic crate. Put a layer of soil at the bottom. Add a layer of cowdung manure or fresh cow dung ontop of this.

2. Introduce some earthworms in it. Put some vegetable peels and leftover food into one corner of the pot , and cover it with a layer of dried leaves.

3. Sprinkle little water to maintain the moisture. Never flood the pot with water as this would cause the worms to drown. During rains cover the pot.

4. The next day remove the leaves and add some more garbage in a separate place. Cover it with leaves again and sprinkle some more water.

5. Repeat the above procedure till the pot is full.

6. Leave the pot for six weeks, but sprinkle water daily.

7. Compost would be ready after 5 - 6 weeks. Compost is ready when all the garbage has decomposed and the pot is full of dark soil like granular substance.

WHAT WASTE CAN YOU ADD ?

Bio-degradable matter like kitchen and garden waste should be added to the pot. This means all vegetable peels, leftover food, tea leaves, dead leaves and plants. Egg shells should be broken into small pieces before adding it. Meat waste tends to attract mice, so avoid putting it.

Do not add material like plastic, metal, rubber, glass and printed paper.

WHERE SHOULD I KEEP THE POT WITH THE WORMS ?

Best is to keep it at the corner your garden, in a shaded place. If you do not have a garden, keep it in the corner of your balcony / terrace (prefer a shady corner). The place should also be sheltered from other animals like cats, dogs and mice. Keeping it in your room is not a good idea as the pot may attract insects which you may not welcome.

WHAT ABOUT OTHER INSECTS THAT WILL APPEAR IN THE POT?

All kinds of creatures may creep into your pot. This is normal, do not panic. These bugs are harmless and even complementary to your worms.

If there is an excessive amount of other insects in the pot, uncover the pot. Make a few cone shaped piles in sunlight and fresh air. The

sunlight and fresh air and general disturbance would scare off the insects.

Else you could also add a little haldi powder to keep away other insects.

If ants are a problem, then keep a water filled container around the pot, to keep away the ants.

If rats are a problem in your area, cover the pot with an iron mesh or a tin plate with holes.

HOW TO SEPARATE THE COMPOST AFTER 5-6 WEEKS ?

Uncover the pot and put it in bright sunlight. The worms hate light and will burrow down.

Remove the top portion of the compost. The worms will again burrow down.

Remove another layer of compost. Repeat till 75% of compost has been removed.

You can now use the pot for further composting.

The worms would have multiplied by now. Take half the worms and expand the composting into another pot or help your friend start her/ his own worm composting.

WHERE TO USE THE COMPOST ?Sprinkle the compost into your pots, flower beds, etc. Do not use pure compost in pots but dilute it with soil and sand.

WHAT EARTHWORMS ARE SUITABLE FOR VERMICOMPOSTING? Three species of earthworms are generally used in India for vermicomposting: Eudrilus eugeniae ( African Night Crawler)Eisenia foetida ( Tiger Worm) Perionyx excavatus (India Blues) These may be easily obtained from any organisation / farm in your place practising vermicomposting.

http://www.cleanindia.org/resoucewatch/waste_vermi.

Pesticides

Neem Leaves, Seeds, Oil

Panchagami

Tobacco Powder

Gypsum

« Chili Spread : Chili + Pepper + Garlic + Dry Ginger + Neem Leaves»

Animals Urine & Dung

Pongamaya Seeds

Various types of pesticides are commonly used in farming to fight diseases as well as keeping birds and insects away from the crop.Pesticides contain chemicals that cause severe damage to the environment, and it can also affect the health of humans.Statistics show that between 95 and 98 per cent of pesticides reach another destination than their target destination.

When sprayed it can be carried off by wind to other distant areas, and when it seeps into the soil it pollutes groundwater supplies as well as rivers and streams.This is especially a problem here in India, as rivers and streams work as a direct watersource for the majority of the population and the water from the rivers are used for everyday needs such as bathing and brushing teeth.

When pesticides are absorbed into the soil it can make it less fertile, and some of the chemicals can remain in the soil for decades, making the land difficult to cultivate for further generations.

Health effects on humans associated with pesticide poisoning can have many forms from a mild skin irritation to birth defects, nerve disorders and cancer, and farmers and their families are especially endangered due to repeated exposure.

Diseases, as well as insects and birds eating off the plants can ruin a whole crop, which can have severe consequences for a family who depends only on the income from their crops, which is the reason pesticides are widely utilized even though they are harmful to the environment as well as animals and humans.

However, every living creature has a mean for survival, and in organic farming one takes advantage of the defence mechanisms that are naturally developed in the plants without risking the damage that are caused by pesticides.

Agroforestry

Neem Tree

Pongamaya Tree

Glearisideya

Silver Tree

Teak Tree

Cashew Tree

Jack Tree

Some Others

The method of agroforestry has been utilized for hundreds of years in agriculture and is a natural way of protecting the crop by planting trees around the fields.

The trees create shade and decrease evaporation from the fields, thus saving water.

By planting fruit trees one provides birds and animals with fodder which can keep them away from the crop,

and by planting wood such as timber, teak,nem tree, pomgamia, etc. one creates a safety deposit in case of a bad harvest.

Multiple purposes of each production

Organic farming is not only about not using chemicals in agriculture – it is also finding multiple purposes for the products grown on the farm.

Vegetables can be grown together with many other plants, and with a crop that contains commonly used vegetables such as tomatoes, carrots and potatoes, one is ensuring a stable income as well daily food for families.

To grow rice will also contribute to a stable income, as a rice crop can be harvested twice a year, and the plants of rice and millet can serve

as fodder for the animals.

A crop of silk-worms on the farm can have several benefits as it can produce up to eight crops a year, and is fairly easy to maintain.The waste cocoons can be used to make e.g. garlands and toys as well as stuffing for pillows and matresses, and the production of silk items gives work to many people.

To have animals in the farm is not only beneficial regarding the fertilizer, but it will also give the farmer daily dairy.

Construction & Machinery

Construction

− Five houses for Families that will Work on the Farm and for Organic Farming Project Volunteers, Woofers, and Agi Eco Tourists

− Cow Shed

− Bio-gas plant

− Bio-digester

− Wormicompost Pits

− Jeevanmurth Drums

− Shed for Rearing Silkworms

− A medium-sized Stock house for Harvested Grains

− Waterpump System

− Fencing for the whole land

Machinery

− A Tractor with 35-40 horsepowers

− Shredder machine for branches and different biomass

− Cold-pressed Oil Extractor

− De-husker for the paddies

− Oil Extractor / Neem, Groundnut, Sun Flower, ...

− Essence Oil Distillater Citrolena, Lemon Gras, Lavencha, ...

− Desydratater Fruit / Banana, Figes, ...

Organic farming Cycles

Time Table for 3 first years

Production

1 st Year Silk + Rice + Animals

2 d Year Turmeric + Vegetables + Silk + Rice + Animals

3 d Year Flowers + Medicinal Plants + Turmeric + Vegetables + Silk + Rice + Animals

Investment

1 st Year Fencing + Tractor + Silk Shed + Irrigation

2 d Year Houses Workers + Boundaries Agri Forestation

3 d Year Training Centre

Harmonic Cycle of yearly Production

Managing the Workers

Five families of workers are settled on the Farm, in houses build for them by the Farm.

They earn Regular wages as usual in the area + 5 % on Profits after Harvest Sales.

Workers are employed all along the year and with free accomodation.

The hope is to be able to settle them in new Organic Farms in the Future, after complete Training in the Model Farm.

Selling Production

Wholesaler for Rice, Fruits, Flowers, vegetables

Government for Silk

Consummer for Vegetables, Essece Oil, Oil Extracted

Short Circuit in the future when other organic Farmers are ready to sell their Organic Production

Transforming Production

Extracting Oil from Seeds, Kernels

Neem

Pongamaya

Groundnut

Sun Flower

Coconut

Sesame

Essence Oil

Citrolena

Lemon Gras

Lavencha

Fruit Deshydratation

Banana

Figes

Mango

Financial Figures & Sponsoring

Budget Forecast, Operating Statement

see «Budget Forecas»t attached appendix

Sponsoring, Donation

Your Support Could....

1 000Rs / £10 / 15 € could enable SOS Rural India to plant 15 trees, helping them to reduce soil erosion and restore nutrients to the soil.

2 100 Rs / £25 / 35 € could permit to the Sanjeevni Organic Farming Training Centre to give better care to Farmers and ensure that their soil can rebirth.

15 000Rs / £150 / 225€ could train a member of a Karnatakan community to act as a Lead Farmer in their community, enabling them to teach 20 fellow farmers sustainable farming techniques that will improve their harvests.

45 000Rs / £500 / 750€ could provide funds for settling Bio-Digester, Bio-gas Plant, Dehydrater Fruit, Composting Plants, Agri Forestation Plantations, and support SOS Rural India to set up a Model Organic Farm for a better future for Little Farmers in Dry Land. This will enable them to earn a sustainable income for themselves and their families.

100 000Rs / £1000 / 1500€ could provide long-term Financing for Buildings such Fencing Land,Silk Shed, Workers Houses, Training Centre, Grains Stock house, Cow Shed and Machinery such Tractor,Water Tank Bore Dwell, Irrigation Drip System. This will enable SOS Rural India to provide long-lasting help for Training Farmers, and motivate them not to sell their land and to restart to cultivate and feed their family sustainably in Dry Land

Volunteers, Woofers

If Volunteers or Woofers decide to help us, all the Buidings Budgets would be reduce of 25 %.

The Sanjeevni Organic Farming Training Centre and the Organic Farm acept all the help, competence, and skills of anybody involved in Organic Farming.

Contact us for more information.

Training Centre for Farmers

Two-thirds of Indian population work in agriculture, but more and more farmers sell off their land to industry and move to bigger cities.

Land prices are also rising, and this leads to a feudal system where the small farmers don't own their own land but merely rent, which is beneficial to the landowner but not to the farmers themselves.

We wish to establish a training centre, to educate local farmers in the methods of organic farming.

By running a 3 to 5 days course at each seasonal crop, that would be open to everybody, the farmers can learn about organic farming and obtain an insight into the consequences of today's farming methods..This will increase their independence, and help them to hold on to their land instead of selling it off to industry, as well as making them better suited to maintain the fertility of their land so it can be passed on to and cultivated by further generations.

By showing them how to practice sustainable agriculture they will have the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives and the next generations as well as the environment, which they, as farmers, are completely dependant of.

The Buildings which would useful for the Framers on training, could shared with people like Organic Farming Project Volunteers, Woofers, and Agi Eco Tourists

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Conclusion

How to recognize the High Added Value for Organic Product versus Chemical based Product ?

Organic process expenses are 10 % more high than Chemical based Products.

For the moment it is not recognised as valuable by the consummers ( only in big towns unreacheable for us ).

We have to communicate and convice them, that they can afford to buy at a higher price Organic Products, because:

« A person who knows about food would be away from deseases «

and we have to change our personnal way of eating for the the future generation and for the good health of nature, and

ground water.

There is no Extra Price per kg or liter for the Organic Products at the moment in our area.

The extra cost is sustainable because of our faith in an increasing of future consummers, because all Organic Process need to mature as the Nature does.

It is why we need the financial support and help of Western Consummers who are more awernessed at the moment than us.

To donate consult the Sponsoring chapter.

In exchange we can share with them ( Westerners ) our ancestral skills in Natural Organic Way of Life.

Surface First Year Second Year Third Year 6 th year

CROP PRODUCTION Acres Input Output Deficit Benefit Input Output Deficit Benefit Input Output Deficit Benefit

Silk per acre 8 000 80 000 105 000 80 000 105 000

total 3 104 000 24 000 80 000 240 000 315000 75 000 240 000 315 000 75 000

Millet per acre 2 000 7 000 0 0 0 0

total 3 6 000 21 000 15 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rice per acre 0

total 1 15 000 18 000 3 000 15 000 18 000 3 000 15 000 18 000 3 000

Mango per acre 20 000 0 6 000 0 6 000 0 28 000

total 5 100 000 0 100 000 30 000 0 30 000 30 000 0 30 000 140 000

Lemon per acre 6 000 0 0 0 0 0 40 000

total 5 30 000 0 30 000 0 0 0 0 200 000

Intercrops per acre 12 000 18 000

Vegetable, Flowers total 5 60 000 90 000

Millet per acre 2 000 7 000 2 000 7 000 2 000 7 000

total 2 4 000 14 000 10 000 4 000 14 000 10 000 4 000 14 000 10 000

Corn per acre 12 000 25 000 12 000 25 000 12 000 25 000

total 2 24 000 50 000 26 000 24 000 50 000 26 000 24 000 50 000 26 000

Peanuts per acre 15 000 32 000 15 000 32 000 15 000 32 000

total 2 30 000 64 000 34 000 30 000 64 000 34 000 30 000 64 000 34 000

Turmeric per acre 74 000 150 000 74 000 150 000 74 000 150 000

total 1 74 000 150 000 76 000 74 000 150 000 76 000 74 000 150 000 76 000

Ginger per acre 124 000 300 000 124 000 300 000 124 000 300 000

total 1 124 000 300 000 176 000 124 000 300 000 176 000 124 000 300 000 176 000

Surface First Year Second Year Third Year 6 th year

CROP PRODUCTION Acres Input Output Deficit Benefit Input Output Deficit Benefit Input Output Deficit Benefit Benefit

Agri per acre 15 000 0 0 0 0 0

Forestation total 2 30 000 0 30 000 0 0 0 0 20 000

Various per acre 5 000 0 0 0 0 3 000

Fruits total 2 10 000 0 10 000 0 0 0 6 000 6 000

Animal per acre 0 5 000 0 5 000 0 5 000

Grassing total 2 0 10 000 10 000 0 10 000 10 000 0 10 000 10 000

Animal per acre

Fooder total 0,5 5 000 10 000 5 000 5 000 10 000 5 000 5 000 10 000 5 000

Medicinal per acre 0 0 0 0 0 0

Grassing total 0,5 0 0 0 0 0 0

Experimental per acre

Plots total 2 20 000 10 000 10 000 20 000 10 000 10 000 20 000 10 000 10 000

Seeds per acre

Banking total 2 10 000 5 000 5 000 10 000 5 000 5 000 10 000 5 000 5 000

3rd year 6 th year

Deficit Benefit Deficit Benefit Deficit Benefit Benefit

Crop Production Total 265 000 355 000 45 000 415 000 45 000 421000 781 000

Crop Production Balance 90 000 370 000 376 000 736 000

First Year Second Year Third Year 6 th year

LONG RUNNING INFRASRTUCTURE Input Output Deficit Benefit Input Output Deficit Benefit Input Output Deficit Benefit Benefit

Buildings

Fencing Land 300 000 300 000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Silk Shed 600 000 600 000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Workers Houses 0 0 0 250 000 250 000 0 0 0

Training Centre 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 000 500 000

Grains Stock house 200 000 200 000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cow Shed 150 000 150 000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jeevanmurth Drums 10 000 10 000 0

Machinery

Tractor 700 000 700 000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Water Tank Bore Dwell 500 000 500 000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Irrigation Drip System 700 000 700 000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Compost Pits 50 000 50 000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bio-Digester 40 000 40 000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bio-gas Plant 35 000 35 000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dehydrater Fruit 100 000 100 000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Deficit Benefit Deficit Benefit Deficit Benefit Benefit

INFRASRTUCTURE TOTAL 3 385 000 250 000 500 000 After

6 th year

Crop Production + Infrastructure Total 3 650 000 355 000 295 000 415 000 545 000 421000 736 000

Balance Total 3 295 000 120 000 124 000 736 000

Financing Needs for the first three years 3 539 000 Roupis equal 60 000 €uros

Harmonic Cycle of Yearly Production : Input = Crop Expenses:Plowing, Fertilising, Molching, Irrigation, Organic Treatment, Sowing, Planting, Harvesting, Composting; Petrole Energy, Machinery Maintenance, Investments; Wages… Output = Crop, Silk, Various Products Sales Output-Input = Benefit or Deficit; 6th Year = first complete year of whlole crops harvests, so: third year datas + Mango, Lemon, Agri Forestation datas

ABOUT ME N Chandra Shekar Reddy, Hanuman Halli, 34 years, married, 2 sons, a passion for my Family, Organic Agiculture and Indian CultureIn 1992 I lost my mixed orchad plantation by a huge flooding of our river. My parents lost their paddy crops and their dreamland as well, so all financial burden of the family fell on my shoulder. In that time, I got the chance to work on a French documentary project as a monkey trainer, so I started to travel around India working on various movie projects. In my free time, I visited plenty of farms in the country, asking about their agriculture methods. Here I realized that the only way to maintain agriculture lastly is the organic way, so I started to grow crops on organic basics on my own land. Step by step I got to know more methods and possibilities of organic farming during my ongoing visits of different farms and agricultural places. For example I visited my grandparents place (Chittor District, Andhra Pradesh) where I saw a cow shed with attached cow urine collectors for the first time in my live. I realized that this kind of fertilization is not only cheap, but also closing the circle of resources used on an organic farm. Finally one day, while I was busy with a movie project, I wake up and started questioning myself: what do I go for with this way of life. At this point I decided to do something solid and use my energy for agriculture, like my parents did. But I didn´t have enough land to experiment with all my new organic farming knowledge. I got lucky: In 2001, an Austrian – Swiss couple, settled down in the nearby area, got to know about my education and knowledge in organic farming. They formed the ” Rishimukh Trust” for “natural way of living” and asked me to join their project as a supervisor and consultant for the organic farm. I joined that project for 8 years by helping to set up and maintaining their organic farm nearby Hampi ( see Rishimukh Certificate).During this time, me and my friends realized the biggest problem about organic farming in our area and possibly for all over India: the lack of a market for organic products and the obstacles to promote farmers to join cultivating on organic basics. Because of this we formed a local cooperative society for organic farming.Next to this I was working on the forestation problem in rural areas of India like my hometown is. Because of rising energy prizes, local people cut trees in the surrounding areas for cooking and heating purposes, as they did for hundreds of years. But with rising population the demand on wood increases every year, and the forests are not able to recover by themselves any longer. We started to question ourselves, how we could make people aware about this problem. I spoke to the forest department and finally we founded a micro financial NGO with the women of the village, to increase forestation and maintenance of trees. This NGO still exists and developing well in the past years.Apart from this I also saw the changes in my small rural village, upcoming with the age of media. Our old traditional programs and cultural roots are vanishing of our eyesight. Together with friends we started to do something on culture and tradition on our own, and I joined the Kishkinda Trust, formed to maintain cultural and heritage conservation in the Hampi World Heritage site. Together we performed cultural programs like concerts, dance, awareness on plastic pollution and general solid waste management with school kids, next to my daily business. I never stopped to visit other farms and workshops in all parts of India. In Baramati I got to know about the Israel type of water tank, which basically founded my dream of greening the desert. In Sirsi I saw the ripped banana dehydration oven.In 2004 I have been in Navadhanaya foundation on workshop for biodiversity and soil,water management in Dehradun in Himachal Pradesh.Since from 2008 I am Organic Farming Manager in the Shama Pawar Farm in Hanuman Halli and Anegundi. I take care of those 18 acres, and I lead and train on Organic Basis Skills 19 workers .I have experimented there the Silk Production Cycle.I am the Gangavathi Taluk Promoter for Organic Farming Mission in Karnataka.

I am President of Village Forestation Commite of Hanumnan Halli, one of the three selected village of our district.I am member of VTC Village Tourism Commite of Anegundi.I have advised many Farmers on their Organic Farming Cultivation In the Gangavathi Taluk, the cultivations were: Banana, Mango, Papaya, Goava, Silk, Rice, Vegetables, Cereals, Milk – Cows & Buffalos -, ...I have been interviewed about Organic Farming,by Karnataka's Al l India Radio, Chandana Television, and Karnataka's Samaya News Channel very recently.I am member of Intac International Art an Conservation Trust