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This program
supported by CAPART, New Delhi is being implemented in 3 villages of Vijay Pur
block, district Shoepur. This project covers an area of 1833 hectares.
Some of the major activities done in this year are:
Construction of check dams, gully plugs
Boulder checks
Farm bunding
Rnovation and deepening og 6 wells
Agri inputs to BPL families
Formation and six women SHG and 3 watershed committees.
In Pohri (Shivpuri), the subject of ownership of biodiversity resources was
taken up. The Gram Sabhas were encouraged to give adequate attention the natural
heritage of their communities and make efforts for their protection and
regeneration. Some Gram Sabhas adopted the motion of declaration of their
sovereign rights over the biodiversity resources of their villages. These were
declared as Jaiv Panchayats. The decision of the Gram Sabha was circulated among
various other communities for taking the subject forward. Copies of these
resolutions were also sent to the Prime Minister of India.
Information was collected on the medicinal plants in the forests of Gwalior and
Shivpuri. Community meetings and Healers sammelans were arranged for collection
of information on herbal medicines.
Several sammelans were organized the Traditional healers to share their
knowledge on the medicinal plants of this region.
Farmers Melas on sharing of information of traditional farming
Biodiversity inventory was prepared of 10 villages to document the biological
resources of the community, community’s dependence on them, their uses and their
economic value
Sambhav published a book on Biodiversity Piracy. The Book provides exhaustive
information on the patenting game of the Profit making designs of the commercial
companies.
In some villages farmers were motivated to use traditional seeds for
cultivation.
Farmers from the project area were sent for training on Traditional Farming to
Dehradun. It was organized by Nav Danya, New Delhi.
Staff participated in a number of workshops on Biodiversity Conservation
organized by Sanjivini, Nav Danya, Action Aid, Rupanter
Sambhav served as Nodal organization for the campaign on Food Security for the
Action Aid’s Partners in 1999.
In the Project areas there are regular discussions for the farmers on the
Subject of Conservation of the Traditional Agriculture resources and adoption of
sustainable practices.
Sambhav sent out letters of appeal to all the MP for giving a serious look at
the then upcoming Agriculture Bill in the Parliament. Certain subsections of the
Bill will have severely damaging effect on the natural heritage of the county.
It gives special concessions to the MNC for their expansion of seed production
and monopoly
Press Conference was organized to provide wider publicity to the subject of Bio
diversity conservation.
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