Background
The Hatching Hope Global Initiative (HHGI) is a joint effort by Heifer International (Heifer) and Cargill Animal Nutrition and Health (Cargill) with the goal of improving the nutrition and economic livelihoods of 100 million people by 2030 through the promotion, production, and consumption of poultry. Launched in 2018, HHGI combines Heifer's holistic community development approach and Cargill’s expertise in animal health and productivity, extensive knowledge of the poultry industry, and global market connections. Heifer’s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. Heifer’s approach centers on boosting smallholder farmer households to a living income -- ensuring all members of a household can afford a dignified standard of living. HHGI interventions are designed to improve the productivity, incomes, nutrition and resilience of poultry producers through the promotion of nutrition education and best practices for production and improving access to products, services, and markets
In the above background, Mahila Abhivruddhi Society (APMAS), a non-profit organization working for 20 years in the States of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana engaged in promoting & capacitating collectives of the marginalized women & men for financial inclusion and livelihood promotion, would like to submit the proposal for Accelerating Incomes for pilot phase implementation in a cluster of two all women FPOs (Pamidi and Peddavaduguru mandals) of Ananthapuramu district
Goal:
Accelerating Income Growth for 8 number of FPOs, effecting 8,918 number of members in India towards FPO economic sustainability by 2022Specific Objectives:
• Improved FPO key business functions for 2 FPOs including Back Yard Poultry (BYP) marketing as well as production• Improved support provided by FPOs to members including BYP extension support and biosecurity knowledge and financing
• Improved FPO access to market linkages across the BYP value chain
• Improved BYP ecosystem support by strengthening MSMEs, FPOs, and market system actors
Project Area:
Pamidi & PeddavaduguruProject Duration:
One year & Nine months (April 2021 to December 2022)Project Donor:
Heifer InternationalProject Partner:
Heifer International & Horticulture DepartmentOutreach:
Total outreach is 763. Among them, 250 men and 513 women till March 2022 is achievedApproach/Major activities:
• Trainings (leadership, gender, financial literacy, BackYard Poultry, MSMEs, Kitchen Garden, Climate Smart Agriculture, Business Planning) to FPO members• Coop Constructions for 47 Fattening Farmers and 3 Breeder Farmers
• Establishment of Collection Centre, Feedmill and Hatchery
• Peer learning and Exposure Visits
• FPO Statutory compliances
• FPO strengthening plans (BTM)
• Support to MSMEs
• Backyard Poultry campaigns
• Buyers-Sellers Meet
• FPO Business Development Plans
• Establishment of Digital Platforms for Market Information
• Stakeholders’ meetings (District, State, Mandal levels)
Major achievements:
• Conducted around 40 trainings (RI & FPO staff – 12 & FPO members – 25 & FPO BoDs – 3). Among them, 20 trainings on Cornerstones and 9 trainings on BYP to FPO members• ToTs on BYP and Cornerstones are provided to the staff. (Project Coordinator, MIS Coordinator, Financial Coordinator, Community Facilitators / Coordinators, Paravets, Master Trainers, FPO CEOs, FPO Accountants). Trainings to CAVEs (6) and Fattening Farmers (47)
• Events such as Women’s day, Egg day, Republic day are conducted by both the FPOs
• Buyer-Seller meetings (input and output)
• Input marketing and Output marketing of Perishables (Sweetlime, Mango, Tomato etc.)
• 4-day Gender and Women Leadership Training to FPO BoDs of Pamidi and Peddavaduguru
• Coop Constructions and delivery of Day-Old-Chicks (Rajashree breed) with feed & vaccination
• CAT (Capacity Assessment Tool) orientation and Assessment of the FPOs is done. Peddavaduguru FPO is in Matured stage and Pamidi FPO is in intermediate stage as per the assessment
• 4 - day training on Business Development of FPOs is done to Heifer Partners
