Vedanta University Project,Anil Agarwal Foundation

Farmers of Kabirajpur village, Puri have successfully sold 5.4 metric tonne of watermelon at their door step through an institutional process, at a total price of Rs. 18, 900/-, under the SAFAL initiative of Vedanta University Project

A series of training programmes have been conducted recently by the Vedanta University Project of Anil Agarwal Foundation under its farmers’ livelihood initiative, SAFAL (Sustainable Action for Farmers’ Livelihood).

Vedanta University Project sponsored trainees have done exceedingly well in their 1st year term ending examination at Sri Industrial Training Centre, Patrapada, Bhubaneswar where they are pursuing a two-year industrial training certificate course.

• Successful marketing of 144.75 quintals of paddy by 12 farmers of Sundara village, Puri at a better price • Done through Jay Jagannath Krushak Samavaya Ltd, a cooperative formed under SAFAL.

• Satisfactory progress of this farmers’ livelihood project SAFAL greatly appreciated • 78 farmers’ SHGs formed under this project, comprising 1081 farmers from 20 villages • 2 Cooperatives formed • Three farmers’ clubs formed

139 students have taken admission in the academic session 2009-10, so far. Vedanta University Project to bear all educational expenses of these students. A total of 414 Vedanta University Project-sponsored students are studying in DAV, Puri.