Integrated Livelihood Support Project

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• On 29 April 2018, PM Modi's Mann ki Baat featured a story on the mandua biscuits being made by a Federation of farmers in Uttarakhand. The federation is supported by ILSP.
  
  Kisan Mela "Sankalp se Sidhi"
  During 2017-18 Kisan mela has been organise at each district with coordination of District Administration and Department of Agriculture. The theme of the fairs was “Ensuring Better Livelihood Security and Doubling farmers Income”.
  The main objectives was - 1) Creating awareness of need, importance, policies and programmes for promoting secondary agriculture among farmers, entrepreneurs, developmental experts, scientists and other stakeholders. and 2) Providing an opportunity for exchange of ideas / technologies / innovations and experiences among various stakeholders.
  More than 2500 farmers participate in each mela and benefits from various Good Agriculture Practices, innovative tools and technical know-how, solutions. A knowledge exchange platform provided during the mela where farmers and expert share their experience / ideas. Agriculture – Horticulture Universities, Line Departments such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture, Fisheries, Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Industry department, KVK, UREDA, Disaster department, Health, Jalagum, Swajal, Day-NRLM, Anchal, Organic Board and DRDO participate into each kisan melas.