A PROJECT PROFILE

Sponsoring agency

Govigyan Bharati an institution sponsored by Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan , Vivekananda Research and Training Institute and  Sarvodaya organisations of Bombay  shall be the sponsoring institution of this Project.

Area
A group of five villages comprising a population of 15 thousand people and  having two to three thousand cattle heads and ten thousand hectares of land may be selected for this project.

Gram-Sabhas of the selected villages shall be asked to pass a resolution to agree to introduce this project in their village

Period
The period of the project will be of  5 years divided into two parts. The first part of three years will be for the implementation of  various programmes and the later two years part will be for evaluation and follow-up work.

Approach

• Such activities will be introduced which would 
  directly benefit the poorest of the poor  i.e. the 
  last man of community.

• Activities and programmes should result in reducing inequalities of wealth and incomes.

• The programmes and the activities undertaken should enrich soil-health, improve environment and restore ecological balance

Activities

• Conservation and improvement of cattle wealth

1. A detailed bovine census in the project area.

2. Cattle- feed development plan

3. Improvement in veterinary services

4. Rules and regulations for cattle marketing.

5. Establish village level panjarapole and goshalas.

• Breed Development

1. Selection of local available stock of breeds for selective breeding and upgrading.

2. Establish a proven bull centre for natural servicing.

3. Introduce “ KAMDHENU” project to develop dual purpose breed i.e. combining milk as well as draught qualities in the breed.

• Milk Development

1. Establish milk collection centre

2. Installation of pasteurisation  and milk processing unit.

3. Propagate milk and milk-products consumption  in the project area specially amongst pregnant women, milking mothers , babies, sick and the aged.

4. Improvement in pricing policy of milk and milk products to promote milk production. Regulate milk market.

• Animal energy development

1. Propagation of animal driven agriculture implements.

2. Propagation of non-motorised transport system.

3. Establish animal power based village industries such as Bullock-driven oil-ghanis, cane-crushing, ginning and carding of cotton, floor mill, etc.

4. Installation of bio-gas plants. Electrical power generation units run on gas or  animal power.

5. Introduction of animal - powered irrigation system.

6. Research and development in application of animal power in agriculture and village industries.

• Organic manure Development

1. Introduction of improved methods of compost 
   making.

2. Pest control by the use of cattle urine and biological control methods.

3. Research and development  of  medicines based on dung, urine etc.

4. Waste-land development through the use of dung and urine.

• Proper utilisation of carcass  and leather

1. Carcass recovery and flaying.

2. Establish village tannery unit

3. Utilisation of bone-meal, fats etc.

• Educational and training activities.

1. Training of villagers in scientific management of 
   cattle.

2. Organise various Melas and festivals connected 
   With cattle.

3. Organise regional level exhibitions.

4. Publish literature on cattle rearing,feeding and management.

5. Introduce  subjects related to cattle development in schools, colleges and training centre’s curriculum.

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