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| Aparna Mondal who lives in village Uttar Rajput of Birohi-2 Gram Panchayat situated in Haringhata Block of Nadia district, joined self help group named “Jagarani” in the year 2005. In the year 2007 when CTRD started vermicompost training in the above named Panchayat, Aparna Mondal participated in that training with 12 members of her group. Thereafter Aparna Mondal started producing 100 kg manure every month regularly. After 2 turns, she prepared two more tubs at her own responsibility. At present from these three tubs she produces 300kg manure every month. Aparna Mondal is applying this manure in her own land and also selling the surplus. From sale proceeds of manure she is earning around Rs. 500/- every month on an average. She is now the Secretary of a Co-operative formed by integrates of 500 vermicompost producers named “EKSATHE” based on vermicompost related work. Let it be known that Sreemati Aparna Mondal has gifted 3.5 kathas of land for infrastructure of above Co-operative. |
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| Anwara Bibi, wife of Ahadali Mondal who lives in village Narayanpur, Panchayat “Birohi”, is a very poor farmer. In the year 2004 she became member of “Rokea” self help group. In a family of 4 children poverty was her regular companion. As they had no continuity of work for the whole year, both husband and wife spent their days in uncertainity. In this situation in the year 2007, she took her training from CTRD regarding production of vermicompost and started producing manure. All twelve members of the group were engaged in this work. CTRD supplied one tub per member from which it was possible to produce 120 kg of manure. Anwara Bibi has purchased two more tubs from her hard earned money and is producing manure regularly. At present she produces on an average 350 kg of manure per month from which her income is Rs. 1500. She is a leader of workbased cooperative. At her example many have been inspired to produce more manure. |
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| “SITALIA” is a village in the deep interior of SANDESHKHALI and is within the Khulna village Panchayat of No. 2 Block. In this inaccessible locality where communication does hardly exists. 1060 women of Self help group (SHG) are engaged in production of vermicompost. One of them is Bina Barman. In the year 2003, Bina Barman joined a self help group named “Jagaran”. In 2008, she started production of vermicompost with nine members. In the beginning CTRD workers have imparted training to them regarding vermicompost. After going through practical training for six months, Bina herself now produces more than 150 kg manure and earns regularly near about Rs.450/- every month. Bina has earned Rs. 1800 in last four months by selling manure. From this sales produces, Bina is herself continuing her own studies at higher secondary level. She is also providing financial help to her family. She is also the Cashier of vermicompost based cooperative of “Ujjal Bhabisyat”. Due to the initiative taken by Bina this cooperative could arrange 3 godowns, various equipments e.g. sewing machine, scaling machine, weighing machine etc. with the help of D.R.D.C., North 24-Parganas. |
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| Sabita Mandal wife of Bibhuti Mondal is a poor housewife of Khulna Sunderban locality. In the year 2000 she became an member of self help group named “Modern”. In the year 2008 she started producing vermicompost after taking training from the workers of C.T.R.D. At present she has collected 4 tubs in place of one tub at her own responsibility. Every month she produces 300 kg manure on an average. Her monthly income is now more than six hundred (Rs. 600/-) rupees. On one hand she is applying vermicompost manure in her own land, on the other she is selling surplus manure and collecting cash. Yield and quality of the products of her land remains unaltered. At the same time regular income is bringing prosperity to her family. |
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| Salema Bibi, wife of Jinna Gaji, a poor farmer who lives at ‘Khulna’ village in Sunderban. In the year 2000, she came under the umbrella of self help group named “modern” after overcoming all resistances and obstacles faced by her as a member of muslim family. It was almost impossible to run her family from the wages earned by her husband as an agricultural labourer. In this situation, she heard about vermicompost project of CTRD. Like members of other group she along with ten (10) member of her group started receiving training in vermicompost production. In the first month her production (of vermicompost) was less than 100 kg. Salema Bibi did not get disheartened by that. In her second attempt she accumulated more food for worms, arranged for rotting them and could produce 130 kg manure. Thereafter he collected another tub by her own initiative and engaged herself in producing more manure. At present she is earning Rs. 350 – Rs.450/- per month on a regular basis. After this, she has producing manure four (4) times. In her family of privation, she could bring some prosperity by this income. Now, she is able to buy books for her children. To-day she is happy. |
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