Promotion of self system of community based Agroforestry in Birbhum district, West Bengal
Tree saplings distribution to school childrens | Vermicompost pit ready for production | Road-side tree plantation | |
<------- Some nutrition gardens ------> | Orchard plantation at Belgaria, Md. Bazar, Birbhum | ||
training on plant propagation | Nursery ... | A vegetable garden | |
<---- A Community vegetable garden and harvest ----> | <---- School yard plantation by students ----> | ||
<----------------------- fallow land and road-side plantation ----------------------> | |||
2 Community nurseries have been set up in 2 Blocks. About 23000 seedlings were prepared in these nurseries | <----- 175 smokeless ovens and 24 bio-gas plants have been installed along with 10 Nos. vermin-compost production unit -----> | ||
10 ponds have been excavated which helped in harvesting 2435245 Litres of water and providing irrigation in 6.26 Hectare land in the dry season. During the earthwork of pond excavation, around 1316 person days have been created | A total of 8.69 Hectare area has been planted with around 11000 saplings (24 types) in different eco-systems like road/canal side, fallow/waste land, surrounding rice fields and homestead lands as well. | ||
Road side tree plantation | Roof-top rain water tank making... | Bio-gas plant making... | Fallow-land plantation |
Fallow-land plantation... | Training on agro-forestry and eco-farming | A pond digging work is in progress | |
Fallow-land plantation... | A nursery... | A Hapa (small pond) for irrigation | |