Morarka Foundation initiated a project “Veerbala Protsahan Project” in order to make village women independent. Through this project we took initiative to train village women on basic IT skills and Data entry. This made their lives easy as they were able to enter the data from their home only. Morarka Foundation has now introduced phones to the computer educated village women. This has made them more independent, as now they can directly communicate to the farmers on phone to take all the necessary information and enter the data into the server through internet.
Last year we took a step to train new Veerbalas Project in Jhajar. During their technical training, all the women were also taught about the Software and the hardware. They were taught basic computer skills and data entry of farm diaries of farmers from our project areas.
It was a triumphant moment for all of us especially Mr. Pankaj Sharma and his team of trainers who were instrumental in conducting the training. Now 18 Veerbala are working with us & managing database of 1500 Farmers.
Veerbala Call Center
Progress Report
Seasonally Progress Report Rabi 2013-14
| Name of Project | No. of Veerbala | Total Allotted Farmers | QPP Farmers | Total Farmers Done Data Collection and Technical How Know Calls | Total Farm Diary cum ICL Fill Up Done | Remark |
| Jhunjhunu |
8 |
1123 |
304 |
2259 |
1123 |
1st and 3rd Calls Data Collection & 2nd Call Technical How Know Calls |
| Jhalawar |
8 |
742 |
00 |
1217 |
742 |
1st & 2nd Calls Data Collection. |
| Total |
16 |
1865 |
892 |
3476 |
1865 |
|
| Organic Agriculture Projects Under in Veerbala Call Center |
| Jhunjhunu NHM Central Project Group A&B |
833 Farmer's |
| Jhunjhunu NHM Phase – IVth |
100 Farmer's |
| Nawalgarh Organic Grower Group |
190 Farmer's |
| Total |
1123 |
| Jhalawar NHM Central Project Group A&B= 742 Farmer's |
742 |
| Total Farmers |
1865 |
1.Goals of Farmer Call Center
1.Spreading awareness among farming community about new technologies available in market.
2.Maintain effective and continuous contact with farmer.
3.Timely resolution of problems that farmers face in day to day activities.
4.Effective documentation so as to ease the process of organic certification.
5.Making farmer aware of the pests and diseases in crops and also telling them the prevention and protection methods.
6.Dissemination of market price information.
7.Providing knowledge and instructions in developing bio-inputs on farm.
8.Enabling them with the instruction of use of bio-inputs.
9.Providing farmers with knowledge to increase the productivity and quality of produce.
10.Helping farmers in maintain the project and farm records.
11. Informing farmers about new storage techniques.
12. Enabling farmers about the grading techniques of different crops. This will help them in getting best price for different grades.
13. Providing them with the procurement plan of Morarka Foundation.
14.Helping farmers develop crop-rotation plan.
15. Increase awareness in farmers regarding cash crops such as potato, ginger, onion etc.
16. Soil and water testing information and explaining the importance of these tests.
17. This call center provide farmer a platform to voice his opinion and concerns.
18.Help resolve difficult farming problems by looping in subject matter expert.
19.To provide answer to all the queries of farmers.
20. Filling in the ICS farm diary so that entire farm record is maintained.
2.Salient Features of Call Center
1.Dissemination of information related to organic farming with help of Information and Communication Technology.
2.This information includes farming practices, ways to increase productivity and quality, reduce cost of farming, and ways to make bio-pesticides and insecticides on farm.
3.Problem resolution with help of agriculture experts.
4.Maintain entire record of farmer and his field.
5.Information regarding procurement.
6.Maintain high quality coordination between farmer and organization.
7.Knowledge and technique transfer of organic agriculture.
8.Reach large number of farmers in short duration.
9.Reduce the project management cost
Success Stories
1. Veerbala Success Story 2014
2. Veerbala Success Story 2013
3. Veerbala Success Story 2012