1. Promotional Schemes of
NABARD
Odisha Regional Office
NABARD

2. Promotional Funds of NABARD
• Promotion of Rural Non-Farm Sector
• Micro Finance Development Fund – SHG /
JLG / Micro Enterprise Development
Progarmme
• WDF - Watershed Development Programme
• TDF - Tribal Development Programme (Wadi)
• Farm Innovation and Promotion Fund
• Farm Technology Transfer Fund – Farmers
Club / Seed Village / SRI / Village Development
Programme / Capacity Building for Technology

3. Promotional Funds of NABARD
• Rural Innovation Fund
• Financial Inclusion Fund / Financial Inclusion
Technology Fund
• Umbrella Programme for Natural Resource
Management (UPNRM)
• Producer Organisation Development Fund

4. • A collective of progressive farmers in the village
• May be a formal or informal entity
Main functions :
• To act as a bridge between Govt Dept / banks and
farmers
• Facilitation of adoption of improved farming
• Activities like aggregation, value addition,
processing, collective farm produce marketing, etc
• Also undertake community works for socio-
economic development
Farmers Club Programme

5. Future Strategy for FC
• Encourage Contract Farming through Farmers’ Clubs.
• Act as a small tools bank for providing FM related
services on hire purchase basis
• Deepening the services provided by Farmers’ Clubs.
• Efforts at developing Farmers’ Clubs as revenue
models.

6. Capacity Building for Adoption of
Technology (CAT) Scheme
• To sensitise farmers towards adoption of proven
technologies for agriculture development by
research institutions, progressive farmers, etc.
through exposure visits
• Technologies covered include Integrated Pest
Management (IPM), organic farming, tissue
culture, rainwater harvesting, livestock
management, improved rice cultivation (SRI
technology), poly house technology, vermi
composting, etc.

7. • Aims at economic empowerment of tribal family
through development of 1 acre Wadi (small orchard)
• The components include - Establishment of Orchard,
Water resource development and soil conservation,
Plantation of Fruit trees (2-3 types), Boarder plants
(forest sps.), Intercropping, Training & capacity
building, Women Development / Livelihood
component, Marketing & Processing
Tribal Development Fund

8. • It is a loan – cum – grant based product
• Supporting sustainable NRM-focused initiatives
to improve livelihoods
• Capacity building of communities
• Some of the activities supported by Odisha RO
include :
1. Promotion of Farm Forestry
2. Integrated Fish Farming Activities
Umbrella Programme For Natural Resource
Management (UPNRM)

9. Watershed Development
• Area under each micro watershed ranges between
500 to 1000 ha
Project components include :
• Community Mobilisation through Shramdan
• Soil & and land management
• Water management
• Afforestration
• Agri development / Fodder development
• Live stock management
• Rural energy management

10. Non Farm Sector
• Various programmes for promotion of Rural
Non Farm Sector include :
1.Rural Entrepreneurship Development
Programme / Skill Development Programme
2.Rural Haat Scheme
3.Rural Mart Scheme
4.Loan – cum – Grant based products for
production, processing and marketing of farm
and non farm produce

11. Scheme for Agri Clinic and Agri Business Centres
(ACABCs) by Agriculture Graduates
Agri-Clinics:
• To provide expert advice and services to
farmers on technology, cropping practices,
protection from pests & diseases, market
trends, prices of crops etc and also clinical
services for animal health
Agri-Business Centres:
• To provide farm equipments on hire, sale of
inputs and other services

12. Rural Innovation Fund
• Promotional programmes supported from RIF
include Innovative & unconventional experiments
as also replication of proven technology in a new
area
• All organisations, institutions & individuals are
eligible for assistance
• The activities funded are for development of new
products, processes, prototypes, technology,
patenting and extension support

13. “Producers Organization Development
Fund (PODF)”
• Producers Organization Development Fund
(PODF) will be used to support Producers
Organizations across three areas, viz. credit
support, capacity building & market linkage.
• The focus is development of business model
involving primary producers as well as to
ensure their sustainability & economic
viability.

14. THANK YOU
Odisha Regional Office
NABARD