A visit
to Badri
The picturesque hamlet of Badri in Nawagarh
GP, Jharkhand billows in the blessings of nature. It is
45 kms away from the sub-divisional headquarter of Ranchi. The flattering
leaves of the forest range and the bluish hills welcome the tourists in the
‘Green Land’ of Bhadri. The natural landscape seems to be the modest endeavor;
highlighting proper amalgamation of green and blue sheds.
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| Photo: Pritom Das |
History
Around 285 years
ago one man Badhua Bedia come from Bihar. At that time it was a forest fringe
area. The man came and started local liquor business. It was the story behind
this village.120 families are now widely depending on agriculture. Migration is
one of the features of this village.
Timeline
Study
Education: There is a
primary school which was set up on 1956. Madhusudhan Kuma was the founder of
the school. During 1982, SacchiMohan Bedia passed matriculation. He was the
first person who crossed high school. There after he competed his education from
Ranchi Homeopathy Medical College (1985). During 1980, a Girls School was
established. Sumitra kumara is the first lady who passed her matriculation exam
(2006).
Disaster: A severe drought
affected the village during 1967.
Status
of the farmers:
A considerable portion
of the farmers in the country belongs to the small and marginal category. The average land holding
of this category of farmers is low. As the small and marginal category of
farmers is not economically sound, it often becomes difficult for them to get
proper accessibility to the required amount of inputs. Especially, the gamble
of monsoon, drought and other several factors are responsible for holding back
the country’s average yield. Thus, there was an urgent need for such a
technology that would take the productivity to the peak. The technology should
be economically viable.
Employment
Employment rate is high in January month.
Generally the villagers do not migrate in urban area. In summer and rainy
season few number of villagers use to migrate. During this period, they use to
work as labour. But in Rabi season they generally work in their own field.
Farming
System
Rabi and kharif season are the main seasons for agriculture. These two
seasons have sufficient water for irrigation. But in Zaid season, water
scarcity begins. Inter cropping, mixed cropping, integrated farming etc. are
practiced throughout the year. Goat, cow, pig, duck, hen are the main animal for
integrated farming. Farmers use their wastage as manure. But we observed that
they do not practice fishery because of water scarcity. Paddy and Coriander are
the main crop of this village.
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Season
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Crops
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Rabi
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Potato, Onion, Coriander. Cauliflower, Cabbage, Leafy
vegetable, Garlic, Mustard, Paddy,Tomato, etc.
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Kharif
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Paddy, Coriander, Sweet Potato, Ginger, Maize, etc.
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Zaid
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Okra, Pumpkin, etc.
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Before 2-3 years ago they use SRI method in
paddy field. They export coriander in Kolkata, Bihar, Ranchi, etc. Mainly there
is no commercial fruit orchard, but they have guava, lemon, or other fruit trees
for their own subsistence.
Environmental
Challenges:
Scattered rainfall: Especially, the gamble of
monsoon, drought and other several factors are responsible for holding back the
area’s average yield.
Prolong dry spell: Sometimes prolong dry spell and
severe drought creates the situation of hunger and food insecurity.
Other obstacles:
1.
Inadequate income
from farms
2.
Lack
of technical skill
3.
Poor
irrigation facilities
4.
Disease
and pest attack on crops
Recommendations:
Ø Sustainable
livelihood opportunities through farms should be ensured at the place of origin
of the tribes.
Ø Implication of the
developmental programmes through community based approach should be ensured.
Ø Need based
agricultural training should be arranged
Ø ITK based research work is urgently needed.
Ø Focus on participatory based technology development
instead of traditional ‘Top-down Approach’.
Ø Promotion of Farmers’ club and farmers 'Self Help
Group.
Ø Training on cattle rearing is required.
Ø Farm waste management could be a way for resource
utilization.
Ø Supplementary
income facilities from NTFP (Non Timber Forest Produces) to be strengthened.
Ø Lac cultivation
could be beneficial (DIVYYAN KVK model).
Ø Sensitization
programme on ‘Vulnerability of Mine Industrial labours’ could be a way to stop
migration.
Ø Promotion of
suitable Integrated Farming System models.
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Pritom Das. Student (4th Semester, B.Sc.), RKMVU,
F/C for IRTDM
E mail: pritomrkmvu@gmail.com
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