The document provides details about the work of Aga Khan Rural Support Program (India) in the state of Bihar. Some key details include: - AKRSP works in 3 states including Bihar where they cover 144 villages and nearly 15,000 households across 2 districts. - Their work involves agriculture programs like SRI and SWI as well as skill development, community savings groups, health, education, and renewable energy projects. - In agriculture they have promoted practices like vegetable cultivation, vermicomposting, and irrigation techniques benefiting thousands of households since 2008.

1. “Reaching farmers:
Innovative Partnerships in Extension”
Aga Khan Rural Support Program(India)
AKRSP(I)
Maurya Hotel, Patna
25 March, 2012

2. Brief Details(Only Bihar figure)
States working in 3(Gujarat,MP and Bihar)
Districts working in Bihar(Samastipur and Muzaffarpur)
Villages working in 144
Households involved presently 14720
No. of Field Staff – full time 48
No. of Field Staff – part time/ voluntary 171
No. of Staff (major focus on agriculture) 6
Staff’s total years of experience in agriculture 11
Organization established in 1983
Funders AKF,EC,CIDA,Ford
Foundation,Marshall,Microsoft,DFID,SDTT,
Key (Please note and delete if you require more space) Araghyam,Govt Of Bihar,NABARD.
•Please add numbers and names
•Staff total years – for full time staff only

3. WORKING AREA

4. Map of Area Covered-Bihar
Please add any map that shows/
highlights your area of operation in
Bihar and/ or Orissa

5. Main Themes working on
MIAD (Multi input area development)
approach in Bihar.
• Agriculture
• Skill development
• CBSG (Community based savings group)
• Health and sanitation
• Education
• Alternate energy

6. Progress in Bihar - Agriculture
System of Rice Intensification System of Wheat Intensification Improvised Vegetable Cultivation
Kisan Mela
Vermi-Composting Low-cost Irrigation Technique Kisan Vikas Samiti

7. Progress in Bihar – Skill Development
CTLC @ MADRASSA DDC Distributing Certificates
Soochna Choupal Mobile Repairing Course

8. Progress in Bihar – Community Savings
Community Based Savings Groups
All are women’s groups

9. Progress in Bihar – Health & Sanitation

10. Progress in Bihar - Education
Learning Support Centres
No of LSCs – 21
Boys (6-12 yrs) – 1077
Girls (6-12 yrs) – 1266 (54%)
Early Childhood Development Centres
No of ECDs – 21
Boys (3-5 yrs) – 481
Girls (3-5 yrs) – 473 (50%)

11. Progress in Bihar – Alternate Energy
BIOGAS
SMOKELESS
CHULHA
SOLAR
CHARGING
STATION

12. Sub Theme
Sub themes in Agriculture
Started Households Extension Support
Since covered
Print Visual/ Interactive
Audio
SRI/SWI 2008/200 2775/2221 Agr video Community meeting
9 manu and field demo,kisan
al mela,kisan vikas
samity
Landless 2010 1285/2279 do do Do
garden/kitchen
garden
Vegetable 2009 2830 Do do do
farming
Vermicompost 2009 451 do do do
Key (Please note and delete if you require more space)
•Sub Theme – In Agricuture (For example – Vermicompost, seed storage, marketing etc…)
•Started since – Month/ Year of starting implementation in the field
•Households covered – Approx. no of households actively involved in all stages of the theme. There might
be overlapping of households in different themes
• Extension Support – All types of support that are accessed by the beneficiary community that are

13. Household Model-1

14. Household Model-2

15. Kitchen Garden with KB Pump

16. Household Model-3

17. Household Model-4

18. Practices Promoted (if applicable)
Crop Technologies/ practices promoted (in brief)
Rice
SRI (system of rice cultivation)
Wheat
SWI (system of wheat cultivation)
Maize
Not working

19. THANKS