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RURAL INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY (RIDS)                                               Profile

          Rural Integrated Development Society (RIDS) is working with rural communities since 1997 on Watershed Development, Non pesticide crop management, Natural Resources Management, Traditional Diversion based irrigation systems, Sustainable Ground water management and Andhra Pradesh Drought Mitigation Project (APDMP). RIDS has good experience and ability to mobilize community through participatory approach process and it is sensitive to needs of the vulnerable section of the society living in the watersheds.

           RIDS has worked for 5 WDF NABARAD watersheds and 1 IWMP project. In support of Sustainable development of agriculture at present we are implementing KfW Soil Project (2) and 3 SDPs in same villages where WDF projects undertaken. Under these projects treatment has done in 10484 ha- benefitting with 4118 no farmers in 17 villages. In PALLE JEEVAM Project we are working in Garladinne and Singanamala, Peddapappuru Mandals 18 Villages of 9 GPs covering 4679 no farmers with an extent of 6836 ha. Which has cultivating of Millets, Groundnut, Red gram, Vegetable and Horticulture crops. There is lot of potential for promotion of FPO in commodities like...Sweet Orange, Vegetables, Groundnut and Millets. Farmers are mostly depending on middle persons for selling their products due to this they are getting very low prices for their products because there is no marketing facility at nearby places. If they want to sell their products directly they have to go Bellary & Kurnool Markets. In all our working areas the project operations are being carried out in transparent manner involving the community at all levels. The records are maintained at VWC level and are available to community at all times. RIDS has committed, qualified and experienced staff for implementing the watershed projects.

             RIDS has formed and registered 14 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) under MACS Act for implementing projects at village level.

             RIDS has good experience in handling Climate Change Resilient projects, like Revitalizing Rainfed Agriculture, Navadhanya Cropping system, Groundwater sharing project, NABARD Soils Project, Comprehensive Revival of Millets Programme (CRMP) and Community Managed Seed System (CMSS).

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Networks – Provide the list of networks/federations with NGO has membership

1)  Anantha Paryavarna Parirakshana Samithi (APPS), Anantapur

2) WASSAN Network, Secunderabad

3) AP CAT   Tirupati.

4) Sustainable Groud water management (SuGWM)

5) Community Managed Seed System (CMSS)

6) Revitalizing of Rainfed Agriculture   (RRA)

7) Federation of Climate Adaption-Andhra Pradesh (FOCA-AP)

8) Andhra Pradesh Network Alliance (APNA)

9) Andhra Pradesh Drought Mitigation Project (APDMP)  HANDS-Lead Facilitating Agency  consortium

Awards Received:

• Best N.G.O participant in Joint Forest Management.

• Best N.G.O Participant in Janmabhoomi

• Best N.G.O Participant in Eye Camp

• Best N.G.O participant in campaign of Polio drops.

• Best N.G.O Implementation of APNREGS Under NREGS Programme

• Best N.G.O Implementation of NPM Programme.

• Best N.G.O Participation of SWACHH BHARAT Mission

• Best N.G.O 100% IHCL in Kotanka GP in Garladinne Mandal

• Best N.G.O 100% IHCL in Matlagondhi GP in Singanamala Mandal

 Operation Area:  ANANTHAPURAMU District and Kurnool District.  Andhra Pradesh State, India.

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 Mandal’s : Ananthapuramu District: 1) Garladinne, 2) Singanamala, 3) Kuderu, 4) Kambadur,              5) Settur, 6) Kundurpi, 7) Kalyandurgam, 8) Uravakonda, 9) Brahmasamudram, 10) Peddapappuru,  11) Bommanahal, 12) Ramagiri, 13) Kanaganapalli, 14) Hindupur, 15) Lepakshi, 16) Parigi,                    17) Gummagatta, 18) Rapthadu, 19) Tadipatri Mandals.

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Kurnool District: 1) Kolimigundla  Mandal.