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Intensification of Bodi-Based Farming for Sustainable Livelihood Assurance

  • Chandrakanta B. PrasanEmail author
  • Joshua N. Daniel
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Abstract

It is an agricultural tradition in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra to make large ponds within paddy fields. These water bodies, locally known as bodis, serve the purpose of storing rainwater. Besides irrigating the paddy crop, the water in the bodi may be used for fish culture. A bodi-based farming system having greater diversification with ducks, poultry, fishery, fruit trees, vegetable cultivation and vermicompost-making was designed and analysed for production, income and employment. The study was carried out in two farms having bodis of 0.40 and 0.28 ha, respectively, in BAIF-MITTRA’s Etapalli project villages of Tumargunda and Gurupalli in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra during 2012–13. Preliminary results indicated that the integrated bodi-based farming system can generate an income of more than Rs. 60,000. The main income, as expected, was in the rainy season, but there were occasional returns during the rest of the year as well.

Keywords

Bodi-based farming Livelihood Resource use Income generation Integrated approach 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.BAIF Development Research FoundationPuneIndia

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