Major Activities

JAN NIRMAN KENDRA

Mushroom Cultivation –

Promotion of house old based Mushroom Production. Provide alternate income source to the landless farmers & agriculture lab processing and marketing urn, and Facilitate the of various products of Mushroom for enhancing income. - No. of Household benefited: 4500 - Annual Income per house hold: Rs. 90000/-

Direct Seeded Rice –

Promote Direct sowing of Paddy through seed drill/zerotill to reduce the cost of nursery, puddling , transplanting and enhance overall income from Paddy cultivation. – No. of Household benefited –7560 Reduction in cost per acre – 20% Increase in Income per acre – 25%

Technical Transplanting of Paddy

To reduce the huge cost of labour in transplanting of rice seedling through introduction of mechanical rice trans planter and enhance overall income from paddy cultivation. – No. of Household benefited - 3250 Reduction in cost per acre – 15% Increase in Income per acre – 20%

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Research on New varieties of Rice by planting Rice Plant on Farm Trial basis, Cafeteria and Cluster Demonstration in the District of Muzaffarpur, Banka in Bihar. Total varieties of Rice Cafeteria Muzaffarpur – 30 Varieties Banka – 32 Varieties

Zero-Till method of Wheat Sowing –

Promote Zero-till method of wheat sowing means wheat sowing on un-ploughed field through promotion of Zero-till machine and reduce the cost of cultivation – No. of Household benefited 3250 Reduction in cost per acre – 15% Increase in Income per acre – 20%

Vermicomposting Units

To maximize use of cow-dung in agriculture by promotion of Vermicomposting production unit and also reduce the use of chemical fertilizer to maintain soil fertility. – No. of Household benefited – 3500 – Annual Production per household – 200 Q

Farmer Field School –

On farm training of new technology and practices and enhance knowledge of farmers. – No. of Farmers benefited – 53000

Custom Hiring Centers

Depository of Ag. Implements operated and managed by community and its institutions. - Objectives: To promote Mechanization in Agriculture to reduce cost, minimize time in agriculture operations and its easy availability to resource poor farmers. - Total CHC promoted: 34 (Samastipur 17, Begusarai 13 & Shiekhpura)