VILLAGE ADOPTION PROGRAMME NIFTEM’s Initiative to Link Rural Food Sector to Mainstream Economy Small step to make a giant leap…
Mar 29, 2015
VILLAGE ADOPTION PROGRAMME
NIFTEM’s Initiative to Link Rural Food Sector to Mainstream Economy
Small step to make a giant leap…
VILLAGE ADOPTION: THE CONCEPT AND THE TARGET
A unique approach to take Food Processing Technologies and NIFTEM’s message to the least developed villages of India
Village Adoption: In line with NIFTEM’s Theme
VILLAGE ADOPTION:PROGRAMME DETAILS
• Immediately after joining B. Tech/ M. Tech course, students are divided into groups of 5 to 7.
• Each group adopts a village anywhere in India and nurses it for the four years they are in B. Tech and two years they are in M. Tech.
• Students stay in the village four times a year: 7 to15 days each time
While in the Village:•Students establish a work plan: A long term goal of four
years is clearly identified, with a Faculty Mentor•Record demographics: assessing problems of villagers •Explain concepts: of value addition, preservation of food and reduction of wastages.•Organize vital linkages: Village Schools-Krishi Vigyan Kendra-District Administration- Banks etc. Sensitize and train the farmers and local youth•Promote entrepreneurship: Encourage farmers and local
youth to form producer’s company and establish small Food Processing Units.
•Catalogue traditional practices: Food processing, preservation / traditional recipes of food, etc.
Back to NIFTEM:•Write a detailed report•Presentation of reports•Get academic credits and •Awards for the best five teams
VILLAGE ADOPTION: Exposes students to ground realities
• Students study traditional food processing practices and promote future possibilities
• Students obtain first hand experience of Indian Rural scenario and facilitate the process of integrating the underprivileged sections of our population with the main stream.
• villagers are benefited by their scientific and Technical knowledge
(a) Overall development of the village: Students address the issues at the village level which needs immediate attention.
(b) Village-Administration Network: Students work in close co-ordination with the village people and local administration and create an effective network to address the problems faced by villagers.
(c) Leadership Roles for Students: Students learn to play leadership roles in assigned areas
VILLAGE ADOPTION: MEANS MUCH MORE..
Activities Targeted
First PhaseOctober 29 to November 3, 2012
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NIFTEM’s Pan India Presence in First Phase
1. Andhra Pradesh (1)
2. Bihar (1)3. Gujarat (1)4. Haryana (4)5. Jharkhand (2)6. Karnataka (1)7. Madhya Pradesh
(1)8. Maharashtra (2)9. Punjab (4)10. Tamilnadu (2)11. Uttar Pradesh (4)12. Uttarakhand (1)13. West Bengal (1)
Village Adoption Poster Rally, Gulzarpur, Uttrakhand
Gram Jagriti Yatra to Awaken Villagers: Lahra UP
House to House Survey: Kurhe, Jalgaon, Maharashtra
Networking with District Administration: Arjunpur, UP
Networking with District Administration: With DC Jind, Haryana
Explaining Concepts: Food Processing, Global Warming, Solar energy and More: Kalava Charla, AP
Value Addition: Jaggery Unit in Sugarcane Belt: Pirjain, Punjab
With Gram Panchayat: Kurhe, Jalgaon, Maharashtra
At Angan Wadi, Koyli, Vadhodhra, Gujrat
Video CDs as an effective way of delivering the message: Arjunpur, UP
Sanitation and Hygiene: Street Play at Karkatpur
At Allanganallur, Tamil Nadu
At Kalava Charla, AP
At Bagroda, Madhya Pradesh
At Hocher, Jharkhand
At Kurhe, Maharashtra
A challenge facing the Indian food industry is that 69 percent of this sector is unorganized and majority of the people are still not aware and informed of the 'good processing practices', scientific storage practices, value addition techniques and techniques for enhancement of shelf life etc.
This is where the Village Adoption Programme is most relevant.
VILLAGE ADOPTION:TARGETS UNORGANISED FOOD INDUSTRY
•Students remain in touch and guide villagers in while back to NIFTEM
•Many more activities are planned: -Demonstration of scientific facts through games and street corner plays (Nukkad Natak), -Motivating the female residents to schools -Emphasizing hygiene and sanitation through exhibitions -Train farmers and local youth about Food Processing and value addition-Encourage villagers to form producer’s company and establish small Food Processing Units
VILLAGE ADOPTION: With a Sharpened Focus in coming year
NIFTEM believes:
In teaching its students that upliftment of India at grass root level is an important social obligation
and
Looks forward to coming up with many success stories in this star programme!
..Redefining entrepreneurship in rural food sector
Thank You