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The Orissa State government have launched the Orissa Forestry Sector Development Project (OFSDP) with the support from Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA). The Orissa Forestry Sector Development Project is register under Societies Act bearing registration no 022321/49/2006-07. The major
objective of the project is to restore degraded Forests and improve the
income level of villagers by to promoting sustainable forest
management JFM and community/tribal development, with the improving
environment and alleviating poverty of overall goal. degraded forests and
create forest cover for increasing flow of forest produce in a
sustainable manner. Conserving the bio-diversity, improving
livelihood of the people |
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letter January-March 2010
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| OFSDP Review by the Ministry of Environment and Forests |
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| A TEAM OF OFFICERS FROM RAJASTHAN VISITS OFSDP |
 The 3 member official team from
Rajasthan headed by Sri A. C. Chaubey, Addl. PCCF and Project
Director RFBP visited Orissa Forestry Sector Development Project on
23rd July, 2010. The team had a meeting
with the Project Director
and other officers of OFSDP at PMU about the Society
Mode of PMU and its functioning in Orissa. This is in connection
with the another project proposed under dis cussion for funding by JICA.Other members of the team were Sri Venkatesh Sharma, CF and Ms. Anupama Sharma, Sr. A.O., both from RFBP, Jaipur. The team also visited Bindusagar Heritage site near Lingaraj Temple and Nandankanan Biological Park. |
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From Project Director's Desk | July 2010
With the onset of monsoons, the plantation activities, both in JFM sites and non-JFM Teak plantation sites, are in full swing. The project has already facilitated pre-plantation works by the third batch Vana Samrakshyan Samitis, and for raising Teak plantations over 6370 ha. by the FMU Chiefs departmentally (non·JFM mode). All the field functionaries have been advised to ensure that actual planting of seedlings of pre-decided species in different plantation models is done timely and completed within July 2010 to get good survival and growth. Simultaneously, replacements of casualties in the plantation raised earlier are also being taken up.
On the basis of experience gained during 1st & 2nd Batch implementation, the process of refining the micro-plans to make them more responsive to livelihood is in progress.
Though livelihood promotion activities are in different stages, impetus is being given to mobilize community towards mainstreaming through (convergence) joining with the existing programs and support system. With the objective of sustainability, project is putting efforts for developing few model VSSs in all the divisions.
The project is following a strategy of making income generation activities as "demand driven" so as to ensure sustainability.
Till March 2010, 1744 SHGs have availed loans from VSS Revolving Fund on the pilot basis. This initiatives have not only revitalized the SHGs for taking up activities for earning additional incomes and enhancing their entrepreneurial skills, but has also provided great insight to the project for promoting focused/cluster IGAs. Initial efforts on cluster IGAs around tamarind, char koli, pisciculture, have given encouraging results. It is expected that with the involvement of dedicated team of experts of IGA Support Agencies, with whom the project has entered into agreement, IGAs will get the desired boost in next few months.
It is very heartening to note
that one of the VSS supported by the Project, Namely
Talapada VSS of
Kaniha Range of Angul Forest Division has been adjudged as the best VSS
in the State
and was given a cash award of Rs one Lakh by the Hon'ble
Chief Minister of Orissa at the State level celebration of 61st Vanmahotsava
on 6th July 2010. I congratulate all the members of Talapada VSS, FMU
Chief, Kaniham DMU Chief, Angul, other officers and staff of Angul
Forest Division and the NGO team for this exemplary achievement.
I also take this opportunity to call upon all my collegues in the field to continue to works sincerely for creating right environment for prosperous and sustainable forest livelihood in the project areas.
Arun K. Bansal
Best Display Award to SHG at
PURI Palisree Mela by ORMAS.....
OFSDP
is making concerted efforts for seeking convergence with other line
departments for creating additional livelihood enhancement for both VSS
and SHG members.Maa BudhiThakurani SHG of Janiguda VSS, Borigumma FMU
under Jeypore DMU made a fantastic effort for sale and exhibit there NTFP and other products at Puri Palisree Mela Organized by ORMAS during
car festival 2010 after successfully completing the CHAR KOLI business
as cluster basis. They have participated and sold collectively product
worth 57025/-. Within ten days of sale they got net profit Rs 12000/- excluding logistic expanse. They had takenDangerRani, Kandul,KangaRice, RockbeeHoney, Jhuna, Agaerbati, Mandiapowder, Palua,etc.Formed
in the year2001.The SHG is ignoranet of internal lending ,Microenterprise
and Income Generating Activities.
The motivation of NGO partner ARYAN,FMU chief and assign FEO of Borigumma coupled with availability of local Resources resulted in Convergence with DSMS, Koraput and paved way for them to attended Puri Gramasree Mela.They planned to utilize the profit in purchasing of Value addition machine. Further the VSS and SHG members showed their gratitude to Project Director,DMU&FMU Chief,FLE,FEO(IGA) and NGO teams for there cooperation in convergence, logistic support from primary to secondary arrengements.For that purpose they have received best display award among One eighty two participants in state level. The Villagers are very happy with got this unique prize. Now they have gained more Confidence of marketing of their local products with better price and interested to take part in forth coming Grasmere mela organized by ORMAS.
Rama Kant Mohanty, FLE,Jeypore