Vermi Compost

B. M. Palya is one of the backward village of madugiri in tumkur district. Most of the residue of villages are SC/ST. Integrated tank development project is taken up by the villagers. Under the project two of the women were trained for vermin composting. Since then they took up this activity they also trained the other women for this activity they also trained the other women for this activity besides they gave 1/2kg worms to all the women to start with. Besides these two women within 5 months, quintals of vermin compost and 6 kg worms were sold and got profit of Rs 900/- each. Besides the small marginal framers were encouraged to use this organize manure for ragi and areca nut cultivation. This example of women who spread throughout the village and women are grateful to JSYS.

Best Practices

Nursery raising by women interest group. Hagari Bommanahalli is one of the taluk in bellary district which has a village called Mugimavinahalli. This JSYS project was launched in the village. Under the plan women SHG’ took up nursery raising in the fresher area of the tank. Beginning women approached the Forest Department and met the concerned officials to choose the species required for plantation. Then women took up the responsibility of digging the pits for plantation and planted 1500 nurseries. The greatest achievement is that though men from the village discouraged the women, women took as a challenge and successfully did the plantation and none took up the responsibility of looking after in the future too.