February 27, 2023

Non-traditional crop. For additional income, small farmers in Odisha, Jharkhand take to marigold

NGO Pradan hand-holds them under the National Rural Livelihood Mission programme
February 27, 2023

Tears of joy rolled down my cheeks as I received the award

Damayanti Nayak’s inspiring journey is causing many farmers to take up collectivized and synchronized farming. Here Damayanti recalls how she went from growing crops for self consumption to earning 2 lacs from farming - in her own words
February 27, 2023

Adivasis in Several Odisha, Jharkhand Districts Earn Less Than Rs 1 Lakh Annually

A survey shows that the annual daily wages of an Adivasi household are around Rs 31,000.
February 27, 2023

Bio-resource centers as a tool to tackle the fertilizers crisis – The state of regenerative agriculture in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand

India has seen a rapid growth in the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides over the last decade as the country’s population increased. In Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand, two states in central India, farmers use more than twice as much fertiliser per acre as farmers in other parts of India.
February 27, 2023

Lakhimani Murmu Inspiring Millions! An Entrepreneur Started Her Journey with Just Rs 2500

Lakhimani Murmu is an active member of the Maniyardi Kadamjharna SHG in Binpur, West Bengal. Lakhimani, lives in a mud house surrounded by forest with her husband and two sons. Lakhimani, like most scheduled tribes' smallholder farmers, had very little land for crop cultivation.
February 27, 2023

Budget 2023: What the social sector wants from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Budget 2023: The focus needs to be on regenerative agricultural practices which will ensure ecological security and food safety.
February 27, 2023

Budget 2023: Real estate sector’s expectations from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The real estate sector in India is one of the highest contributing sectors and the second-largest employment generator after agriculture.
February 27, 2023

Budget 2023: Can govt provide much-needed impetus to spur growth in agrarian sector?

Agriculture is the sunrise sector of India and employs the majority of the workforce and, for a variety of reasons, has dominated national policy and academic debate in recent years.
February 27, 2023

Budget 2023: क्या बजट से पूरी होंगी सोशल सेक्टर की अपेक्षाएं? जानिए उनकी मांगें क्या हैं

आज भी भारत सरकार द्वारा सोशल सेक्टर और एजुकेशन के लिए किया जाने वाला खर्च जीडीपी का लगभग तीन फीसदी ही है. फाइनेंशियल 2023-24 के लिए केंद्र सरकार द्वारा पेश किए जाने वाले बजट से पहले हमने हेल्थकेयर, एजुकेशन, ग्रामीण सुधार की दिशा में काम करने वाले एक्सपर्ट्स और एनजीओ से बात की.
February 27, 2023

Women-owned entrepreneurs form ‘only 20%’ of MSME businesses: Joint Secy MSME

National level livelihood promoting organisation ACCESS Development Services, along with NITI Aayog hosted the Livelihoods India Summit on Monday.
February 27, 2023

2021 Status of Adivasi Livelihoods Report – Jharkhand and Odisha

Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), a non-governmental organisation based out of New Delhi, published this report on April 18, 2022. The report focuses on the livelihood of Adivasi communities in the states of Jharkhand and Odisha. It is the first report in a series planned to study the livelihoods of Adivasis across the country.
February 27, 2023

Climate action can help address crop loss in Central India

Small and marginal farmers in the central plateau are gradually finding agriculture non-viable
February 27, 2023

Smashing gender discrimination one theatre skit at a time

Nukkad naatak (street theatre) is not only helping a group of tribal women raise awareness about gender discrimination and the digital divide in Banka, Bihar -- but it’s helping bring about real change too.
February 27, 2023

Indigenous pasture production for regeneration of drylands and increased livestock production – A story from the drylands of Kenya to the drylands of India

In the blog on livestock production in India we read about the importance of the livestock sector in India and its characteristics. One significant aspect that came out is that of the total cultivated land, only 4-5% of arable land is used for fodder production.