A Training program on Soil & Water Conservation

The SSM has been working in the Watershed Development Programme, supported by the Government of Maharashtra and NABARD for last 25 years.  SSM has been implementing an Integrated Watershed Management Program (IWMP) in coordination with the Vasundhara, Pune and the Agriculture Dept. of Maharashtra. The major components of the program are Soil & water conservation, promotion of activities for livelihood, women empowerment, farmers' empowerment through various groups, linkage with government departments, training & capacity building, etc.

We conducted a basic training programme on the importance of Soil and water conservation, crop production and management, nutrition management, pest management, etc topics were covered. The participant villages were from Naigain(Dh), Belur(Kh), Japhalpur, Belur (Bk) and Chincholi, from Dharmabad taluka of Nanded district. Various training programs were organised between 07 to 16 August 2014. The officers from Agriculture department (Govt. of Maharashtra) and SSM facilitated in the programs.