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February 23, 2023
About 1,120 women farmers in Gumla district of Jharkhand have come together under a women’s trust to sell their produce and find better markets, writes Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
February 23, 2023
A large number of women in Jharkhand’s Godda district have benefitted from a nutrition intervention programme since 2018. Now, it is getting further boost due to the state government’s Didi Badi Yojana, reports Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
February 27, 2023
Saroj Mahapatra has been appointed as the next Executive Director with Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), which is one of India’s foremost agencies working on uplift of rural areas and people.
May 8, 2019
The Government of India introduced the Public Distribution System for the distribution of food grains at affordable prices and management of food-scarce situations. Over the past few years, the term PDS has become interchangeable with the term “food security” and also an integral part of the government’s policy for the management of the food economy in the country.
May 15, 2023
Nights of Kaspur village are usually calm, silent, and pitch-dark. Beneath a sky full of twinkling stars, one can see thousands of fireflies adorning bushes and trees. Tranquility reigns. Only Nirmal’s sudden exasperated cries and Dulourin’s sobbing would shatter this calm at times.
June 23, 2020
We are happy to announce our initiative ‘SHG led Action to Facilitate and Augment Livelihoods by Transforming Agriculture eco-systems in Jharkhand (SAFALTA)’, in collaboration with Axis Bank Foundation. This is a five-year Project with its period is from July 2019 to June 2024.
December 4, 2016
Bhopal: Somti Gathiya, 43, a resident of Raipur village in Betul district, dreamt of working and earning like an officer and not a farmer. Gathiya, a […]
February 27, 2023
Programmes and schemes for tribal communities need to align with their values of togetherness, living in harmony with nature and non-exploitative livelihood practices. That is the only way to ensure the challenges being faced by the Adivasis are addressed without compromising the Adivasi way of living.
January 9, 2020
We are happy to announce RAISE, a three-year project that has started in partnership with Aditya Birla Capital Limited. The goal of RAISE is to develop an integrated model of sustainable people..