DETAIL PROJCT REPORT ON
SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL
ENTERPRENEURS
Submitted to:
GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA,
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER
RASTRIYA KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA
2016-17
Submitted by:
DIRECTORATE OF HORTICULTURE,
ODISHA, BHUBANESWAR
PROJECT SUMMARY
Name of the Project : SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL
ENTERPRENEURS
Proposed Work : Skill Development training programmes
No. of Batches: 60
No. of trainees: 1500
Site : 1. School of Horticulture, Khurdha
2. Horticulture Training Institute, Nildunguri
Sambalpur
3. Horticulture Training Institute, Kalinga,
Kandhamal
4. Centre of Excellence, Deras
Project cost : Rs.150.00 lakhs
Source of fund : Rastriya Krishi Vikash Yojana
2016-17: 150.0 lakh rupees
Implementing Agency : Directorate of Horticulture,
Odisha, Bhubaneswar
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SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL ENTERPRENEURS
1.0. INTRODUCTION
Odisha has a wide variety of climate and soils on which a large number of horticulture
crops such as fruits, vegetables, potato, tropical tuber crops, mushroom, ornamentals, medicinal
and aromatic plants, plantation crops, spices, cashew cocoa and betel vine are grown. At
national level horticulture sector has emerged as a potential player in the Indian economy
contributing 30% to GDP in agriculture from more 13.5% area under horticultural crops as well
as a means of diversification in overall development of agriculture.
Horticulture invariably improved the economic status of our farmers. The earlier
seasonal availability of fruits and vegetables has now extended to all the year round, increasing
the per capital consumption of fruits and vegetables. It has also played a significant role in
women empowerment, providing employment opportunities through mushroom cultivation,
floriculture, processing, nursery raising, vegetable seed production etc. The national goal of
achieving 6.5% growth in agriculture during 12th Plan period can be achieved through the major
contribution in growth from horticulture.
2.0. Potential for Horticulture: The agro-climatic diversity in the state with its high rain fall
distributed over a four-month monsoon and a reasonably moderate winter allows for growing a
variety of horticultural crops. The agro-climatic conditions are immensely suitable for perennial
fruit crops like mango, litchi, guava, oranges and limes; annual fruit crops like banana, pineapple
and papaya; spices like ginger, turmeric and chilly, a variety of root and tubers and a whole
range of vegetables. The low-temperature in hilly areas at higher altitude offer ideal conditions
for growing off-season vegetables. Of late floriculture is also showing excellent prospects. The
State thus enjoys a natural comparative advantage for horticulture with possibilities for growing
a diversified basket of fruits, vegetables, spices, tubers and flowers; whose potential has not been
fully exploited.
A. Present scenario:
a. Fruits: Mango, guava, citrus, sapota, banana, litchi and papaya are the major fruits grown
in the state over an area of 3.25 lakh ha. Mango, guava, banana, papaya, [Link] are grown all
over the state where as orange, sapota and litchi in certain pockets. The area, production and
productivity of various fruit crops for last four years are given below.
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Year Area (ha.) Fruit bearing area (ha) Production (MT.) Productivity (MT.)
2014-15 325846 258323 2148287 8.31
b. Vegetables: The soil and climatic conditions of Odisha is favorable for growing a variety of
vegetables throughout the year.. The per capita availability of vegetables remains higher from the
daily requirement of 285 gm. Vegetables are being grown throughout the state with an area of
6.77 lakh ha and production of 94.25 lakh tonnes. Major vegetables cultivated in the state are
brinjal, tomato, onion, cole crops, okra and gourds. The average productivity of vegetables in the
state is 12. 9 tonnes/ha against national average of 13.92 tonnes per ha.
Year Area (ha.) Production (MT) Productivity (MT)
2014-15 677331 9425208 13.92
c. Spices: The important spices of the state are ginger, turmeric, chilli, coriander and garlic
which are presently grown over an area of 1.55 lakh ha with production of 4.89 lakh metric tonnes.
Export of organic spices through Kandhamal Apex Spices Association for Marketing (KASAM) is
promising and become a remunerative sector to be exploited by our farmers in a big way. The area,
production and productivity of spices are given below:
Year Area (ha.) Production (lakh) Productivity (MT.)
2014-15 155296 489075 3.15
d. Flowers: Floriculture is the fast emerging and rapidly growing sector in the state. Earlier,
known mere as a gardener’s activity, it has become a lucrative venture, creating huge
employment potential as indicated by the growing number of florist. It is worthwhile to mention
that Odisha is a treasurer house of many orchids. Commercial flowers are being grown in the sub
urban areas and as home stead in inland districts over an area of 7434 ha. The area under floriculture
is increasing due to the increasing demand for flowers in the urban areas and timely intervention of
the Directorate of Horticulture by providing input and logistic support.
Floricultural crop Area (Ha) Production Productivity (MT/Ha)
Rose 1868 3584 lakh stems 1.91 lakh stems
Gladioli 2370 2354 lakh spikes 0.99 lakh spikes
Tuberose 509 1281.8 MT qtls 2.46 MT/ha
Marigold 2681 24580 MT 9.14 MT/ha
Gerbera 6 88 lakh stems 14.33 lakh stems
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e. Plantation crops: The 480 km. coastal line favours the growing of plantation crops, like
coconut, cashew and arecanut. The devastating super cyclone during 1999 and 2013 caused a set
back to the coconut & cashew plantations. Further, being a dry land crop cashew is grown
throughout the state particularly in the rain fed condition over an area of about 1.47 lakh hectare.
Coconut is being grown in 50778 ha with an annual production of 35.67 crores of nuts. Oil palm
plantations are also being taken up at certain pockets of the state.
Plantation crops Area (Ha) Production Productivity
Coconut 50778 3750 Lakh nuts 7400 nuts /ha
Cashew 147010 90094 (MT) 0.764 (MT/ha)
3. Need of the training
Transfer of technology plays a vital role for appropriate utilization of research findings in
the farmers' field. The need for giving emphasis on the Skill Development, especially for the
less educated, poor and out of school youth has been highlighted in various forums. The skill
level and educational attainment of the work force determines the productivity, income levels as
well as the adaptability of the working class in changing environment. Large percentage of
population in Odisha is living below poverty line. Out of the important causes is lower
percentage of skilled persons in the workforce.
Skill based trainings enhance the knowledge base and efficiency of the farmer on use of
the technology, thereby increasing production and productivity of crops. Rural youth have
enough potentialities to shape the economic condition of farm family. Only formal education is
insufficient to meet the present day requirement of employment and income generation.
Vocational and professional trainings in horticulture and allied areas are important to make
themselves employed. Keeping this in view, a set of trainings has been proposed in horticulture
sector to enhance the knowledge and skill of interested young farmers of the state. This will help
in employment generation and entrepreneurship development in farm sector and will generate an
array of key communicators in the field of agriculture and allied areas.
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4. Objectives of training
The basic objectives of the training programme are as follows:
To develop a group of skilled personnel for entrepreneurship development in
horticulture.
Generate key communicators in rural areas for technology transfer in horticulture.
Enhancement in production of various horticultural crops by use of up-to-date
technology.
Employment generation in rural areas by increasing opportunity in horticulture sector.
Creating environment to attract rural youth for horticultural work.
Demand driven short term training courses based on modular employable skills decided
in consultation with OUAT.
Skill up gradation and capacity development to meet the demands of various target
groups.
Optimum utilization of existing infrastructure to make training cost effective.
5. Strategy
To achieve the said objectives it has been proposed to conduct training programmes for rural
youths on:
1. Micro-irrigation and protected cultivation management
2. Orchard Management
3. Nursery Business Management
4. Post Harvest management, Value addition and Preservation
5. Seed and Quality planting material production
6. Integrated Horticulture
Besides trainings will also be imparted to the officials and sponsored programmes.
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ABSTRACT OF THE TRAINING COURSES (2016-17)
Sl. Name of the Course No of No of Total no of
No. training course No trainings to participants participants
be per group
conducted
1 Micro-irrigation H-101 6 25 150
and protected
cultivation
management
2 Orchard H-102 20 25 500
Management
3 Nursery Business H-103 5 25 125
Management
4 Post Harvest H-104 4 25 100
management,
Value addition and
Preservation
5 Seed and Quality H-105 5 25 125
planting material
production
6 Integrated H-106 20 25 500
Horticulture
Total 60 1500
6. Present Training scenario:
There are 4 training institutes existing under the Directorate of Horticulture namely
1. School of Horticulture, Khurdha.
2. Horticulture Training Institure, Kalinga, Kandhamal and
3. Horticulture Training Institute, Nildunguri, Sambalpur.
4. Centre of Excellence, Deras, Khordha
The infrastructures and the technical staffs of the institutes will be utilized for the said
purpose. However, at the time of need experts in relevant fields will be call for
conducting trainings.
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7. The proposal:
Training programme for 60 batches @ 25 no’s per batch during 2016-17.
8. Financials:
ESTIMATE FOR TRAINING PROGRAMMES
(FOR EACH BATCH)
No. of participants: 25 per batch
Duration: 30 days
Sl. Amount
No. Item of expenditure Unit Rate (Rs.)
1 Lodging and boarding of the 25 200 150000
participants Lodging @Rs.50/bed/day
and Boarding @Rs.150/day . For
30 days
2 Training materials
Training bag 25 200 5000
Writing pad 25 60 1500
Pen 25 20 500
Total 280 7000
3 On farm demonstration & hiring of 1 5000 5000
machineries / materials/ equipment
4 Honorarium to outside expert (1 classes 600 30 18000
per day)
5 TE & DA for the entrepreneurs as 25 700 17500
applicable (To and Fro journey
reimbursement on production of
Railway / Bus ticket)
7 Hiring of Vehicle / P.O.L. expenses for 1 30000 30000
exposure visit
8 Misc. expenses including reading 1 15000 15000
materials, AV aid, photography,
banner, telephone, electricity,
documentation etc.
9 Operational expenses / Institutional 1 7500 7500
support
Total 250000
N.B.: Inter-componental changes permissible during implementation.
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PROPOSED ESTIMATE, VENUE AND NO. OF TRAININGS (2016-17)
Sl. Name of the training Total no. Estimated cost Total cost Total no
No institute / venue of per batch of (Rs.) of
trainings training (Rs.) trainees
1 School of 19 250000 4750000 475
Horticulture, Khurda
2 Horticulture Training 11 250000 2750000 275
Institute, Kalinga,
Kandhamal
3 Horticulture Training 24 250000 6000000 600
Institute, Sambalpur
4 Centre of Excellence, 6 250000 1500000 150
Deras
Total 60 15000000 1500
Total Training Expenses: Rs. 150.00 lakhs
10. Modalities of operation:
Duration : Each course is of 30 (Thirty) days.
Educational Qualification : 8th Pass
Age : Between 18-45 (However age relaxation may be made in
case of genuine entrepreneurs)
11. Resource Persons for the Trainings
¾ Scientist of OUAT / KVKs / CHES / CTCRI
¾ Specialists & Scheme Officers of State Directorate of Horticulture
¾ Private entrepreneurs excelled in the respective fields
¾ Successful entrepreneurs of the district / state
¾ Officials of credit institution
12. Exposure Visit
Exposure visit of the entrepreneurs will be made to
¾ Ideal Government / OUAT / KVKs / CHES/ CTCRI / OSCDC farms
¾ Field of successful farmers.
¾ Distributor / Dealer points
¾ Different Service Centers
¾ Production centers.
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13. Outcome of the project:
The basic outcome of the project is as follows:
Generation of a group of persons to be engaged in transfer of technology related to
horticulture.
Farmers to farmer’s communication on up-to-date knowhow on crop production
technology.
Employment generation in horticulture sector in rural areas.
Rural youth will be attracted towards horticulture sector and will be involved in farming
activities.
Generation of a group of skilled mechanics who will set up their service centers.
Capacity building of rural youth.
Development of different custom hiring center and entrepreneurs.
Creation of skilled manpower in the field of horticulture.
Development of knowledge, skill and attitude of entrepreneurs.
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