RURAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

Registration No:- 139/1983

Societies Registration Act 1860(XXI. of 1860)

H.No.1-162, Gangi Reddy Nagar, Brahmanapattu Village and Post, Tirupati Rural, Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh, Pin:517551

Rural Development Organisation (RUDO) was established in the year 1983 founded by R.Gangi Reddy. In the year 1984, Oxfam-Bangalore
 
supported the founder to visit the prominent NGO in AP, Karnataka and Tamil Naidu to gain experience to initiate development project. During the year 1984-86 a project entitled “Development through Indigenous Resources” was implemented in association with Dr.Spellman, Prof in Asian Cultures, Windberg University, Canada. Under this project the indigenous agriculture, indigenous health practices and indigenous legal systems were promoted in five villages. Cebemo, a Dutch Agency, Netherlands supported RUDO from 1986 to 1997 for community empowerment the village committees. The project staff was trained in Indian Social Institute, Bangalore for effective implementation of the project. Under this project the peoples institutions were promoted among underprivileged communities, empowered to involve in community development CAPART assisted projects “Organisation of Beneficiaries Anti-poverty Programme” and “Construction of Sanitary Latrines were implemented in the year 1989-90 and 1992-93 respectively. RUDO had been participating in “National Environment Awareness Campaign” of Ministry of Environment and forest, Govt of India since 1990-97. Rural Technology Demonstration Cum Training Centre (RTDC) was set up in the year 1993 in association with National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), Govt of Indias, New Delhi. The NRDC transferred a few Technologies of agriculture, livestock and environment for training cum demonstration. The training cum demonstrations were conducted in the NRDC technologies 1998 to 2004 for farmers and women. NRDC provided assistance to conduct trainings in Blue Green Algae and Azolla, bio- fertilizer, Composting, NADEP and vermicomposting and cattle lick salt to farmers from 2005-06 to 2007-08. Two biogas plants developed by Vivekananda Kendra-NARDEP, Kanyakumari, TN were provided by NRDC for training cum demonstration on biogas in this year The Regional Office-NRDC had been participating in “National Environment Awareness Campaign” of Ministry of Environment and Forest Govt of India since 2007-08 to 2008-09.
 
2010 to 2015 RUDO has been promote rural appropriate technologies for sustainable livelihoods through land, livestock and small enterprises RUDO has been working in remote rural communities especially tribal, dalith and backward communities. The women, farmers and landless poor are targeted for our training programs in rural technologies. The sustainable agriculture methods were promoted among the small and marginal farmers. The trainings were conducted to the farmers in bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides and integrated pest management The blue green algae and azolla bio fertilizers were promoted in the paddy field. The farmers were given training in Blue green Algae and Azolla production, application and preservation. The device such as yellow Boards, light traps and pheromones were introduced for pest control. The Azolla was promoted as cattle feed among the SHGs. Tha trainings were conducted to dairy women farmers and Azolla tanks were constructed for the selected beneficiaries The cattle Lick salt making trainings were conducted for the dairy farmers to maintain the health of the milk animals and get sustainable milk yielding. The cattle lick salt making blocks were distributed to the selected beneficiaries. The trainings were provided to women in rope, paper plates, papad and mud block making for self-employment.
The no tillage farming system a sustainable model for profitable agriculture was promoted among the small and marginal farmers. The awareness camps were conducted to the farmers on no tillage agriculture with the help of the NGOs working in the area of agriculture. This system was introduced in growing vegetable gardens, horticulture lands and dry land farming. Resource material in Telugu and farmers hand book was developed on the NO Tillage Agriculture for trainings and adaptation. One consultation meeting was organized with NGOs, farmers and agriculture department to discuss about the feasibility and applicability. A working group was constituted to initiate the No Tillage Agriculture movement in the area
 
RUDO is focusing its efforts on climate change mitigations through appropriate technologies in rural emission sources such as domestic, agriculture, rice cultivation and livestock. RUDO conducted the awareness camps on climate change in the villages for women. The mud blocks, smokeless chulas and burning of crop residues were promoted to reduce the firewood combustion and reduce Co2 emission. The Azolla was introduced in the rice fields as intercrop as bio fertilizers and to sequester the atmospheric carbon in the area. Azolla absorbs large quantity of cabon due to fast growing and prevents methane emission by surface coverage by its mass like green mat. The farmers were educated on this aspect and cultivated azolla by many farmers. The conservation agriculture based on three principles, minimum soil disturbance/zero tillage, permanent soil cover and crop rotation a sustainable farming system developed by FAO-CA was adopted by RUDO to introduce in the area for profitable agriculture and to offset the CO2 emission from soils. RUDO conducted trainings to the farmers on no tillage agriculture and the farming method was introduced in vegetable gardens, horticulture lands and dry land farming
 
RUDO has developed resource material in its area of work in the form of pamphlets, training material and CDs (power point presentation). RUDO is having basic infrastructure such as lab tap, project and trained staff for training the target group. RUDO is using expertise of Tree for the future-USA and Mr. Murthy Sudhakar-Infrasyis-USA in its work.
 
(R.Gangi Reddy)