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Yaha Mogi Mata Sthanik Biyane Sanvardhan Samiti

Outreach

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States

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Total Districts including 56 Aspirational Districts

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Villages

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Million families

Programmes and Impact

Livestock-based Livelihoods and Enteric Methane Emissions Reduction

5,19,669 (cum. 72,10,900) families from 96,956 villages in 12 states have improved their livelihood; Methane emission reduced by 17 to 20 %

Water-centric Livelihoods for Land Degradation Neutrality and Soil Carbon Enrichment

186 (cum. 372,159) ha; 13,636 (cum. 284,993) families in 115 (cum. 1513) villages in 12 states; Estimated carbon sequestered / offset: 100,000 t. C per year.

Agri-Horti-Forestry (Wadi) for Carbon Sequestration and Livelihoods of small and marginal farmers

3112 (cum. 89,136) ha; 7779 (cum. 222,840) tribal and poor families; 382 (cum. 6900) villages from 12 states; Carbon sequestered: 2.0 million tons

Rural Non-Farm Sector-based Livelihoods

14,636 families from 8 states; 1729 Rural Entrepreneurs

Samruddha Gram (Holistic Village Development)

Convergence of mainstream programmes for holistic development of 8074 families from 82 villages of 6 states

Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Climate-Smart Agriculture

20,176 vulnerable households; 135 villages in 5 States; Climate-Resilient and Smart Agriculture; Climate proofing interventions

Agro-Biodiversity Conservation

5500 tribal farmers from Maharashtra and Gujarat engaged in conservation, seed production and upscaling of worthy landraces through seed saver groups

Renewable Energy

Estimated emission reduction by 2000 biogas units is 8000 t. CO2 eq. per year; Emission reduction potential of fractional solar pumps:11.25 kg CO2 eq. / day / hp.

Health and Nutrition

55576 households have access to safe drinking water, improved nutrition and a cleaner environment through suitable WASH initiatives

Women-centric Development

3926 SHGs and 11 Federations in 10 states; Changemakers in Agriculture

Capacity Building

30,645 farmers trained in Livestock Development, 4817 farmers in NRM and 34301 farmers in Farm-based Livelihoods

Information and Communications Technology

75,000 farmers accessed information; 100 women eDosts; 65 online e-learning modules on LMS platform

Education

Formal and non-formal educational initiatives in tribal regions; Functional literacy in Bundelkhand region and Smart School Programme for 2000 children in 5 states

Farmer Organisations

40,000 wadi farmers and 50 producer organisations; 25 NABARD-empanelled organisations; 5 cluster-level FPOs; 69 Agri Business Centres; 2 Cattle Breeders Welfare Associations

Global Affiliations

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Significant Events

Bamboo for a Green Economy

27 May, 2024

May 27, 2024: There is a need to promote bamboo-based rural enterprises to generate employment in villages, stated Dr. Anil Kakodkar, former...

BAIF celebrates 104th birth anniversary of Dr. Manibhai Desai

27 Apr, 2024

Dr. Manibhai Desai, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and a messiah of the rural poor, walked tall in the development world. His charismatic and...

Let’s Green Up to Cool Down this Earth Day!

22 Apr, 2024

Let's Green Up to Cool Down this Earth Day!BAIF pledges to continue its efforts to green Mother Earth through enteric methane emissions reduction,...

BAIF Vision 2030

We aim at bringing positive change in the lives of 10 million rural families belonging to economically weaker sections of the society, from present level of 4.0 million families, through resilient and sustainable means of livelihoods, improved quality of life, while contributing to the national and global sustainable development goals of climate action, gender equity, clean drinking water and overall ecosystem well-being.

The strategy for achieving the goals will be empowerment and skilling of the local people, building social capital and collaborations with national and international science and technology institutions.

1. Climate Smart and Sustainable Natural Resource Management

Land degradation neutrality, Integrated ecosystem services, Region-specific approaches to manage the resources, Renewable and clean energy, Climate change mitigation, Application of digital technology in field programmes

2. Climate Smart Agriculture for Rural Livelihoods

Improvement in farm returns, Ensure food and nutritional security of the resource poor families, Adoption of agro ecological approaches, Promotion of agro-biodiversity, Promotion of value chains around the crops

3.Genomic Selection-based Climate Resilient Livestock Management

Region-specific genomic selection and breeding, Promotion of indigenous breeds, Promotion of mixed farming systems, Precision and smart dairy farms, Stress -resistant high yielding forage crops, Climate smart practices and pastoral systems, Market linkages

4. Women-centric Development

Women leadership and entrepreneurship, Drudgery reduction in agricultural operations through mechanization, Women reproductive health and hygiene and child care

5. Water, Sanitation and Health

Personal and community health and hygiene, Access to clean drinking water, Access to sanitation facilities, Strengthening traditional health practices in remote tribal areas, Preventive community health care

6. Rural Non-Farm Sector Livelihoods

Skilling youth in non-farm vocations, Promoting rural enterprises, Promoting digital application

7. Education

Functional literacy, especially of women, School infrastructure and facilities in remote areas, Skilling the students in rural vocations and farming

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