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| 1. Upavan: |
UPAVAN is a project devised for income
generation for tribal as well as small farmers through
propagation of medicinal plants and their usage
The main objective of UPAVAN is to create an income generation
program for tribal as well as small farmers through cultivation
of medicinal plants. Propagation of herbal medicines is planned
as well so
that the local population is not solely dependant on the
Government Health Services - which are scarce in small
and tribal villages. This way, we are promoting usage of herbal medicines.
In course of time we wish to establish herbal gardens
in small villages as well as Taluka places, so that people
return to our own herbal cure - popularly known as Aaji
Cha Batwa (meaning grand mother's herbal first aid pack)
for minor ailments, side by side, we will be disseminating
scientific information to all the local population of
these time tested herbal formulations. This will interest
them in incresed usage of herbs' medicines and will reduce
dependence on allopathic medicines which are not only
expensive but also have adverse side effects.
These are time tested and this corresponds with the statement in
Charak
Samhita that the flora of a particular area
is generally found effective in the treatment of common
illnesses found there.
We have been working on this project for the last couple
of years having UPAVAN registered in 1999. We have a
demonstration nursery on Bhandara Road.
After surveying Melghat area, we have secured hundreds
of species : seeds and plants for our demo nursery which
is frequently visited by small farmers from nearby villeges. Looking
at their interest , we have started
enrolling them as our members. The membership benefits
are : we provide them seeds and planting material, the members nurse
them and when the plants are ripe for use, we make buy back agreement.
Through our network we supply them to the Pharmaceutical
Companies and Ayurvedic practitioners.
We wish to spread this project to the tribal
area.
To give shape to this program, we need assistance in the
form of propagators . If you wish to know
more on this project and be associated with this unique
kind of work kindly get in touch with us, we shall be glad
to give more details. |
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| 2. Matkajhari: |
Our Self Help Group at Matkazhari village
is the main link between grassroot activities and shri
shail. The group began its work in 2002 under leadership
of Mr. Dhengre. This group consists of 10 members who
work exclusively for us throughout the year.
During slack season when other daily wage earners prefer
migrating towards cities these members earn money in the
villages.
One more self help group has joined from Ramtek taluka
during last year and is happy to get associated with us
Thus, we can confidently say that income at village level
can be assured if the farmers are engaged in collection
and cultivation of medicinal herbs. |
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