The key components of the project are:

1. Livelihood Promotion: Families with sufficient land will be encouraged to cultivate medicinal plants; families with limited land who will cultivate on their small plots and also rear two goats and families without any land who will focus on cattle rearing.
2. Irrigation support: Sholayur is generally a dry and arid region, with most farmers relying on seasonal rains for cultivation. While there are some water sources available, they are yet to be tapped for irrigation purposes. We plan to provide irrigation support to all farmers under the project by establishing gravity or lift irrigation systems at ten locations in these villages. This significant effort to ensure irrigation has never been undertaken in these villages before. These systems are expected to provide a steady supply of water, allowing farmers to continue their cultivation even during the summer months.
3. Market linkages: We have built strong relationships with Ayurveda pharmacies in Kerala, who supported us during the pilot medicinal plants project. We have leveraged these connections to establish market linkages for the additional farmers. Market linkages for cattle and goats have also been established.
4. All of these components are complemented by intensive capacity-building activities for the farmers, which include regular workshops, exposure visits, field-level demonstrations, ongoing monitoring, and technical support.
5. Also, there are components aimed at improving health and nutrition, including regular medical camps, health awareness initiatives, and the promotion of kitchen gardens.
6. To ensure continuity of activities, a strong community monitoring system has been established in the form of farmer groups, village planning committee at village level and a Project level tribal development committee at apex level.