Project Saangaati
Pratima Parab Mihir Deshpande Madhumita Joshi Preshit Dalal
Anant Chaudhari
http://www.saveindianfarmers.org 501 C (3) Non Profit Organization
Executive Summary:
502 Farmers from 45 different villages (6 clusters) are included in this Yield Report of various (6 to 10 different) crop varieties. Around 1570 acres of land was cultivated with Organic techniques Approximately 1400 Quintals of crop was added/increase in Quantity due to Organic treatment.
Increment in Yoild (Quintal)
655.36 327.68 163.84 81.92 40.96 20.48 10.24 5.12 2.56 1.28 0.64 0.32 0.16 0.08 0.04 0.02 0.01
Low Cost farming Area (Acre)
Land Utilised (Acres)
Land utilised and Increment in Yield 655.36 327.68 163.84 81.92 40.96 20.48 10.24 5.12 2.56 1.28 0.64 0.32 0.16 0.08 0.04 0.02 0.01
Increment in Yield (Quintal)
Each farmer had average increase in Rs. 16,500 considering lowest market price of the crop. After 11 to 12 years, farmers saw earthworms in their farms, which were mostly gone due to use of Chemical non-organic farming (fertilizers & pesticides). Organic treatment was suggested and made as per the Soil testing done provided in earlier reports. Overall this was the first big effort in teaching Organic farming to 600+ farmers. Each farmer involved in Saagaati was asked by other neighboring farms and knowledge & awareness of organic farming was spread… A True SAANGAATI !
Distributed Monetary benefits (Increase) through various factors: Total Profit of Rs. 8,167,120 including all the factors below. There was total saving of Rs. 1,385,910 in spraying and pesticide costs. In Fertilizer applications costs, there was total savings of Rs. 323,060. From actual quantity of increased yield in crops, increased profit was Rs. 6,458,150. Below is the break up based on each crop profits based on each of 3 factors o Cotton, Pigeon Pea and Soybean had much more savings in Spraying & Pesticide costs o Cotton had major share in Fertilizer savings o Cotton was leading in actual Profit from increased actual yield, but other soybean, chick pea and Pigeon Pea were also having good profits margins from yield.
Land utilised with Increment in income (Rs.) 1024 524,288.00 262,144.00
512
131,072.00 65,536.00
256
32,768.00 16,384.00
128
8,192.00 4,096.00
64
2,048.00 1,024.00
32
512.00 256.00
16
128.00 64.00
8
32.00 16.00
4
8.00 4.00
2
2.00 1.00
Income due to Increment in Yield Saving on Spraying and pesticide Cost (Rs)
1
Saving on Ferilizer application (Rs) Farming Area (Acre)
Land in Acres
Increment in Income (Rs.)
Treatment Summary:
Pesticide Leaf & Neem treatment was used majority number of times for Cotton & Pigeon Pea. Jeevamrut was mostly used for Wheat but was common to all other crops with next major to cotton. Liquid fertilizer was also used for Cotton for more number of times compared to other crops.
Treatment type and no of applications per crop 512.00 256.00 128.00 64.00 32.00 16.00 8.00 4.00 2.00 1.00 0.50
Seed Treatment.
Pesticide-Leaf Extracted.
Pesticide-Neem extracted
Below is the total number of Treatments of each including for all the crops in 45 villages:
Seed Treatment: Treatment No. of times: 61.00
Pesticide Leaf Extracted 1202.00
Pesticide Neem Liquid Compost extracted Jeevamrut Fertiliser (Tonns) 527.00
152.00
43.00
10.00
Asafoiteda + Cow urine Spray 20.00
Total Number of Farmers – Percentage:
Since the villages were from Vidarbha area (East Maharashtra) where Cotton is the main crop, mostly 79% of land area for Low-cost farming (Organic farming) was Cotton crop Soybean was taken by 9% of selected total farmers Pigeon Pea as 4% while Wheat by 3% of total farmers. Rest all crops were by 1% or less farmers from total farmers participating in Saagaati Organic farming.
No of Farmers using low cost Farming - Cropwise %
Cotton Cotton 79% (Only Organic) 0% Cotton (organic) 0% Cotton 1 0% Green Gram 0% Pigeon Pea 4% Soybean 9% Wheat 3% Black Gram 1% Brinjal 0% Chick Pea 2% Chick Pea 1 0% Chilli 1%
Total Increase in Quantity and Monetary Benefit – Percentage:
Increase in Yield of each crop by Quantity(%) and Profit(in % Rs) was o Cotton as 58% increase; 68% in total increased Profit of total. o Pigeon Pea as 15%; and 14% in total profit increase of total o Soybean had 18% increase; 10% in total increased Profit of total monetary profit. o Wheat had 3% increase; 2% in total profit increase. o Other crops were 0 to1 % increase range from the total quantity & price (profit) of increased yield.
Crop Wise % Yield Increment
Cotton 58% Cotton (Only Organic) 0%
Chilli 0%
Chick Pea 2 0% Chick Pea 1 0%
Pigeon Pea 15%
Chick Pea 2% Wheat 3%
Black Gram 1%
Sweet Sorghum 0%
Soybean 18%
Chilli 0%
Cotton 2 0%
Cotton 68%
Cotton (Only Organic) 0%
Chick Pea 1 0% Brinjal Chick Pea 0% 3% Black Gram 1%
Cotton 1 0%
Pigeon Pea (mixed Green Gram crop) 0% 0%
Cropwise % Net profit
Chick Pea 2 0%
Cotton (organic + chemical) 0% Cotton (organic) 0%
Pigeon Pea 14%
Cotton (organic + chemical) 0% Cotton 1 Soybean 1% Pigeon Pea (mixed Cotton (organic) Wheat 10% Banana 2% Sweet Sorghum Greencrop) Gram Garlic Cotton 2 0% 0% 0% 0%0% 0% 0%
Net Profit by Villages:
Villages that had overall Net profit increase due to overall increased yield & savings due to Organic farming are as follows: o Endiragram – 15% o Pathari – 9% o Malkhed Budruk – 8% o Shrirampur – 7% o Jamb & Dahi pod – 6% o Vadgaon, Kinhi, Dharam pod, Warzadi – 4% o Babhai pod – 3% o Rest all villages were 1 to 2% increased profit from the overall profit share.
Village wise net profit increase % warzadi vrundavan takali 4% virgavhan 2% velgunda 2% vai 1% 1% vadgaon 4% sonkhas 1%
akola arjuna bajar yavaliyevati baaradgav babhai pod barbadagavhan 2% 1% 2% 0%1% 3% bond 2%borisinha 1% chichgaon 1% 2% dabha 2%
akola bajar arjuna baaradgav
dhai pod 6%
babhai pod
barbada dhanora bond gavhan 0% dharam pod 4% borisinha chichgaon
shrirampur 7% saykheda savarkheda savargad 1% salod 0% 0% pimpri 1% 1%
dabha dhai pod dhanora endiragramdharam pod 15% endiragram
pathari 9%
Hatgaon pandhurna 1% palaskund Pahur nilona Mazarda 2% manjarada 1% 0% 0% 1% malkhed budruk 8%
hivari jamb 6% javalgaon kapshi khairgaon malkhed lingti kinhi konghara 1% 0% 0% 1%0% 0% 4%
Hatgaon hivari 1%0%
jamb javalgaon
Increase in Yield in Quintals/Acre area (by each Cluster Separated using Organic Farming) 1. Wheat and Chick Pea is mostly profitable Yield in Malkhed Cluster
Per area increase in yield (quintal/acre) Malkhed 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0
Per area increase
2. In Kumbha, its Wheat that was much more in yield
Per area increase in yield (quintal/acre) Kumbha 3 2.5 2 1.5
Per area increase
1 0.5
0 cotton
pigeon pea
sweet sorghum
wheat
3. In Jamb Cluster, Black gram, Soybean and Wheat were profitable
Per area increase in yield (quintal/acre) Jamb 2.5 2 1.5 1
Per area increase
0.5 0 black gram
chick pea
chick pea 1
chick pea2
chilli
cotton pigeon soybean wheat pea
4. Chick pea surpassed in Vadgaon cluster, but Wheat and Soybean were also having good margins
Per area increase in yield (quintal/acre) Vadgaon 7 6 5 4 3
Per area increase
2 1 0 chick pea
chilli
cotton
cotton cotton pigeon (only (organic + pea organic) chemical)
soybean
wheat
5. In Pathari Village, Cotton dominated all the other crops in profitable yields
Per area increase in yield (quintal/acre) Pathari 7 6 5 4 3
Per area increase
2 1 0 chickpea
cotton
cotton (organic)
cotton 1
cotton 2 pigeon pea soybean
6. Whereas in Akoka Bazar, all crops – Cotton, Pigeon Pea and Soybean had equal profitable quantity outputs
Per area increase in yield (quintal/acre) Akola bajar 2.5 2
1.5 Per area increase
1 0.5 0 chilli
cotton
cotton1
pigeon pea
soybean
APPENDIX A: Treatments
Sr No.
Cluster Name
No of villages
No of farmers
No of crops treated
Area treated (acre)
No of farmers done seed treatme nt
No of farmers used leaf extracted pesticide
No of farmers used neem extracted pesticide
No of farm ers used jeeva mrut
No of farmers used cultivate d compost
No of farmers used liquid fertilizer
1
Malkhed
10
91
8
438
15
249
148
25
22
2
Kumbha
5
134
4
331
4
289
220
29
4
3
Jamb
8
53
12
168
8
140
43
37
5
4
Vadgaon
5
61
8
234
12
157
48
32
6
5
Pathari
9
106
9
319
18
249
37
13
5
6
Akola Bajar
9
44
6
79
4
118
31
16
1
46
489
47
1568
61
1202
527
152
43
No of farmers used asefoiteda + cow urin sprey
8
3 15
2
1 1
10
20
APPENDIX B: Increase in Yield (Quintals) and Profit increment(Rs)
Sr No.
Cluster Name
No of villages
No of farmers
No of crops treated
Area treated (acre)
Yield of Crops (quintal)
Increase in yield (quintal)
Total saving on spraying and cost of pesticide (Rs)
Total saving on the application of fertlizer (Rs)
Total reduction in the investment (Rs)
Increament in income due to increased yield (Rs)
1
Malkhed
10
91
8
438
2159
468
434450
103950
1913750
2452150
2
Kumbha
5
134
4
331
658
214
218000
53550
1010610
1282160
3
Jamb
8
53
12
168
1018
125
139300
30910
552540
722750
4
Vadgaon
5
61
8
234
1181
179
189970
52350
890150
1132470
5
Pathari
9
106
9
319
1231
299
283790
53200
1524800
1861790
6
Akola Bajar
9
44
6
79
501
110
120400
29100
566300
715800
46
489
47
1568
6747
1394
1385910
323060
6458150
8167120
APPENDIX C: Glimpses of Saangaati Progress
Farmer Happy with the Yield with Organic Farming
Farmers preparing Pesticide Spray for Cotton
Farmers sorting Neem/Leaves for making Dashparni arka
Testing in Lab -participation by farmers
Meeting of Farmers to discuss issues and actions