This ADVANCE FARMER DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION NGO charity is working on Key Issues of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Agriculture, Art & Culture, Biotechnology, Children, Disaster Management, Drinking Water, Education & Literacy, Environment & Forests, Food Processing, Health & Family Welfare, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Information & Communication Technology, Legal Awareness & Aid, Labour & Employment, Land Resources, Micro Finance (SHGs), Minority Issues, Micro Small & Medium Enterprises, Nutrition, Panchayati Raj, Rural Development & Poverty Alleviation, Scientific & Industrial Research, Science & Technology,

Manipur

Thoubal

MAJOR ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENT OF AFDO The Major Activities of our Advance Farmer Development Organisation (AFDO) had been issuing certified seeds to the farmers from reliable sources and purchased by the organisation and resale to the progressive farmers at the rate of reliable and low rate. We cooperated with" National Seed Cooperation"(NSC), Shillong, certified with level tack and also with "Regional Potato Farm, Mao, Manipur" for the particular B & C grade seed type also contact them for Marble type seeds too and distributed to the farmers above 15 m.t. every year. For other seeds like Mustard Oil seed, Maize, Pea, Turmeric and Ginger seeds are also distributed for the farmers of neighbouring villages and Panchayat areas near Kakching like Keirak, Wabagai, Irengban, Sora, Vijaypur, Pallel and Unapal etc. We set up awareness Programmes for training for the farmers with interactive and resource person from "Indian Council of Agricultural Research Station" (ICAR), Wangban, Manipur, "Department and Horticulture and Soil Conservation", Govt. of Manipur, "Department of Agriculture" Govt. of Manipur, "Central Agricultural University", Iroisenba, Manipur, for training like farmers Training, workshop and seminar, demonstration and Exhibition also interact and discussed about the problems happened at fieldwork with farmers and resource persons. We distribute awards to few framers those who produce more quality productions in crops for the year. AFDO take-up women empowerment programme for 18 Nos. of women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) and we finance Rs. 5000/- each for these WSHGs of their establishment of Food Nutrition, Horticulture Crops Cultivation, Vegetable Nursery Raising and vegetable Vender in connection with department of Horticulture and Soil Conservation, Govt. of Manipur, under the scheme of Technology Mission. We conducted Programmes on Animal Husbandry cum Fishery and also choose fish farmers have been imparted training on Inland Fisheries and maintenance of fish ponds. Also instructed how to reduce expenditure on internal inputs for Fish cum Poultry Farming and Fish cum Pig Husbandry farming in connection with associated department, Govt. of Manipur. AFDO is running front line demonstration farms for Potato, Banana, Grapes, Mustard, Pea, Maize, Ginger, Turmeric, Medicinal and Aromatic plants and specially for Tomato we prepared inside the low cost Polly house of about 10,000 Ten thousand sq. ft. area at Kakching. Also we take-up income generating Programmes for rural and urban slum youths, Women and girls and setup programme other than mentioned above. Achievement: In and around Kakching, such as, rural and urban slum youths, Women and girls have been increasing their own income sources as they applied organisation activities and become self employ in their suitable trades and fields. Thus people generate income smoothly for the family and brings up society in a very good way.