Objective:
? To evolve a model of Forest restoration for livelihood security of women from lowest strata of society.
? Forest restoration through propogation of Bibba to provide livelihood for rural poor from the draught prone area in Maharashtra.
? Evolving ecofriendly & safe methods of Bibba nut (Semecarpus anacardium) processing through Reasearch & Development.
? Extension of newer methods of Bibba processing through SHGs & Co-operative society in opther parts of country.
? Promotion of Bibba tree conservation & plantation on 83 ha land


Output:

? Environmental Output:
? Planned plantation of Bibba.
? Enriching biodiversity of the area.
? Protection of forest over 500 ha & plantation of 40,000 saplings through community involvement on 83 ha.
? Economical:
? Increase in rate of processing of Bibba nuts by 50% through newer technique of processing.
? Improved rate of processing resulting in increase in annual income of rural poor.
? Lessening health hazards in processing of Bibba nuts.
? Social:
? Improved social status of 80 - 100 families engaged in Bibba processing.
? Changing mindset of 300 families engaged in Bibba processing to use improved technology.
? Community organisation through SHGs & Co-operative.
? Developing a replicable model of Bibba processing with newer technique through community organisation.

Activity:
Establishment of Bibba nursery ? Bibba nurseries of annual 20,000 saplings for two years in both clusters
Selection of nursery growers & their training.
Nursery site selection.
Establishment of nursery
Collection of Bibba seeds, potting mixture, soil, manure etc
Making beds, sheds, bag filling etc
Sowing of seeds
After cares and irrigation

Awareness programme ? 20 training programmes will be arranged.
Training of surveyors.
Training of the farmers to establish nursery with modern techniques.
Awareness campaign for Bibba plantation.
Awareness programme aiming at collective efforts for assuring boidiversity conservation.
Training programme of SHGs about methods of running SHGs, functioning and its effective use as working unit for processing.
Training in formation of co-operative society to handle Bibba processing activity.
Training in value added products of Bibba like Laddu, Katli, dryfruit of Bibba apple, etc.
Training of the Bibba processors in marketing of Bibba products.

Plantation ? Plantation of 40000 Bibba saplings in 2 years on the available land (farm bunds,barren land, private n community land etc.)
Selection of site,
Permision of concerned department viz. GramPanchayat for barren government land & pasture land, Joint Forest Management Committee for reserved forest area.
Liaison with National Rural Employment Guarantee, National Horticulture Mission, Social Forestry etc. agencies for technical and budgetary approval to take up activities stated in the plan.
Plantation of 40000 Bibba saplings in 2 years on the available land.
Aftercares of the plantation i.e. protection, irrigation etc.

Research and development ?
We have modified existing machine developed by Marathwada Agricultural University Parbhani (MAUP). The details of modifications are annexed or reference.
These mcahines will be set up for 3 months in one village to check its performance and then scaled upto other villages. Two machines will set up per villages. SHGs Evolving the remeadies to overcome the problems.
Crude methods are used to extract oil from Bibba. Solvent extraction based methods and indirect heating method throuh Parabolic Solar heater will be used to test the effectiveness agaist present mehtods. Note on present crude method and salient features of other methods are attached for refernece.
All the results will be documented and based on the results plant will established.

Training and actual implementation of modern technology ?
After pilot programme in one villages, training on how to use new machines will be organized.
Extension of this technology in other parts of Maharashtra i.e Jalana dsitrict, Nanded district and other parts of Aurangabad distircts ? Total 5 places.
Keep records of health benefits achieved by this method
Establishment of oil extraction unit in project area -
Arrangement of fund for oil extraction unit from DRDA, Department of Agriculture etc.
Selection of site, construction of shed.
Formation of co-operative and training.
Establishment of an oil extraction machinery to extract BNSL.
Testing of BNSL through proper agency.
Oil production and its marketing.

Marketing of Bibba and its products ?
Bibba is traditional NTFP in the area and market is well established through middlemen and other traders. But this has created an issue of monetary explotation of these women. The market related interventions will try to reduce this exploitation.
SHG cooperative will undertake marketing of the bibba. Ban finance will be linked for initial capital support.
Preservation and storage structures will be established.
Value added products of Bibba will be made by SHGs and marketed.
Linkages will be formed with traders in aurangabad and other cities.

Survey of the project areas ? Before the project a small survey has done. Detail Base line survey is proposed.
Preperation of survey material.
Discussions with village elders, knowledgeable individuals, meetings and focused group discussions with Panchayat members, SHG members, farmers, traditional healers, herdsmen, Bibba growers etc on processing techniques & uses of Bibba.
Collection of detail information about methods of processing and their related problems along with photo documents.
Study of current marketing network
Data documentation, analysis & preparation of plan to design machinery and safe method of processing with discussion with Bibba processors.

Identification of SHGs and cooperative societies as working units ?
Identification of SHGs already formed in the project area.
Reorganisation of non-functioning SHGs.
Orientation programme in formation & functioning of SHG.
30 SHGs will be identified for Bibba processing which will act as basic working unit of project.
A cooperative society of these Bibba procesors will be formed to handle Bibba processing and marketing activities.
Registration of co-operative society and trainging of the members.