Research
Title : | STI-Hub for the upliftment of scheduled caste and scheduled tribes by ensuring livelihood, food and nutritional security through disseminating innovative technologies in intensively tribal dominated area of Sonbhadra UP†|
Area of research : | Agricultural Sciences |
Focus area : | Climate Change, Food and agriculture, Land Resources, Waste Processing |
Principal Investigator : | Dr. Ram Swaroop Meena, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (221005) |
Timeline Start Year : | 2024 |
Timeline End Year : | 2027 |
Contact info : | meenars@bhu.ac.in,akpjc2005@gmail.com Dr. Jay PrakashVerma,jpv.iesd@bhu.ac.in dinesh4ubhu@gmail.com,banwasisevaashram@gmail.com vkpaswan.vet@gmail.com |
Equipments : | Greenway Stove (save 70% fuelwood) ( Rs.50000.00 ) , Greenway Stove (save 70% fuelwood) ( Rs.0.00 ) , Greenway Stove (save 70% fuelwood) ( Rs.0.00 ) , Grinder for aromatic herbs and packaging for marketing ( Rs.200000.00 ) , Grinder for aromatic herbs and packaging for marketing ( Rs.0.00 ) , Grinder for aromatic herbs and packaging for marketing ( Rs.0.00 ) , Paper Plate Making Machines for marketing ( Rs.300000.00 ) , Paper Plate Making Machines for marketing ( Rs.0.00 ) , Paper Plate Making Machines for marketing ( Rs.0.00 ) , Solar Dryer, one in each village, for vegetable drying ( Rs.200000.00 ) , Solar Dryer, one in each village, for vegetable drying ( Rs.0.00 ) , Solar Dryer, one in each village, for vegetable drying ( Rs.0.00 ) , Laptop ( Rs.100000.00 ) , Laptop ( Rs.0.00 ) , Laptop ( Rs.0.00 ) , Camera ( Rs.100000.00 ) , Camera ( Rs.0.00 ) , Camera ( Rs.0.00 ) , LCD Projector ( Rs.100000.00 ) , LCD Projector ( Rs.0.00 ) , LCD Projector ( Rs.0.00 ) , 18% GST Sl. No. 1-7 ( Rs.189000.00 ) , 18% GST Sl. No. 1-7 ( Rs.0.00 ) , 18% GST Sl. No. 1-7 ( Rs.0.00 ) |
Details
Executive Summary : | In Sonbhadra district, 4,176 families struggle to meet their needs with a monthly income below Rs 250. 97,212 poor households receive one meal per day, while 37,589 receive one meal per day throughout the year. The proposed project aims to improve the productivity of field crops, vegetables, and orchards, conserve natural resources, and enhance crop production through better integration of farm resources and various farming systems. The project also aims to uplift the lifestyle of SC/ST communities, reduce crime, and promote eco-friendly development through agrotechnology, women empowerment, and improved livestock productivity. This project aims to improve crop, vegetable, and fruit yields, milk, and meat yields, and conservation agriculture practices to enhance income and livelihood security for farmers. It will focus on using local resources and cultivating aromatic and medicinal plants to boost income with minimal inputs. The project will also build a knowledge repository, document the impact of technologies, and develop mechanisms to improve livelihoods and uplift living standards. The expected benefits include empowerment of the ST population, efficient resource use, improved livestock productivity, increased employment opportunities, and improved farm household income. |
Co-PI: | Prof. Akhilesh Kumar Pal, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (221005), Dr. Dinesh Kumar Meena, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (221005), Mrs. Shubha Prem, NGO Gramin Samajik Vikas Sansthan, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh (231221), Dr. Vinod Kumar Paswan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (221005) |
Total Budget (INR): | 1,41,93,852 |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
Funding Agency : | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |