APR 1, 2024
Pagri activities in Faridkot have helped small and landless farmers in signifciant numbers. This has been as follows:
1. A thousand chicks of the desi RIR (Rhode Island Red) variety were distributed last June 2023 to about 40 farmers. They have benefitted by the sale of some grown chickens (mainly roosters), sale of eggs (that sell for a premium) and an ability to geta hen to sit on hatch on eggs so they do not need to buy baby chicks any more. This project will be expanded.
2. About 400 farmers got seed kits for growing organic kitchen gardens and got training. These gardens have enabled amny of them to grow good clean food for theri families, save money as they did not need to buy this produce, plus got some exposure to organic farming. This program will be expanded too.
Pagri will look for such similar activities in 2024 to grow these efforts.
Updates from Mini Integrated Farming for Punjab’s efforts, posted on a regular basis.
