ICA Japan - India 1998

Developing Demonstration Farm in Environment Education Center The Environment Education Center was the base for this project's activities.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Environment Education Center
	1. The center is built on a north facing 10 degree slope dotted with Acacia albida and other legume bushes. The soil is brown clay and very thin.
	2. Demonstration farm at the end of the rainy season. A. uncovered nursery B. home garden C. lowering pigeon peas D. peanuts E. vegetable field
	3. The trees have been surrounded with dry grass to retain moisture toward the end of the dry season.
Soil Improvement
	4. Growing Chick peas after harvesting peanuts. We planted Pigeon peas and other legumes for soil improvement.
	5. In the composting pit layers of kitchen scraps and dried grass are watered from time to time. Mr. Mukeshi Taksande, an ICA staff, and Ms. Ruri Kitadai, an Japanese expert.
	6. Compost making was demonstrated by Japanese experts at Kahmboli village. Villagers really appreciated the demonstration.
Tree Nursery
	7. A. Rain tree B. Rose C. Flamboyant D. Eucalyptus E. Mango F. Cashew nut These seedlings will be planted around the EEC center, or distributed to villagers for their agroforestry projects.
	8. Seedling pots are beng placed in deep beds to prevent drying. The men are making cement for the brick walls.
	9. Nusery beds were made, and some trees were sowed there. After growing into young plants, these plants will be transplanted to pots.
	10. Preparing soil for potting. After sieving, soil was mixed with compost.
	11. Demonstration of making pots and sowing.
	12. The Cashew nut trees geminated two weeks after sowing. They are labeled in Marati, the local language, and in English.
Anti Soil Erosion and Wind Protection
	13. Vithal Viranak, the center caretaker, planting a Teak tree windbreak against the southwest wind.
	14. Gliricidia tree planted on the edge and lemp grass planted on the slope of the pigeon pea terraces provides green manure and protection from erosion.
	15. The center is surrounded by pasture land, and cattles used to eat the crops. Sisal hemp was planted to keep cows and water buffaloes out.
Vegetables and Crops
	16. Weeds grow rapidly during the rainy season. Weeding is done at the end of the rainy season and the beginning of dry season. We utilize the weeds to make compost.
	17. Harvesting peanuts. After drying them in the sun, the stems are composted. Peanut powder is used for cooking curry.
Advice Given by Japanese Experts
	18. Japanese exparts visited several farmers in the project sites, and gave them some advice for better cultivation. Right: Japanese expert, Mr. Koakutsu.
	19. A wheel-barrow which is used in a college of agriculture in Pune. Japanese experts suggested that ICA:Pune introduce useful farming tools.
	20. These kinds of tools are not available in Pune.
Agroforestry Development
	21. ICA distributed 13000 seedlings (Eucalyptus, Casuarina, Acacia, Rain tree and others) to 18 local farmers in Kune village. (Right) ICA Director ShankarJadhav.
	22. Weeding was done by villagers in the Agroforestry plot at Kune village.
	23. Growing Nachni, a kind of millet, between Eucalyptus and Mangos in Kune village.
	24. Agroforestry plot at Kahmboli village. Villagers got advice from Japanese technicians on how to take care of trees.
	25. Agroforestry program was implemented in a community land of four villages. This is an eucalyptus field in Ansute Village. These trees were planted during community forest project in 1996.
	26. Mr. Nugumu looking over his private agroforestory project site in Kune villlage. Right : Acacia Center : Gmelina Left : Eucalyptus
Sustainable Environment and Agriculture / Leadership Training
	27. "Sustainable Environment and Agriculture/Leadership Training" in June. Key persons from the proposed agroforestry project in Khambori attended and devised a long term action plan for community development.
	28. People from government agency (Soil & Water Conservation) and villagers participating in Environmental Event at Khamboli. "Why today caring envioronment is necessary and the roles of villagers, NGO, and government" was discussed.
Training for Japanese NGOs and Students
	29. NGO staff from Japan came to India on a study tour. The object was to study community development work and the role of NGOs.
	30. Six International Development students of Waseda University visited Pune during their study tour in India. Ms. Kitadai explained the nursery to the students.
A view of the village
	31. A View of Malegaon villege .
	32. Rice planting in August. The staple foods are rice and chapati (unleavened bread) made from millet.
	33. During the rainy season, small streams are used for drinking water and washing clothes.
ICA Pune's various activities
	34. The people in Pimpuri village draw water from a drinking water tank, but during the dry season they often have to go to the lake. ICA helped the villagers to build a pipe line from the lake. Rocky soil made construction difficult, but the completion of the pipepine will make life much easier. Upper right: Water tank.
	35. Village development meetings are held once a month at Kahmboli. At these meeting, activity reports are given, problems discussed, and persons appointed to implement the work.
	36. High school teachers training, held at Bopkhel Village near Pune, to provide them a large and future image of education and the motivational and teaching skills.
Millets and beans in the village
	37. The area is not suitable for wheat. Millet is grown and threshed by hand or by bullock and is used for chapati. The grain is smaller than Awa. Local name : Sawa
	38. Local name : Nachni
	39. Gava beans are 50% protain and 32% gum. Locally they are used for foods and gum row materials. Common name : Cluster beas Local name : Gava