Pagri Continues to Progress and Expand

Pagri has continued to learn from its farmers in Punjab and use it to change its strategy and expand its activities. Its two existing projects are gping through a reset and revitalization, while another activity has been added. For the two existing projects, please read the Updates on those projects themselves Extension for Good Agricultural Practices) and Educating Farmers for Organic Farming. We are excited to tell you that in Faridkot we have added a project to mainly help landless farmers and laborers increase their incomes. We have started by procuring 1,000 baby desi chickens of the RIR variety from the Punjab Agricultural University and these have been distributed to farmers based on the condition and capacity of their "Khuddas" or small enclosures to look after the baby chickens. This project has initiated a very extensive program of soil testing, the results of which will be used to advise farmers so they only apply the fertilizer they actually need - hence saving them money. Soon, the farmers will be helped with organic kitchen gardens so as to make sure that they grow good, healthy and clean food for their own families - this will also save them money. This project is being headed up by a farmer named Manjit Singh with a very able asisstant named Jaspal Singh. This will be added as another fundraising project for Pagri soon.