Village profile: Jhintipatna Population- 450 Households-103 Type of house-80% Pucca, 20% Kuchha Agricultural land holding-less than 1 ha Literacy level-72% (overall) Number of SHGs-5 Infrastructure: All weather road connectivity Mobile telephony Electricity Canal Irrigation Occupation-Small scale Business and Agriculture
Problem Prioritization Matrix
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Market Linkage Health Market Linkage Market Linkage Livelihood Preference Matrix
Agriculture Mushroom Farming Horticul ture Small Scale Business Wage laborer Others Agricultu re Mushroom Farming Horticult ure Small Scale Business Agricultu re Agricultu re Mushroo m Farming Horticult ure
Small Scale Business Mushroo m Farming Mushroo m Farming Horticult ure Small Scale Business Horticult ure Horticult ure Small Scale Business Small Scale Business Small Scale Business Wage laborer Others
Others Opportunities Kharif: Paddy Okra Rabi: Carrot Cabbage Ground Nut Beans Onions Black Gram Others Balipada Hata Pokhari Terabatia Singri Jhinti mahuri sahi Panikata Jhinti Sasan Jhinti patana Currently we are supplying Farm equipments to near by 10 Villages- Shudeshna Behera, President, Radheshyam SHG, Jhinti Patna village
Constraints in Existing Enterprise Ignorance : Farmers are mostly unaware of the modern farm methodologies.
Apprehension: Even if the farmer knows something, they are uncertain about the usage and the output level.
Access: Farmers in far-flung areas faces the scarcity of all the agri-input requirements
Affordability: Whether the equipments are within the farmers budget.
FARM FRIENDS VISION To became a farmers service center with state of art technology and bridging the gap between lab-to-land.
MISSION To offer appropriate technology to farmers by rendering farm inputs and equipments on rent at affordable prices. Operating Model FARM FRIENDS (Community based) F A R M E R S SUPPLIERS (equipments, Mushroom Seeds, Pesticides) ORISSA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOGY NGO (PUC) BANK (SBI Balipatna) Training on inventory management & record keeping Credit Facilities (if required) Inventory Agri-technology Information On Rent Market Potential
Total cultivable land in 10 surrounding villages - 700 hectare Land cultivated under paddy 80%, Vegetables 10% & others 10% 8 power tillers needed to cater the need of surrounding villages. Taking 3 seasons Rabi(Dec-Feb), Zeid(March-May), Kharrif(June-Oct) * Rabi 30% usage of Cultivable land i.e 210 hectare * Khariff- 100% usage of Cultivable land i.e 630 hectare * Zaid- 50% usage of Cultivable land i.e 350 hectare
Market potential in terms of hectares 1190 hectares.(2939 acres) Market potential in terms of Rs. 1175600 only for Power Tiller. (*4hours per acre with pricing of 100rs/hr)
Equipments Equipments Function No of Unit Unit Price in Rs. Power Tiller (1000 square metre/hr) Ploughing 2 90,000 3hp disel pump Lift irrigation 3 17,000 Thresor Paddy threshing 5 12,000 Power tiller operated seeder ferti Drill Seeding and fertilizer application 2 12,000 Seeder Seeding 2 4,500 Nap Sack Sprayer Pesticide Spray 2 2,000 Power tiller operated boom sprayer Pesticide Spray for large scale 2 20,000 Rice Transplanter Transplanting 2 7,500 Power Tiller operated Leveller Land leveling and bed preparation 2 10,000 PVC pipes irrigation 6 sets 32,000 Pricing Equipments pricing/hr (Rs) Number Working Hrs/year Operating Cost/Hr(Rs) profit margin/Hour Profit per year Power Tiller 100 800 58.022 41.978 67168 3hp disel pump 40 800 25.8 14.2 34080 Rice Thresor 25 480 0 20 60000 Power tiller operated seeder ferti Drill 15 300 0 15 9000 Seeder 10 300 0 10 6000 Nap Sack Sprayer 5 300 0 5 3000 Power tiller operated boom sprayer 25 300 0 25 15000 Rice Transplanter 10 300 0 10 6000 Power Tiller operated Leveller 15 300 0 15 9000 PVC pipes for irrigation 50 /day 150 Days 0 50 45000 Financial Summary Total Revenue 409000 total variable cost 195652 Profit 213348 Fixed Cost 605000 Gross Total Cost 800652 ROI 0.2664678 ROA 0.3526413 Break even period(years) 2.8357425 IRR 39% NPV $411,992.24 Action Plan Activities Duration Units/Persons Responsible Key Resources required Information from target farmers regarding Farm input and equipments 2 weeks Information Team Secondary Data from G.P Office, block office and primary survey Information from the Agriculture Universities 1 month Information Team
Data from CAET, OUAT and Krishi Vigyan Kendra Identification of suppliers 1 month Marketing Team Market Survey (Bhubaneswar) Capacity building on usage and maintenance 2 month NGO Resource person, Equipments for Vestibule training Field demonstration 2 weeks Technician/ Export Demonstration field, Equipments Record keeping and Accounting On-going Cashier/ Account Cash Book, Vouchers, Ledgers etc. Expected Outcomes and Scalability Outcomes Economic benefit Social benefit Increase in Agricultural productivity Decrease the cost of production Timely Availability of Farm machineries Technology Adoptation
Scalability Supply of Pesticide and Fertilizers Agri-Information center Providing Market linkage for Agri-produces Can be replicable In other Agriculture intensive regions