Natural Resource Management

Natural resources can not be viewed in isolation – its linkages with the habitat where it is available, the human resources in terms of skills and traditions which are in coexistence, need to be taken care of. This sector of interface between a natural resource and a human resource through an appropriate sector constitutes a Natural Resource Management System. Development with an in-built environmental concern is the basic requirement in the area.

RUCHI's approach on natural resource management focuses on optimum utilization of natural resources viz;, Soil, Water & Vegetation. RUCHI encourages the community to participate in the management of environmental resources by adopting an integrated watershed development approach. Environmental management follows a holistic approach of soil and water conservation, environmental sanitation and promotion of organic farming practices.

Watershed management arrests soil erosion, reclaims vast tracts of eroded lands, improves soil moisture, harvests rain water, reduces floods, recharges ground water and revives vegetation. In due course it restores rainfall, revives climate, regenerates soil, rejuvenates green foliage and revivifies environment. Further it improves the lot of the villagers so as to render them self-sustaining in food, firewood, fodder, fruit, health and hygiene.

Horticulture is the second largest source of income for the inhabitants after agriculture. RUCHI has introduced various new species and production practices and created better irrigation facilities to give a big boost to the development of the horticulture sector in the area. Medicinal plants are also encouraged at small herbal gardens for household consumption.

To exploit the full potentialities of newly developed production technologies, to provide technical know how to the farmers on scientific lines and to quicken the process of transfer of proven technology, RUCHI had executed an agriculture extension project from the FY 2000-2001 to the FY 2005-2006 with the financial assistance of Directorate of Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India. Arranging frontline demonstrations, farmers training programmes, and Kisan Mela/Field days, exposure tours, organic composting are the main activities initiated under the project.

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