The presentation about activities undertaken by Kheti Virasat Mission. This PPT is speacilly for kind heart donors those want to join this caravan of Compassion , Concern and Commitment for Mother Nature. PPT presents journey of KVM , it gives a brief account of How this environment and Organic Farming movement evolved. We request to our supporters and patrons to have a glance on this presentation and donate for KVM.

1. KVM: A Compassionate Venture for
Ecology, Health & Natural Farming in Punjab

2. Kheti Virasat Mission
A Ecological Movement :
Born out of compassion
Concerned about Environmental &Health
Crisis of Punjab
&
Committed to take challenge of SocioEcological Reconstruction of Punjab
A grass-root civil society
ecological action group

3. Punjab : Fact File
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Total geographical area-1.5 %
Highest Cropping intensity – 196 %
Highest Pesticides Usage– 18 %
Highest Fertilizers Usage - 10 %
Highest Tractor No.– 24 %
of India

4. Fat Labile Pesticides
 Some pesticides are fat labile i.e. affinity for fatty
tissue in body & they keep on accumulating
 Females having greater mass of fatty tissue in body,
more of these pesticides accumulate in female body
 In any condition of stress in females when body fat is
mobilized these pesticides stored in fat are released &
flood the blood (pregnancy)
 High levels of pesticides have been demonstrated in
blood and breast milk

5. Carcinogenic Pesticides
 Few pesticides are carcinogenic i.e. affect dividing
cells more than the non-dividing cells
 Females having large number of dividing tissues
(uterus, bone marrow -to replace monthly blood loss, breast, thyroid
etc.) are more vulnerable
 Hence greater incidence of breast, uterus, thyroid
and bone marrow cancers in women

6. Pesticides causing Reproductive
Toxins
 Chemicals damaging reproductive systems of both
male & female
 Exposure to these agents before conception produce
a adverse effects i.e. reduced fertility, abnormal
fetus, reduced libido or menstrual dysfunction
 Maternal exposure after conception cause perinatal
death, low birth weight, birth defects, behavioral
disabilities & cancer

7. Pesticides Impact in Punjab: CSE
Study
 15 types of pesticides in 20 blood samples tested
 Blood sample contains a cocktail of 6-13 pesticides
 Organo-chlorine pesticides (DDT, Endosulfan) found to be 15-605
times higher than those found in blood samples of US
population
 Found residues of the newer ‘non-persistent’ pesticides –
organophosphates
chlorpyrifos, dichlorvos)
(acephate,
monocrotophos, malathion,

8. Organophosphates – CSE report
 Constitute > 60% of total pesticides residues in the blood
samples
 Found Monocrotophos in 75% blood samples
Chlorpyrifos in 85%
Malathion in 70%

9. Punjab Reproductive health
 High rate of menstrual disorders
 Spontaneous Abortions, Miscarriages & still
births
 Deteriorating semen quality, male infertility
leading impotence

10. Punjab State Survey Report on
Cancer
PGI Study confirms Pesticide
link

11. PGI Chandigarh Study:
indicating Pesticide Link with Cancer
Talwandi Sabo
Variables
Cases
Chamkaur sahib
Controls
Cases
Controls
OR
(95%CI)
Pvalue
3.4 (1.4-8.5)
0.0046
n=179
n=264
n=129
n=182
24(13.4)
34(12.9)
11(8.5)
8(4.4)
Pesticide user in
agriculture
31(17.3)
37(14.0)
5(3.9)
5(2.7)
7.4 (2.6-22.3)
0.0000
Involved in spray
29(16.2)
37(14.0)
5(3.9)
5(2.7)
6.8 (2.4-20.7)
0.0000
Storage of pesticide at
Home
14(7.8)
20(7.6)
4(3.1)
3(1.6)
5.1 (1.3-22.6)
0.0117
Smokers
25(14.0)
14(5.3)
6(4.7)
5.8 (2.0-17.6)
0.0002
Chewing Tobacco
14(7.8)
13(4.9)
5(3.9)
5.1 (1.3-22.6)
0.011
Alcohol drink
24(13.4)
23(8.7)
17(13.2)
3.9 (1.5-10.2)
0.002
Cultivators
Pattern of pesticide use
Tobacco use
5(2.7)
3(1.6)
7(3.8)

12. CANCER TRAIN
Gift of Green Revolution

13. Punjabi Generation facing Pesticide
Side-Effects
Sacrococcygeal
Teratoma
Sacrococcygeal
Teratoma
Meningomyelocele
Meningomyelocele
Duplication cyst
Yolk sac tumor

14. Villages for Sale : courtesy Green
Revolution
 January 2002: Village Harkishanpura district Bathinda put itself on SALE
 June 2005 : Village Malsinghwala , District Mansa on Sale
1 Commonality : Water Crisis
& Indebtedness

15. Punjab The land of dark zones
Water!!!
1984 - 53 blocks
1995 - 84
2005 - 108
Total of 138 development
blocks in Punjab

16. Water Crisis in Punjab:
A Comparison
Drinking water problem villages
1980 1990 2000 2004 -
3712
6287
8518
11849 (95.39%)
12423 villages
*Out of total
in
Punjab are facing drinking water problems
Tube wells in Punjab
 1970 - 1.92 lakh
 1980 - 6 lakh
 1990 - 8 lakh
 2000- 10 lakh and
*Now
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14 lakh Approx.

17. Questions for Punjab ?
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Food Contaminated ?
Air Contaminated ?
Water Contaminated ?
Body Contaminated ?
Are we heading Towards a Dying Civilization ?

18. Kheti Virasat Mission :
A Movement :
Born out of compassion
Concerned about crisis
Committed to take challenge
KVM was formed in March 2005 with headquarters at
Jaitu ,District-Faridkot.
A grass-root action group

19. Activities :
Awareness & Fact Establishment on ongoing Crisis
Organic Farming Trainings of around 10,000 farmers
Farmer Base of around 4000 farmers
In-House proven Organic Farming Techniques for Punjab
Organizing ‘Expert Talks & Visits’ on Organic Farming
Peoples’ dialogue on environmental health crisis organizing
across the state & built up informed debate
 Organic Kitchen Gardening involving > 1000 women in 14
villages(Women Action Group)
 Campaigning on Cancer, Safe food , Water & Crop Residue
Burning
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20. Farmer Training Camps

21. More than 400 Farmer Training Camps
through out Punjab

22. KVM’s Expert Farmers Across
Punjab

23. KVM’s Expert Farmers Across
Punjab

24. KVM’s Expert Farmers Across
Punjab

25. Organic Farming Techniques

26. Organic Farming Techniques
Wheat Zero Till Drill Sowing

27. Crops KVM Work on
Organic Cotton
Organic Maize
Organic Wheat
Organic Sugarcane

28. Organic Basmati
Organic Turmeric
Organic Fodder Production
Organic Millets

29. Organic Farming
Experts
Shri Manohar Parchure
Subash Palekar
Subash Sharma
Suresh Desai
Deepak Suchde
Dr. O P Rupela
Claude Alvares
Jayant Barve
Dr. Ramanjaneyulu
Shri Prakhas Raghuvanshi
Dr. T.P. Rajendran
Dr. D.U.M. Rao
Dr. A.K.Yadav

30. Organic Farming Experts

31. Dialogue on environmental health
crisis across the state
Shri Devindra Sharma
Dr. Sudhendra Sharma
Suman Sahai
Rajedra Singh
Sachidanand Bharti
Laxman Singh
P V Satish
Dr. S G Kabra
Sunita Narayan
Chandra Bhushan

32. Women Action Group
Since ages Punjabi Women were contributing in
Agriculture but modern farming is making this fair
gender out of fields. KVM strongly work for reviving
women contribution through activities :
∗Kitchen gardening
∗Women awareness
∗Babe-di-Rasoi/Traditional Food Festival
∗Navtrinjna

33. Involving women in ecological
initiatives
Feeding families with pesticide
free food :
Natural Kitchen gardening
more then 1200 women
started growing pesticide free
vegetables

34. Organic Kitchen Garden

35. Bebe-Di-Rasoi
A initiative to conserve the Heritage of our
grandmothers Healthy traditional recipes

36. Bebe-Di-Rasoi
Millet Based
Traditional
Food
Festival

37. Bebe-Di-Rasoi

38. Nav-Trinjan
A Women Initiative
Trinjan, a symbol of liberty and wisdom
of women, provides a platform for
sharing skills like embroidery, weaving,
knitting, spinning, cooking , health and
traditional knowledge related with
agriculture like seeds, sowing, herbs etc.
women also shared their sorrows and
joys with each other in Trinjan

39. Organizing Farmer Market :

40. Campaigning on Cancer, Safe
Food & Water

41. Campaigning Against Straw
Burning

42. Balihari Kudrat:
Our Bi-monthly Magzine
A initiative by KVM to generate awareness in society a bi
monthly magazine on relevant topic related to:
Organic Farming Techniques
Environment issue
Health Issue
Govt. Policy Issues
Success Stories of Punjab Farmers

43. Our Publication Wing

44. Other Publications

45. Recognition :
Satyamev Jayate Price money meant for NGO working
on Pesticides & toxicity

46. Message
 In last 8yrs KVM successfully raised issue on
Environmental crisis & its strong relation with
Agriculture toxicity
 Section of Society understand concerns raised &
support our initiatives
 We request you to strengthen this movement & make
Punjab a better place for coming generation

47. You Can Help:
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Spread our Message
Join Our Campaigning
Adopt a village
Sponsor a study or field research
Sponsor an Organic farmer
Monthly, Quarterly or Annual Donations
Sponsor KVM monthly magazine and publications

48. Be generous towards Ecological Action
Donate for KVM
Online donations can be made to KVM
KHETI VIRASAT MISSION TRUST
STATE BANK OF PATIALA a/c 65001305340 Branch-JAITU,
IFS CODE : STBP0000044
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AXIS BANK a/c 912010021510084 , Branch – Faridkot
IFS CODE: UTIB0000417
DONATIONS MADE TO KVM ARE ELIGIBLE TO
GETBENEFITS OF SECTION 80 –G INCOME TAX ACT 1961.

49. Come Join Us !
“If all the insects were to disappear from the earth,
within 50 years all life on earth would end. If all human
beings disappeared from the earth, within 50 years all
forms of life would flourish.”_____ Jonas Salk

50. Visit Us On-
http://www.khetivirasatmission.org/
http://www.womenactionforecology.webs.com/

51. Contact Us :
Khetivirasatmission@gmail.com
+91-9872682161

52. God is Omnipresent in the entire Nature and hurting Nature is
violence against the God.
T
hank You