Jhabua is agriculture base area and 86 per cent population’s livelihood is from agriculture. Community do keep seed which are traditional once but the modern agriculture practices are being adopted by the farmers of the area. Agriculture department at block level authorised to give seed to farmers. During this raining season it was found that farmers were waiting for the seed and department closed the office and were found taking rest. Pragati staff had accompanied the farmers to the concern department and found that number of farmer were from early morning waiting for the office to come and opened the godawoun and would give them seed since it was raining and fields were ready for the sowing. Farmers waited and waited but no one came and it is already getting evening. Farmers and staff took initiative to make some contacts. They first went to the SDM of the block but farmers got only assurance, went again to the agriculture officer but no reply, then they called local MLA. Within a hour he came along with his team and every one there started shouting slogan and a big crowd gathered and finally agriculture officer came and distributed seed, manure and pesticides to the farmers.
Farmers could get the needed seed on the same day because of the efficient proactive role of the cluster coordinator and the leadership input given to the members of the farmer club. This news again came into the news paper in the next day.
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By Pragati-Jhabua-JEEVIKA team
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