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Technology Intervention

The combination and interrelationship amongst the critical determinants of integrated farming system shall be taken into account while setting up the technological interventions. Technology intervention shall be on the identified critical gaps. The consortium shall help the farmers in taking production decisions based on the status of natural, physical, financial, human and social assets.

Table: Technology intervention

Sl. No.	IFS module	Intervention
1.	Rice –fish-vegetable	1. Introduction of submergence tolerant rice variety (Jalashree and Jalkonwari) and staggered planting rice variety (Gitesh) in post flood situation. Planting of Boro paddy in pre flood situation. Deep water rice in flood situation.
		2. IPM, INM in the rice field
		3. Modification of rice field for integration of fish rearing
		4. Introduction of fish species to enhance productivity
		5. Introduction of balanced feed for fish
		6. Cultivation of vegetable, pulses and oil seed followed by rice
		7. Restructuring of cropping pattern.
2.	Livestock-Fish-Horticulture
	a. Pig-fish-vegetable	1. Forward linkages with piglet production unit
		2. Training of peer educator on livestock. Vaccination of pig with Swine fever vaccine
		3. Deworming for tape worm, round worm
		4. Pig sludge and water quality management for fish farming
		5. Plantation of vegetable. Nutrient management of existing horticultural crop
		6. Introduction of balance feed for fish
		7. Restructuring of cropping pattern.
	b. Poultry-Fish-Vegetable	1. Introduction of disease resistant dual type of poultry breeds
		2. Routine vaccination and deworming of poultry
		2. Poultry dropping and water quality management for fish farming
		3. Plantation of vegetable. Nutrient management of existing horticultural crop
		4. Restructuring of cropping pattern.
3.	Dairy--fish vegetable	1. Vaccination of cattle
		2. Deworming of the cattle
		3. Construction of Low cost module of vermicompost unit
		4. Cow dung and water quality management of the fish pond
		5. Cultivation of vegetable ( cabbage, French bean, chilli etc.) in marginal area of the fish pond and irrigate the enriches pond water
		6. Restructuring of cropping pattern.
4.	Sericulture-livestock-Horticulture	1. The indigenous/ cross breed pig will be practiced. Other livestock like goat, dairy will also be tested.
		2. Vaccination and de-worming of pigs will be done as per schedule as disease preventing measure
		3.Nutrient management of horticulture plants (lemon, banana, pineapple, etc.) along with plantation of vegetables and the sludge to be used in the horticulture plants
		4. Restructuring of cropping pattern.

Following enterprises shall be established to ensure input supply in each cluster (Table-4)

Table-4: Enterprises and Interventions

Sl. No.	Enterprise	Intervention
1	Community fish farming and vegetable cultivation	Renovation of community water body as water harvesting structures will be executed along with Composite culture of carps in community water bodies. Pond fertilization with nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer and Pond liming for maintaining optimum water pH will be ensured. Vegetable cultivation (okra and cabbage etc. ) in catchments around the water body will be executed.
2	Community fish pond	Location specific community fish rearing
3	Cage culture of fish	Assam has a vast potential aquatic resource in the form of open and closed beel fisheries. To ameliorate the situation insitu availability of advanced carp seed in such beel fisheries, the college of Fisheries, Raha initiated a non conventional cage culture system of carp seed raising. Cages were made of woven split bamboo. Only matured bamboo is used to ensure longitivity and use for 4-5 seasons. The cages were installed at suitable areas in marginal areas of beels to raise the carp seeds. The non conventional method of carp seed raising in cages in marginal areas of beel , in close coordination of lease owner and local SHG youth organizations has drawn attention in recent times.
4	Reclamation of Fish pond	The existing fisheries will be renovated on demonstration basis with best economic ways and the cost benefit analysis will be made.
5	Multi harvest culture of fish	Rearing of fish in flood fed tank with local fish
6	Fresh water Prawn Culture	The total captured fishery (beels, wetlands etc.) area in Dhemaji district is 68,900 ha and average fish production is 70 kg/ha/year. The total production of fish under captured fishery is 4823 tones in a year. Beels and wetland can be extensively utilized for fresh water prawn culture in Dhemaji district. Beels are major fishery resources contributing to about 25 % of the fish production. However, major portions have been rendered unproductive due to excessive siltation and growth of weeds and only about 33 % of the potential is being utilised for fisheries. . Development of beels could be achieved by desiltation, deepening of connecting canals, deweeding and suitable changes in leasing policies. The effort has been taken to increase the fish production and Freshwater prawn cultivation would be considered as one option. A freshwater prawn farm is an aquaculture business designed to raise and produce freshwater prawn or shrimp for human consumption. Private entrepreneurs would be encouraged for undertaking polyculture of prawn with fish. Freshwater prawn farms are better amenable to small-scale businesses run by a family
7	Feed mill	Storage of rice polish and mustard oil cake for both fish and livestock to support scientific rearing of fish and livestock during monsoon period for continuous supply of feed.
8	Vegetable nursery	Production of vegetable seedlings for supply to the adopted farm families
9	Floating Nursery	During Flood period floating nursery of vegetable will be demonstrated.
10	System of Rice Intensification	Site specific production of rice using variety Ranjit and Nilanjana
11	Spices, Med & Aromatic Crop cultivation	Cultivation improved variety of ginger, turmeric and other MAP crops for processing, packaging and marketing
12	Seed Production Unit	Good quality seed will be produced at farmers’ field with the guidance of KVK. The seed will be replicated in the subsequent season.
13	Seed Storage	Construction of seed storage structure for storage of varieties of seed
14	Vermicompost	Production of compost for organic farming
15	Piglet production unit	Construction of breeding farm for pig with 4:1 ratio of female and male
16	Jam, Jelly and pickle making unit	Pickle, jam, jelly making unit at group basis (SHG level) will be developed so as to ensure value addition to local resource and to establish enterprises for alternate income to the flood affected area. The activity will be executed on demonstration basis.
17	Weaving Centre	Weaving centre on group basis (SHG level) will be developed for alternate income to the flood affected area. The activity will be executed on demonstration basis.
18	Rice Mill	Village based Rice mill to be operated by SHGs or individual entrepreneur
19	Tailoring Unit	Tailoring unit at SHG level will be developed for alternate income to the flood affected area. The activity will be executed on demonstration basis.
20	Design candle making unit	Enterprises on design candle will be developed to catch the market and also to assure additional income to the family affected by flood.
21	Dry flower making unit	Enterprises on dry flower making will be developed to catch niche market and also to assure additional income to the family affected by flood.