Short-duration trees and cash crops provide additional income during drought years.
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Year-round irrigation enables farmers to grow winter crops, reducing dependence on monsoon farming.
Reliable water access means fewer families are forced to migrate for work
Proper water management prevents soil erosion, conserves groundwater, and nurtures biodiversity.
The Power of Community Participation
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Radhaben Bariya cultivated a bountiful strawberry harvest on a small plot, joining 150+ farmers in driving agricultural growth.
Plantation of mango in village Chosala by staff of the organization for creation of model wadi
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Radhiben turned 0.5 acres into a ₹1.27 lakh annual income with HDFC Parivartan training, ending her family's need to migrate for work.
Radhiben’s Farming Breakthrough
Radhiben of village Rohaniya Mehji of Sajjangarh has ive members in her family and possess 2 acres of land. The traditional agriculture in absence of proper guidance was not suficient to meet the livelihood of her family and the entire family used to migrate to the cities every year. She got the training on high value crops under the support of HDFC Parivartan project and her family started cultivation of vegetables in 0.5 acre of land in three seasons in a year and her annual earning now is `1.27 lakhs as detailed below; The success of Radhiben became a source of inspiration for other families of the village and so 25 other families got motivated to adopt similar intervention bringing a positive shift towards selfsuficiency and economic stability. The story of Radhiben exempliies the potential for positive change when individuals are provided with the right guidance and empowered to harness their innate abilities.
Strawberry Farming Boom
Radhaben Bariya of Khirkhai a strawberry cultivator happily showing the produce. In her 0.15 acre of land parcel she got the production of 650kg and earned `1,04,000/- in one season. Overall more than 150 farmers engaged in Strawberry cultivation in Dahod and Panchmahal district under the project support from STTelemedia, HDFC Parivartan, LKP 2.0, Axis Bank Foundation, Caring Friends and Yes Foundation
Mango Plantation
Plantation of mango in village Chosala by staff of the organization for creation of model wadi
