FARMERS  CLUB SUCESS STORY

The  seva organization along with the help of NABARD had established BALARAMA FARMER CLUB in Nachukunta village ,unguturu mandal west Godavari district in the year of 2010 .Sri V Sriramamurthy was the convener and Sri B.Ramakrishna raju was the  co convener to this club, at first 20 members in this club .

The main crop in this village is paddy .After establishment of this club many of the scientists had visited our village through the SEVA organization and had created awareness about loss faced to the crops by the use of chemical fertilizers, which increase the cost of cultivation and declaims the crop yield . We are also told how the chemical  fertilizer effects the land fertility . The scientist suggested  us how the  use of varmi compost enhance the soil fertility and crop yeild .This type of cultivation also helps to control the cost of cultivation .

With this awareness some of the farmers had started organic farming among the B.Ramakrishna raju was the first one .He cultivated 9 Acres of land for the first in the year 2010 with this method .He mainly used cow dung and urine as compost and started to cultivate for this he paid only for cultivation purpose and not to the fertilizers and compost .With this method of cultivation he got 22 bags of yeild for 1 Acre in the first year .

Cost of cultivation         

In the income obtained from the yield

Composts used in organic farming

1.jeevaamrutam- to become land fertility

2.panchagavya – soil fertility and preventing plant  diseases

3.kashayalu-preventing plant diseases

In the second year he used this types of composts to cultivate 18Acres  of land for the 9 Acres of land which cultivated  in the fist year  he got 24 bags of yeild in the  second year .which means  an increase  yeild  of two bags .More camper to last year .

In the third year agriculture department and SEVA gave certificate  through organic certification agency to him .At present this year ie.2017 started to cultivate paddy, sugarcane and pulses in 30Acres.Under this organic farming method .Among 20 farmers from this club and other 12 farmers are cultivate by this organic farming method  from yeild obtained by this type of farming they getting a very good income. may of them are giving money in advance to the farmers to get this organic rice and farmer getting ten rupees per 1 kg more income them market rate. With the farmer are getting around Rs.20000/- more income.

Through this club they have also animal conservation program at present nearly 60 native cow breeds were being reared by them .They cow dung and urine obtained by this breeds .these processed and used as medicine to prevent different types of dieses .May of them are being attracted by this method and had also started to cultivate there lands to improve the land fertility and their health. The NABARD identified this farmer club as the best farmer club 2013 year. It is highly pleasing to know that money of the farmer s, scientist, officials, students are still visiting this n farmer club regularly to observe the club programs and gain more knowledge

SUCCESS  STORY  OF EMBROIDARY MEDP PROGRAMME

My name is podili Sridevi w/o Raju Mattamgudem village ,Lingapalem mandal ,west Godavari district Andhra pradesh. The SEVA voluntary organization had conducting MEDP Training programme with the cooperation of NABARD in our village. I have participated for 15 days programme and got trained .As a leader of mother Theresa SHG Group, with my  savings in the bank ,I have  borrowed  some amount of money from  the SHG  and used for my family  needs .

This MEDP training programme was very helpful to me .Before this training I have been working as a tailor in my village and been receiving an income of Rs. 300/- per day, I have taken a personal loan   an amount of Rs.15000/-   from group, and brought an embroidery mission.

With this MEDP Programme I am able to work different types of embroidery designs on frocks, sarees, dresses, blouses etc. With this I am getting Rs.500/- of income each day now I have started a small tailoring shop in my village. Now  I am getting good orders for embroidery stitching, not only from my village but also  from neighbours villages .I have employed two helpers in my shop ,which helped me  to promote a source of income  to them .Now my husband is also showing interest to work along with me by sparing his leisure time with this work. We are also able to educate our boath the children in the nearby English medium school in our village .I thank NABARD for giving us this kind of support.