Dhule District, Maharashtra is one of the pilot districts where Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan would be developed. AFPRO will facilitate the preparation of Comprehensive District Agricultural Plan in the District
A preliminary interface on the District Level Planning was organized on 13th and 14th September 2007 by the Planning Commission at Yashada in Pune for the western region comprised of four states viz. Maharshtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan. The purpose was to accelerate the process of preparation of district agricultural plans keeping in view the priorities emerging at the district level through participatory grassroots level planning signifying a major shift from top-down state-centric planning to bottom-up people-centered approach.
Preparatory meeting with District officials at Dhule
The meeting was called by the district Collector for the HODs of all the line departments on 18th September 2007 at the Agricultural College, Dhule. This was mainly to draw a broad framework for preparing the district level agriculture plan for the eleventh five year plan where AFPRO also participated as a facilitating Agency.
During the meeting AFPRO made a presentation about the organization and the role to be performed as a facilitating agency. A brief note on the proposed strategy/steps to be followed for evolving the plan was also circulated and discussed in context of the district Dhule. Based on the reflection of the participants, tentative activity plan is prepared
It was also discussed during the meeting that as a first step there is need to set vision and objectives of the plan at the district level and in this line it was decided to form sector-wise small groups to reflect and discuss on the critical issues and finding out the gaps. This will be a sort of visioning process which will also help to have a common understanding on the planning process and the target to be achieved
Strategy for CDAP
A Startup and sensitization Phase
§ Meetings and consultation with the district officials to develop common understanding for the preparation of plan
§ Formation of sub Groups for visioning process
Based on the outcome of first meeting it was decided that in order to have more clarity for plan preparation sector wise subgroup would be formed and the group will come up with sector wise specific database and vision. The findings will be incorporated in CDAP after due consultation with all the stakeholders. A total of nine subgroups related to NRM, credit in agriculture, processing etc will be formed to work out the details
§ Sensitization workshop at District Level
Once the subgroups come out with sector specific vision, a common meet, tentatively in the first week of October would be organized to develop common understanding on the proposed decentralized planning approach for CDAP among the various stakeholders. This process will also help in setting up Bench Mark for the district.
§ Understanding of Ongoing schemes
Detail understanding of the Agriculture related ongoing schemes and programs (Macro-Micro) in the district. Emphasis will be on finding the gaps and indicative strategy for those.
§ Sensitization workshop at block Level
Once the common understanding is developed for CDAP at district level, the sensitization workshop would be organized for four blocks viz.Dhule, Sakri, Shirpur and Shindkheda.
B-Data collection for situational analysis
§ Block level team would be constituted to carryout the village level planning exercises through participatory methods.
§ Capacity building input would be provided to block level team by conducting demonstration in few villages.
§ The situational analysis would be carried out based on agro-ecological situation. However it will be ensured that villages from each block are represented.
C-Developing Plans
§ Based on the findings of villages level exercises, consolidation of plan will be carried out first at bock level where due consideration would be given to the available plans, schemes and other secondary data.
§ Compilation of bock level plans to finalize the comprehensive district agriculture plan (CDAP).
A preliminary interface on the District Level Planning was organized on 13th and 14th September 2007 by the Planning Commission at Yashada in Pune for the western region comprised of four states viz. Maharshtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan. The purpose was to accelerate the process of preparation of district agricultural plans keeping in view the priorities emerging at the district level through participatory grassroots level planning signifying a major shift from top-down state-centric planning to bottom-up people-centered approach.
Preparatory meeting with District officials at Dhule
The meeting was called by the district Collector for the HODs of all the line departments on 18th September 2007 at the Agricultural College, Dhule. This was mainly to draw a broad framework for preparing the district level agriculture plan for the eleventh five year plan where AFPRO also participated as a facilitating Agency.
During the meeting AFPRO made a presentation about the organization and the role to be performed as a facilitating agency. A brief note on the proposed strategy/steps to be followed for evolving the plan was also circulated and discussed in context of the district Dhule. Based on the reflection of the participants, tentative activity plan is prepared
It was also discussed during the meeting that as a first step there is need to set vision and objectives of the plan at the district level and in this line it was decided to form sector-wise small groups to reflect and discuss on the critical issues and finding out the gaps. This will be a sort of visioning process which will also help to have a common understanding on the planning process and the target to be achieved
Strategy for CDAP
A Startup and sensitization Phase
§ Meetings and consultation with the district officials to develop common understanding for the preparation of plan
§ Formation of sub Groups for visioning process
Based on the outcome of first meeting it was decided that in order to have more clarity for plan preparation sector wise subgroup would be formed and the group will come up with sector wise specific database and vision. The findings will be incorporated in CDAP after due consultation with all the stakeholders. A total of nine subgroups related to NRM, credit in agriculture, processing etc will be formed to work out the details
§ Sensitization workshop at District Level
Once the subgroups come out with sector specific vision, a common meet, tentatively in the first week of October would be organized to develop common understanding on the proposed decentralized planning approach for CDAP among the various stakeholders. This process will also help in setting up Bench Mark for the district.
§ Understanding of Ongoing schemes
Detail understanding of the Agriculture related ongoing schemes and programs (Macro-Micro) in the district. Emphasis will be on finding the gaps and indicative strategy for those.
§ Sensitization workshop at block Level
Once the common understanding is developed for CDAP at district level, the sensitization workshop would be organized for four blocks viz.Dhule, Sakri, Shirpur and Shindkheda.
B-Data collection for situational analysis
§ Block level team would be constituted to carryout the village level planning exercises through participatory methods.
§ Capacity building input would be provided to block level team by conducting demonstration in few villages.
§ The situational analysis would be carried out based on agro-ecological situation. However it will be ensured that villages from each block are represented.
C-Developing Plans
§ Based on the findings of villages level exercises, consolidation of plan will be carried out first at bock level where due consideration would be given to the available plans, schemes and other secondary data.
§ Compilation of bock level plans to finalize the comprehensive district agriculture plan (CDAP).
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