Agriculture Development – Shamayita Krishi Kendra

The Agriculture development activities of the Math are carried out under the banner of “Shamayita Krishi Kendra” – a center dedicated to promote sustainable livelihood through direct intervention in agriculture activities of poor and marginal farmers.

The Shamayita Krishi Kendra is manned by agriculture experts. The center carries out its activities in 107 villages around the Shamayita Math and deputes its people for Agriculture development activities taken up in villages under CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) programs that are executed by the Math.

In order to “promote sustainable livelihood for poor and marginal farmers”- the Krishi Kendra intervenes and assists in the following areas:

The following table highlights the breadth of impact in terms of number of people reached out to through the activities of the Krishi Kendra:

On an average the efforts have resulted in 35-75% increase in annual income of the rural poor farmers, who have participated in the Krishi Kendra programs.

Below are excerpts from an Economic Survey carried out to measure the impact of the activities of the Krishi Kendra. The figures in “Before”, “After” and “Growth” columns are “Average Annual Incomes”. The sample size considered is 10 in each village: