Support Small Farmers in India

by Seva Mandir
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India
Support Small Farmers in India

Project Report | Dec 26, 2019
Season's Greetings!

By Atul Lekhra | Programme Incharge

Dear Friend,

Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!!

Thank you for your support to our project ‘Provide Enough Food for Poor Farmers in India’. Your support is bringing real changes in the lives of farmers.

Rawla is a little hamlet in Pareda village of southern Rajasthan. Here, given the low amount of rainfall, there was only one crop that was grown in a given year. The productivity could only suffice the families hunger for the next three months. Ultimately, the farmers had to migrate to far off towns to work as migrant labors.

The villagers raised the issue to Seva Mandir and it was decided that a watershed management system would be established in their village. This system usually comprises of bunds, trenches, small and medium sized dams which channelize rain water to the fields and prevents runoffs.   

After the soil and water treatment through watershed activities, now the farmers in Rawla grow three crops in a year. The productivity is not just restricted to subsistence but is now commercialized. The farmers are food secured throughout the year and don’t have to leave their families behind to make the ends meet.

I had to work in restaurants in Ahmedabad and Surat to feed my family. Now I produce enough for the family and also sell the produce. I am not just food secured but am also looking ahead to a brighter future of my children” – Daulat (a farmer)

We would like to thank you from the bottom of our heart for joining hands with us.

Seva Mandir is delighted to congratulate long-time academic collaborators and supporters of its work, Professors Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, who have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science ‘for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.'

Seva Mandir's research association with Abhijeet Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer began in 1996, you can find out more here https://bit.ly/2YUO9aJ.

Thank you again for your generosity in choosing to support our project. We look forward to your continued support.

Best Wishes

Atul Lekhra & the Seva Mandir Team

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Seva Mandir

Location: Udaipur, Rajasthan - India
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Project Leader:
Ronak Shah
Udaipur , Rajasthan India
$64,084 raised of $95,000 goal
 
1,432 donations
$30,916 to go
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