Tuesday 31 January 2017

Exposure Visit to a Poultry Farm

On 30th January Unnati Team consisting of following functionaries visited a Poultry Farm on the outskirt of Guwahati (Sonapur).

Arindam Pal, Project Manager
Indrani Sharma, Manger Livelihood
Utpal Jyoti Choudhury, Project Manager, KKF
Jyan Shankar Bora, Area Coordinator, Mukalmua , Nalbari Area Office.
Mukut Hazarika, LSP, Livestock, Aulachowka, Darrang Area Office 
     
      Objective of the visit:

     To interact with the owner of the farm Shri Dilip Mandal, who is a small scale entrepreneur having interest in inputs supply like 22 day old birds of RIR hen and Khaki Campbell duck.


·     To get an idea of quality of birds and its management practices maintained at the farm for the birds both hen & duck which our farmer households may like to procure to continue livelihood with similar business plan.


        



Mr. Mandal's Poultry Farm at Sonapur near Guwahati
See full report here

Thursday 19 January 2017

Match Making Worshop with PAN Seed Company

Two match making workshops were organized in Mukalmua and Aulachowka between farmer groups and PAN Seeds Co., a seed producing company on 19th of Jan 2017. Pan Seeds is one of the leading rice seeds company in Eastern India and over the years the company has emerged as a multi product seed company including wheat and vegetable seeds, with rice breeding and production as its major strength and guiding force. 

The programme was facilitated by Mr. Arindam Pal of RGVN.  During the meeting participants discussed about importance of good quality seeds for better production, different varieties of seeds (vegetables & paddy) produced by Company. Mr. Deep Narayan Bora of PAN seeds gave few technical advice to the interested farmers and also provided details of one of the local dealers for ready supply of the input.

Meeting at Mukalmua
Meeting at Aulachowka

Tuesday 10 January 2017

Training programme on Fish Value Chain and Preparation of Business Plan



A training programme on Fish Value Chain and Preparation of Business Plan was conducted at Rangamati Village of Pachim Mangaldoi Block on 10th of January 2017. 19 farmers having pond participated in the programme.

See meeting minutes here