IWMP-2 - Commissionerate of Rural Development Gujarat State

IWMP-2 Mahiyari
Primary problem of the project
Mahiyari village comes under totally rain fed agriculture because of this migration percentage is very high. Soil is very suitable for fodder crop
mainly sorghum but due the scarcity of irrigation water only one crop can be taken throughout the year. So fodder bank play an important
role to solve this problem. Majority of farmers own less than 2.5ha of land for food and fodder production but lack of irrigation water has
made these lands unproductive. The concept of fodder bank can overcome the problem of seasonal feed shortage, migration and poor animal
performance. A
It is the milch animal, which is the worst affected during these periods of drought, due to lack of productivity of sufficient fodder and water. As
a result, the poor are forced to let go with their animals in search of fodder and green pastures to other parts of the state. This eventually this
leads to colossal loss of income generating assets, poor demographic profile of village and low education level of their Children.
Even in good years, during the harvesting season, the poor tend to sell their crop residue or fodder to earn cash. At such time when supply is
higher than demand, they are not able to sell fodder at remunerative prices. The same fodder is bought back by them, mostly at higher prices
during the months of scarcity.
To meet the critical needs of fodder, especially for the poor families and protect them from inordinately high prices during the summer months,
fodder banks are proposed to be setup at the village level
District Watershed Development Unit, Porbandar