SFAC PROJECT Detailed Project Report for Goa State

Detailed Project Report

Farmer Producer Organization formation in Goa

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Indian Grameen Services CE-103, 1st Floor, Salt Lake City, Sector-1, Kolkata-64

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CONTENTS 1. Key Information of the Organization....................................................................................... 3 2. Overview of Goa State................................................................................................................... 3 3.Agriculture in Goa ............................................................................................................................ 4 4. Major Crops and Demand ............................................................................................................ 5 5. Potential of Vegetable cultivation in the state ...................................................................... 6 6. Marketing Infrastructure ............................................................................................................... 7 7. Problem Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 7 8. Department Initiations ................................................................................................................... 8 9. Intervention required ...................................................................................................................... 8 10. Project Strategies ........................................................................................................................... 8 11. Human Resource Allocation Plan ......................................................................................... 10 12. Project Timelines ......................................................................................................................... 12 TIME LINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SFAC PROJECT IN GOA STATE ...............................................................................................................................13 Annexure 1: List of vegetable growing potential villages ....................................16

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1. Key Information of the Organization

Name of organization Contact Address Indian Grameen Services (IGS) CE 103, Salt Lake City, Sector 1, 700 064 West Bengal, India. Contact Person Mobile No. of Contact Person E-mail Address of Contact Person Mihir Sahana, Managing Director + 91 9771493321 mihir@basixindia.com

2. Overview of Goa State

Goa is a small state on the West Coast of India located between Sahyadri Mountain range on east and Arabian Sea on the west. Goa comprises of two districts: North Goa South Goa

Being on the foothills of Sahyadri Mountains, the terrain is undulating, especially in the eastern sector which is covered with horticultural crops. The western sector is reasonably plain with sandy soils mainly cultivated under paddy, pulses or vegetables. Elevations of most of the parts of the state are from MSL to about 100 m. above MSL.

Fig 1: Map of Goa State

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The total area of the state is 3700 sq. km (3,70,200 ha.) of which 34% of area is under forest covering about 1,25,473 ha. The gross cropped area is 1,71,356 ha. and net sown area is 1,40,000 ha. An area of 36,000 ha.in the state is irrigated. Out of the gross cropped area of 166258 ha, foodgrains occupy 60,029 ha (36.11%) horticultural crop 1,01,173 ha (60.85%) and others like sugarcane and oilseeds occupy 5056 ha. (3.04%).

3.Agriculture in Goa
The current cropping pattern in the state includes rice and rice based cropping system dominating the lowlands of the region while cashew and coconut based systems in the uplands. Rice-rice system although is practiced to a limited extent, rice-pulse, rice-groundnut and rice-vegetable dominates the scenario. Cashew is grown less intensively mostly as mono crop. Coconut The declining interest towards agriculture may be attributed to small land holdings, high cost of wages and non-availability of agriculture labourers. In addition to this, increasing urbanization has exerted pressure on land making the agriculture activity economically less viable on relative terms.
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SFAC PROJECT Detailed Project Report for Goa State On the other hand Goa being a major tourist destination, there is tremendous scope for taking up of crops like fruits, flowers, medicinal plants, vegetables, etc. Considering these weaknesses and strengths, a number of measures have been initiated to revitalize the agriculture sector. The area coverage and production of major crops are given in Table 1. Table: 1 The area coverage and production under major crops during last three years Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pulses Groundnut Vegetables Sugarcane Cashew Coconut Crop Area in Ha 35710 17275 52985 12058 2640 8213 1120 55302 25468 2006-07 Production In tones 126830 66588 193418 16250 4600 84290 58279 24380 126.68
Million nuts

Paddy

Kharif Rabi TOTAL

2007-2008 2008-2009 Area Production Area Production in Ha in tonnes in Ha in tonnes 34261 117208 34278 120206 17930 52191 11477 3720 5547 1034 55612 25545 65311 182519 11261 6998 56027 56027 21942 127.57
Million nuts

15688 49966 9855 3806 5703 1021 55672 25608

56875 177081 10141 8208 57603 49253 13165 128.18

Million nuts

The State produces about 40,000 tonnes of vegetables during Kharif season and 28,000-30,000 MT, of vegetables in Rabi season, as the rainfall during Kharif has been normal so far, the vegetable production has been secured. The average requirement of vegetables per month is about 13, 00 MT of which about 5,000 is locally produced and 8,000 MT are brought in from other States.

4. Major Crops and Demand

Horticulture is a major component in agriculture of Goa with two major plantation crops on large scale (cashew in 55672 ha and coconut in 25608 ha). At present about 45 units process cashew in Goa with a totalcapacity of 50,000 mt . Goa state being an internationally renowned tourist destination with huge influx of tourists from both domestic and international throughout the year, the requirement of fresh fruits and vegetables is always high. Assuming the recommended dietary requirements and predicted consumption patterns, Goa will require about 1 to 1.2 lakh t/yr. fruits and vegetables each by the year 2030. Kokum (Garciniaindica) is native to Goa and
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SFAC PROJECT Detailed Project Report for Goa State exhibits great variability owing to its cross-pollinating nature and seedling origin. This makes kokum deserve a thorough study on genetic diversity. Though there is rich diversity, there are no commercial orchards of kokum. In Goa, the area under vegetable crops during 2006-07 was 8,213 ha with the annual production of about 84,290 tonnes. But the production and productivity of vegetable crops over the year is stagnant in comparison to growing demand. The area under cultivable fallow land is also increasing year by year thus posing serious threat to availability of vegetable and other agricultural produces from Goa in the coming days. It is high time to devise a sustainable policy to improve the vegetable area and production to meet the requirement of local population and tourists.

5. Potential of Vegetable cultivation in the state

Being a tourist destination and a state with good living standards and purchasing power, horticulture products have a very good local market. The total population of the state is 13.47 lakhs as per 2001 census. Besides this, the state handles about 18 to 20 lakhs of tourist annually. The demand for fruits, vegetables, coconut and cashew-nuts by this large population of 32 lakhs annually is tremendous. At present about 60,000 tons of vegetable (200 tons per day), about 24,000 tons of fruits (80 tons per day) and 5 to 6 lakhs of tender coconuts are brought in annually from other states to meet the needs of the locals and tourists. Table 2: Demand for Vegetables in Goa (lakh tons) Sr. No Particulars 1 Population in Lakhs 2 Demand @ current consumption rate 3 Demand @ WHO nutritional norms 4 Production 5 6 7 Product inflow from other states Product outflow from the state Exports from the state Deficit @ current consumption rate Deficit @ WHO norms Quantity 32 182500 327040 74725 73000 Nil Nil 34775 179315

Source: Rabobank Analysis, NSSO, NHM- Revised Action Plan for Goa

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6. Marketing Infrastructure
1) Ports Goa has one port, located at Vasco, and the agricultural export from it is very small (150 Tons, which is less than one percent of the total exports). The primary export commodity is gherkins. There is no cold storage facility which may be utilized for horticultural exports from the port. 2) Airports Goa has one airport, located at Vasco, and the agricultural exports from it are limited (600 MT, which is less than 15 percent of the total exports). The export commodities comprise of cashew, fruits and vegetables. There is one private cold storage facility (250 MT) existent which may be utilized for horticultural export purposes. 3) Mandis No large or dedicated mandi exists for any of the products. There are five medium-sized and four small-sized mandis in the state. The following is the product flow through them. Fruits: mango, jackfruit, banana, pineapple Vegetables: cucumber, bhendi, long bean, brinjal, green chillies, root & tuber crops Others: kokum, coconut, cashew nut Cashew is the primary product in all the Mandis.

7. Problem Analysis
Presently in Goa state about 90 % vegetables are sold directly by each farmers on road side. Only 5% of the vegetable produce is being sold to department and remaining 5 % sold for wholesalers. It is a common seen in Goa that each farmer bring their produce to sell it on road side. This practice clearly depicts the lack of group approach in the state and majority of farmers are wasting their time to sell their produce. Average vegetable production in the state is 60500 tonnes per annum, which is far less than the demand in the state. The factors attributed to this deficit production are: Less penetration of high yielding / improved varities, limited irrigation facilities, declining interest among youths to carry through the farming activities etc. Department promoted the high yielding varities but acceptance level is very low among the farmers. Lack of market infrastructure: Coupled with the low production of vegetables, the exisiting market infrastructure and market linkage mechanism in the state are weak. Though in recent years, department of Agricultueinitatited lot of schemes to support market linkages for vegetables in the state, the problems continue to persist. Still 80% of import of vegetables from neighbouring state are in the hands of private traders and are doing huge business.

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8. Department Initiations
Department initiated through Goa State Horticulture Corporation for procuring the vegetables from Belgaum (neighboring district in Karnataka) and selling through their horticulture booths which are run and managed by the unemployed youths / sHG groups. They have to sell at pre fixed rates set by the department. Response for this scheme is good so far. Another scheme called Farmers Bazar started in Margao in 22 locations. Under this scheme space are providing to farmers to sell their produce on dat today basis and not on permanent terms. The required infrastructure and common facilities for storage, cold storage, grading, washing, weighing etc were made available by Goa State Horticulture Corporation Limited (GSHCL). The farmers desirous of selling their own produce in this market have to register with GSHCL for permits.

9. Intervention required
The priority area of improvement would be to introduce large scale cultivation of hybrid vegetables in major crops. The local vegetable types cultivated fetch premium price apart from its demand among the local population. But the productivity levels of these types of vegetables are low compared to national varieties and the yield gap from hybrid vegetables is wide. Hence introduction of improved varieties/hybrids in major vegetablecrops followed by large scale cultivation of vegetable crops with improved production technologies may increase the production and productivity of these high value crops. Thus, the immediate goal would be to raise the present productivity level of 10 tonnes / hectare to national average of 15 tonnes / hectare, which will add almost 50 per cent more production of vegetables per year. Keeping this in view, it is imperative to do the following interventions to harness the potential of vegetable production in the state. They are: Forming of groups Awareness on improved varieties. Capacity building on agronomic practices, grading, value addition etc Creating market linkages by establishing Farmers Producer Organization (FPO)

10. Project Strategies

The overall aim of the strategies under SFAC is to collectivize farmers, especially small producers, at various levels, to foster technology penetration, improve productivity, enable improved access to inputs and services and increase farmer income. In consultation of Directorate of Agriculture, Goa, potential villages were identified to take up the intervention under SFAC. The list of villages is given in Annexure 1. The identified vegetable growing farmers in these villages will be mobilized in groups of between 15-20
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SFAC PROJECT Detailed Project Report for Goa State members at the village level and build their association (FPOs) at a district level to plan and implement product specific cluster. In Goa state, it is planned to promote 2 FPS, on each in two districts. The various activities and sub activities are given below with time line: Table 1 : Timeline for the SFAC project implementation in Goa Timeline Oct-11 Objective Finalization of clusters by State govt. & detailed work plan in consultation with the Govt. Goa team of Indian Grameen Services to be readied and deployed for field surveys in project areas Farmer mobilization for group formation & registration of the same farmers in groups to the project. To be executed through village meetings with opinion leaders and the extant vegetable farmers and dissemination of the awareness about the potential benefits of aggregation. Training and facilitation of extension services to be provided to the formed farmer groups. Exposure visits of the interested farmers and demonstrations to be organized in collaboration with the state horticulture department. Completion of farmer group formation and mobilization of 1750 farmers as per target & review of status of groups formed and plugging in training gaps and preparation for the next phase. Package of best practices (POP) to be finalized and shared with the registered farmers in consultation with the Horticulture department which would be used in the next stage. Implementation of Surplus Farm Production Plan. To be initiated in collaboration with the Horticultural Department of Manipur. This would include hand-holding support to the farmer groups and the aggregation systems including cold storage facilities would be put in place. Market linkages for produce to be worked out. Byelaws for the intended FPOs as well as farmer groups that could constitute these FPOs to be constituted. FPOs to be formed for market access in accordance with the byelaws framed Consolidation of FPOs and the constituent farmer groups. Interface with buyers/marketers and helping these FPOs sell their produce through the identified market linkages that ensure the best returns Review of the project through the relevant indicators and systems for post-project sustainability put in place

November 2011 to April 2012

May-12

June 2012 to October 2012

Nov-12 December 2012 to May 2013 June 2013 to Aug 2013

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11. Human Resource Allocation Plan

The human resource deployment for Goa would be aligned with the proposed organizational model for farmer institutions. There would be 4 Livelihood Resource Providers or LSPs who would look after the day-to-day affairs of the two proposed FPOs which are North Goa and South Goa. In addition, there would be two Field Executives or FXs, who would be responsible for monitoring the group formation and dissemination of training (both technical & managerial) to the farmer groups as well as the LSPs who would be reporting to them. These FXs would be directly reporting to the Project Manager for Goa. The proposed HR structure for Manipur is illustrated below: Figure 2 : HR Structure for Manipur SFAC project implementation by IGS

Project Manager

Field Executive (North Goa)

Field Executive (South Goa)

LSP (Bardez)

LSP (Bicholim)

LSP (Ponda)

LSP (Quepem)

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LSP 1 LSP 2

LSP 3

LSP 4

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12. Project Timelines

The group formation will be carried out simultaneously in the 2 identified districts of Goa with guidance from the Agriculture department. The timeline for the entire project duration of 24 months from the period effective from 1st October 2011 is shown in the table below:

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TIME LINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SFAC PROJECT IN GOA STATE

Activities Stag eI 1.1 1.2 Pre-project Implementation Identification of Product specific clusters Preparation of Detail Project implementation plan Enhancing Capacity for surplus Farm Production Village meetings, identify potential farmers , identify opinion leaders Mobilization of farmers and formation of Farmers 'groups(FGs) at village level Exposure visit of Farmers' group/opinion leaders Capacity building of Farmers' Group in group norms, group functioning and system Identification of training needs of FGs Training of farmers grouped into FGs Implementation for Surplus Farm Production Plan Facilitation and Demonstration of Extension services Exposure visit of selected men and women to villages/farms practicing modern farming methods
Sep1 1 Oct 11 Nov 11 Dec 11 Jan 12 Feb1 2 Mar 12 Apr1 2 May 12 Jul 12 Jul 12 Aug 12 Sep1 2 Oct 12 Nov 12 Dec 12 Jan 13 Feb1 3 Mar 13 Apr 13 May 13 Jun 13 Jul 13 Aug 13

Stag e II 2.1

2.2

2.3 2.4

2.5 2.6 Stag e III 3.1

3.2

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3.3 Identification and training of Livelihood Resource Persons(LRPs) to function as community based extension agents On-field handholding support by LRPs to ensure appropriate usage of quality inputs Demonstration of usage of and effectiveness of relevant farm mechanization practices Helping families access working capital from SHG/MFI, banking sector and other sources Link/develop supply channels for inputs and services Identifying and building aggregation and disaggregation centers in production cluster where ever required Developing production clusters for producing significant volume of marketable surplus Pre-formation stage of FPO/Collective and Stabilize New surplus Production system Farmers in 2nd Crop cycle Market Linkage for Produce Systems of Single commodity market Exposure visit, consultation with FGs for FPO formation, scoping, vision and structure

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

Stag e IV

4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

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Stag eV Formation of FPO/Collective aggregation for market access Finalizing list of FGs for FPO constitution Membership, and Governance and framing of Bylaws Capacity building need assessment and inputs Capacity building of FPOs(Operating system, MIS, HR) Business Planning Exercise Interface with Buyers/Marketers Phase-out Systems for Post -project sustainability

5.1 5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5 5.6 Stag e VI 6.1

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Annexure 1: List of vegetable growing potential villages

S.No State Name 1 Goa 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Indian GrameenServise BASIX District Name North Goa Block Name Bardez Village Name Assagao Aldona Bastora Calvim Corjuem Guirim Moira Moitem Nachinola Nadora Nagoa Olaulim Parra Pomburpa Saligao Salavador do Mundo Sangolda Siolim Verla Alorna Chandel Corgao Dargalim Ibrampur Mandrem Mopa Torxem Tuem Uguem Varconda Virnora Advoi Anjunem Birondem Choraundem Page 16

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36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 Indian GrameenServise BASIX Compordem Codiem Morlem Mauzi Maloli Melauli Malpona Nanus Nagargao Naneli Nanorem Onda Poriem Podocem Ponsuil Pissurlem Pale Querim Rivem Siroli Satorm Sanvorcem Sirsodem Veluz Velguem Vanteum Batim Chimbel Chorao Calapor Carambolim Cumbarjua Cujira Curca Ella Gandaulim Goa-Velha Malar Taleigao Adwalpale Amone Arvalem Page 17

Tiswadi

Bicholim

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78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 Indian GrameenServise BASIX Bordem Maulinguem Mencurem Mulgao Naroa Navelim Velgeum Virdi Betora Boma Candepar Codar Cuncoliem Cundiam Curti Durbhat Marcaim Priol Querim Savoi-Verem Siroda Tivrem Usgao Vagurbem Velinga Volvoi Boma Bati Calem Colem Caranzol Camarconda Colomba Curdi Molem Moissal Maulinguem Muguli Oxel Salauli Vichundrem Verlem Page 18

Ponda

South Goa

Sanguem

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120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 Indian GrameenServise BASIX Xelpem Benaulim Betalbatim Chandor Chinchinim Calata Camurlim Cavelossim Curtorim Cuncolim Davorlim Deussua Dicarpale Drampur Guirdolim Loutulim Macasana Majorda Margao Nagoa Navelim Nuvem Paroda Raia Rachol Sarzora Sao Jose de Areal Utorda Verna Varoda Avedem Adnem Ambaulim Bali Bendordem Barcem Cotombi Cazur Morpila Molcarnem Maina Mangal Page 19

Salcete

Quepem

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162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 Naquerim Pirla Quepem Sulcorna Xeldem Canacona Cola Cotigao Gaodongrem Loliem NagorcemPalolem Poinguinim Arossim Chicalim Cortalim Cuelim Cansaulim Issorcim Pale Quelossim Sancoale Velsao

Canacona

Marmugao

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