Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav (MGMG) Activities
ICAR-NINFET, Kolkata undertaken MGMG activities since October 2015 at five nearby districts, viz., Howrah, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and Nadia towards dissemination of its technology to the farmers and entrepreneurs. Five villages from each districts, together twenty-five villages were adopted to demonstrate, and dissimilate NINFET developed technologies, products, processes, instruments and machineries. The scientists of the Institute demonstrate and conduct field trial on different technologiesin the adopted villages. Scientists also deliver important lectures towards sustainable agricultural practices. Following are some of the important activities undertaken science inception.
| Sl. No | Districts covered under MGMG | Number of activities/training programs conducted | Number of beneficiaries | |||
| Awareness programmes
| Training programmes | Demonstrations
| Other programmes | |||
| 1. | North 24 Parganas | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 758 |
| 2. | South 24 Parganas | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 578 |
| 3. | Nadia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 974 |
| 4. | Hoogly | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 990 |
| 5. | Howrah | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 378 |
NEH Activities
ICAR-NINFET, Kolkata actively working on NEH region towards dissemination of its technology to the farmers and entrepreneurs. The initiation started during 2014-15 and continued till now with different types of technologies and programmes as highlighted below:
| Sl. No. | Training programmes /Workshops/Meetings/Field trials | Duration | Place |
| 1. | Training programme of tribal women and youth on ‘Handloom Weaving’ Beneficiaries- 6 tribal men and women). | 6 days (2014-15) | ICAR-NRC on Yak, Dirang, AP |
| 2. | Training programme on “Stitching of Jackets” (Beneficiaries- 10 tribal men and women). | 6 days(2015-16) | ICAR-NRC on Yak, Dirang, AP |
| 3. | Training programme on “Stitching of garments”(Beneficiaries- 9 tribal men and women). | 6 days(January 7-12, 2017) | ICAR-NRC on Yak, Dirang, AP |
| 4. | Training programme on ‘Manufacturing of garments from jute-yak blended fabric’(Beneficiaries- 9 tribal men and women). | 6 days (January 7-12, 2017) | ICAR-NRC on Yak, Dirang, AP |
| 5. | Three day Workshop on ‘Yak Resource Towards Doubling Highland Farmer’s Income’ | 3 days (March 14-16, 2018) | ICAR-NRC on Yak, Dirang, AP |
| 6. | Interface Meeting on ‘Improving Yak Husbandry through Technological Interventions – Way forward for Livelihood Security of Yak Farmers’ | November 17, 2018 | ICAR-NRC on Yak, Dirang, AP |
| 7. | Trial of jute based agricultural mulch on different crop on area of 400 m2 | 2015-16 | Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Nagaon, Assam |
| 8. | Trial of jute based agricultural mulch on different crop on area of 600 m2 | 2016-17 | Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Nagaon, Assam |
| 9. | Workshops on ‘Value Added Products from Angora Rabbit and Sheep Based Fibre Towards Doubling the Farmers Income (Beneficiaries-30 angora farmers). | February 05, 2021 | KVK South Sikkim, Namthang, Sikkim |
| 10. | Workshops on ‘Value Added Products from Angora Rabbit and Sheep Based Fibre Towards Doubling the Farmers Income(Beneficiaries-30 angora farmers). | February 06, 2021 | State Veterinary Angora Firm, Rabon, North Sikkim |
| 11. | One Day Workshops on ‘Angora Rabbit Fibre Production for livelihood Improvement of Farmers’(Beneficiaries-30 angora farmers). | March 24, 2021 | KVK South Sikkim, Namthang, Sikkim |
| 12. | One Day Workshops on ‘Angora Rabbit Fibre Production for livelihood Improvement of Farmers’(Beneficiaries-30 angora farmers). | March 25, 2021 | State Veterinary Angora Firm, Rabon, North Sikkim |
| 13. | Production of jute-yak blended (50:50) yarn (276 tex linear density) of 200 kg. Revenue generation=Rs.36,416/- | 2015-16 & 2016-17 | ICAR-NINFET, Kolkata |
| 4. | Technology Demonstration-cum-Training Programme on double roller banana pseudo-stem fibreextractor(Beneficiaries-20). |
| ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Centre, Lembucherra, Tripura |
| 15. | Participatory technology development-cum-training programme on “Extraction, processing and product development from pineapple leaf fibre”(Beneficiaries-12). | 2 days, May 3-4, 2016 | Meghalaya Institute of Entrepreneurship, Government of Meghalaya, Meghalaya |
SCSP Activities
Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP) scheme is in operation in the institute since 2018-19 for socio-economic development of poor belonging to scheduled caste communities. Under this scheme, skill development training programme, awareness, demonstration and distribution of need based inputs have been organizedthroughout the state. Some of the important programmes organized under SCSP scheme are as follows:
| Sl. No. | Name of the Programme | Number of Programme | No. of beneficiary |
| 1. | Skill development training programme on Manufacture of Jute Handicrafts | 21 | 420 |
| 2. | Skill development training programme on Manufacture of Advanced Jute Handicrafts | 05 | 100 |
| 3. | Skill development training programme on Manufacture of Jute Bags | 09 | 180 |
| 4. | Skill development training programme on Manufacture of Jute Jewellery | 01 | 20 |
| 5. | Awareness cum demonstration of NINFET-Sathi | 04 | 699 |
| 6. | Awareness cum demonstration of Jute Agro-textile Mulch | 06 | 350 |
| 7. | Awareness cum demonstration of Jute Grading Machinery | 01 | 30 |
Infrastructure Development and Social Impact:
Fibre grading units, jute diversified products manufacturing centresare created both in-house and at collaborating organizations (KVK/NGO)
Participation of women beneficiaries in large number in training programmes leading to women empowerment and gender equality in this sector.
Demonstration on the institute developed retting accelerator “NINFET SATHI” followed by its free distribution through this social upliftment scheme has proven to be a boon to the jute growers belonging to SC community. It helped them in getting improved quality fibre with higher yield leading to more price to their hard earned crop.
Developed a mobile app “NINFET-SC Uplifter” for providing necessary information on various activities taken up under this scheme for easy access to the community.
The feedback received from different stakeholders associated with this SCSP scheme augurs its great potential in penetrating into the community for upliftment of social status.
FLDs conducted under the Different schemes (NFSM), NEH, Jute-ICARE, SCSP and MGMG)
Improved retting technology using NINFET-Sathi retting accelerator powder largely transferred among the jute growers in West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Tripura and Andhra Pradesh through various schemes like National Food Security Mission, Commercial Crops (NFSM-CC), NEH, SCSP and MGMG. The retting technology has been introduced through Jute-Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise (Jute-ICARE) from 2021-22.
FLD from 2012-13 to till date under different schemes
| Particulars | 2012-15 | 2015-18 | 2018-21 | 2021-22 (Projected) |
| Area under FLD (ha) | 760 | 2292 | 3650
| 3000 |
| No. of farmers covered | 1522 | 4172 | 4505
| 10000 |
| No. of FLD | 35
| 86 | 79 | 200 |
| Areas covered | W.B., Bihar, A.P. | W.B.,Bihar, Odisha, Assam | W.B. | W.B. |
| Scheme | NFSM, TSP NEH
| NFSM, NEH | NFSM, SCSP, NEH, MGMG | Jute-ICARE NFSM, SCSP |
