Yavatmal district is one of the eleven districts of Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra. CCD Yavatmal Project started in November 2019 with support of Shabari Adiwasi Vitta Va VikasMahamandalMaryadit (Govt. of Maharashtra) covering 3 blocks namely; Kelapur, Ghatanji and Zari Jamani.
The average rainfall: The normal annual rainfall varies from about 850 to 1150 mm
Main Crops: Cotton, Soybean, Red Gram, Bengal Gram.
Target Groups: Small, marginal tribal farmers.
Village Cooperatives: The main objective of the project is to organize and bring small, marginal tribal farmers together to turn into entrepreneurs.
Grameen AdiwasiShetakari Federation: The confederation of all village level cooperatives into a Federation.
All the 108 existing cooperatives in Yavatmal project area are confederated into Grameen AdiwasiShetakari Federation. The Federation is registered under Companies Act 1956, a Producer Company. The Federation is registered in December 2020.
The Federation is a self-governing entity governed by a ten membered Board of Directors lead by the President. The General Manager supervises the activities of the Federation.
Procurement: Following are the procurement done under CCD Yavatmal project so far,
Commodity |
Procurement (in Quintals) |
||
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
Cumulative |
|
Red gram |
1577.04 |
2058.08 |
3635.12 |
Soyabean |
0 |
640.86 |
640.86 |
Cotton |
0 |
562.29 |
562.29 |
Bengal gram |
0 |
1882.8 |
1882.8 |
Covid Relief work:
After imposing lockdown in March 2020, CCD distributed Grocery kits to the most vulnerable families in the villages.
Following are the details Grocery kits distribution work,
Block |
No of Villages |
No of HH |
Kelapur |
61 |
578 |
Zari Jamani |
11 |
291 |
Total |
72 |
869 |