Samadhan

Goal

Aimed at ensuring sustainable livelihoods for identified families through integrated farming systems and livestock development in 184 villages.

With BAIF Institute for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development (BISLD)

30,000+ Farmer families covered under Samadhan across 7 districts in 6 locations

First-of-its-kind centre of excellence (livestock) developed in the Group
Taj Group of Hotels is now a customer of Ghatawali Mataji Farmer Producer Company dairy products
Total revenue of ₹4.92 crore generated by five i-FPOs (independent farmer producer organisations) and two microenterprises – Dairy & Mineral Mixture
1st ever Annual General Meeting (AGM) organised for 5 FPOs having 1,000+ shareholder participants; announced a patronage bonus of ₹17.48 lakhs and issued share certificates among all shareholders
Taken a transformative step to empower women by registering at least 33% of women’s representation on the Board of Directors of the FPOs, as a decision-making body
1st TACO (The Animal Care Organisation) Club developed at Hindustan Zinc, followed by 20 more; the total of such clubs now stands at 21
Farmer families are supported through pioneering interventions like Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and Farmer Interest Groups (FIGs)
These interventions introduce farmers to new advanced agricultural practices and help them to enhance the scale of their operations by offering high-quality supplies at affordable rates and support livestock development

Agriculture

Specific cluster wise commodities and value chain support
3500+ acres land with improved agricultural practices focusing on scientific & technology-driven interventions
Farmer families supported with improved seeds, fertilisers & medical care for the crop
Farmer families self-adopted hi-tech vegetable cultivation to break the conventional cropping cycle; provided with knowledge & exposure visits for advanced farming practices
Generated an income of ₹5.17 crore through agriculture replications

Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)

Samadhan focusses on capacity building of the Board of Directors of the 5 FPOs, to equip them to steer the business effectively and build the FPO as a sustainable means of income for farmers
FPO supports the prosperity of farmers through better market access and sustainability, besides providing farmers micro and macro agricultural solutions.
2 lakh litres of milk procured during the year through dairy development
Special focus on encouraging and promoting participation of women farmers
33% of women farmers onboarded as Board of Directors
From the total shareholder bases, 2500+ (42%) are women & 26 dedicated women FIGs

Particulars	FY 2023-24
Farmer Interest Groups	355
Shareholders	6,405
Share Capital Collected (₹ Lakhs)	57.85
Revenue for 5 FPOs (₹ Lakhs)	299.18
Revenue for 2 Microenterprises (₹ Lakhs)	192.83

Livestock Development

9 integrated livestock development centres (ILDCs) provided quality breeding services
₹15.58 crore worth of cattle assets created
469 animal health camps conducted, covering 33,000+ animals, benefiting 2,800+ farmers
Farmer families self-adopted hi-tech vegetable cultivation to break the conventional cropping cycle; provided with knowledge & exposure visits for advanced farming practices
The average income increase from milk yield was recorded at a 22% overall increase in income for farmers.

Awards

Microenterprises

Dairy microenterprise aggregates the milk received from its farmer shareholders, with adherence to clean milk procedures
Provides sale of fresh milk and other dairy products
Products are marketed under the brand name ‘Gauam’
Dairy Micro-enterprise crosses turnover of Rs. 1 Crore FY 24
2+ lakh litres milk procured during the year by dairy developed.Presence at Shilpgram, Udaipur & at Dilli Haat, New Delhi & achieving revenue of ₹ 2.26 lakhs
Jai Chittor Farmer Producer Company led Mineral Mixture enterprise achieved a significant milestone with its mineral mixture, a cattle feed supplement, (BAIF-MINC and Vimicon) plant located in, Chittorgarh District.
Supplied quality inputs like cattle feed supplements & ensures the efficient reproductive and productive performance of the cattle.
Mineral Mixture micro-enterprise is now operating in a fully self-sustainable mode and it has demonstrated remarkable growth over the past two fiscal years.
Building on its first step of success in FY 23, the mineral mixture enterprise produced and sold 130 MT of feed supplements resulting in an impressive revenue increase to Rs. 89.21 lakhs
Annually, the enterprise generated an 8% production incentive and earned profit of Rs. 15.16 lakhs, highlighting its operational efficiency and profitability.
This substantial growth in revenue, more than doubling from the previous year, underscores the micro enterprise’s potential as a sustainable venture which from FY 23 became self-sustainable.

Centre of Excellence (CoE) – Livestock

First of its kind Centre of Excellence (CoE) developed, a lighthouse intervention to promote model dairy farms to demonstrate clean milking practices, value chain innovative technologies and create an environment became operational enabling small to medium-scale dairy farmers to learn and integrate the available technologies and climate-strong practices for enhancement of the dairy production levels at household levels leading to an increase in income.
Training and capacity building of 150+ farmers on animal care & management (newborn calves, pregnant animals), feed & fodder of calves and milking animals.
In addition to procurement of Dairy animals, we have developed Model Dairy Farm, fodder plot demonstration, Azolla Cultivation Unit, Biogas (IRESA Model), Rainwater Harvesting tank & a Vermi compost unit. The Centre of Excellence has been linked with FPO for forward linkages.