Blog
September 30, 2019
We are proud to announce that our project ‘Promotion of Agriculture Production Clusters (APCs) in Tribal Regions of Odisha’ has received the prestigious SKOCH Governance Award 2019 on 26th September 2019.
June 19, 2020
For the women of Brahmondiha village, Self Help Groups (SHGs) are much more than a mere instrument of saving and credit. They are a vehicle to […]
February 27, 2023
The Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) has recently released the report on 'Status of Adivasi Livelihoods 2021'. The report was released in the presence of the Minister of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, Arjun Munda. The report majorly highlights the current challenges and scarcity that Adivasis are living with, which adversely impacts their lives.
February 23, 2023
T
he surge in COVID-19 cases in India
has become the chief reason to worry
about. Not just for the imminent risks
of losing lives, but equally or perhaps
more for losing livelihoods at a massive scale.
Some experts are arguing that the likely toll
claimed by the latter would surpass the former
especially under the probability that the virus
could linger on for quite some time in the fore-
seeable future.
February 23, 2023
Agriculture employs 42% of the total work force whereas it contributes only 16% to the country’s GDP. The average annual growth rate in agriculture has remained static to 2.9% since the last six years. This means that the post-green revolution conventional agriculture has reached its peak. Responsiveness of soil fertility to fertiliser application, an indicator of stagnancy in agriculture, shows declining trend since 1970. The worst sufferer has been the small and marginal farmers who constitute 86% of total farmers.
February 22, 2023
Last August, the gram sabha of Jabarra village in Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh secured rights over 5,352 hectares forest. By focusing on ecotourism, this tribal village has attracted many tourists
January 6, 2018
“Police force was sent and guns were pointed at them but they stood firm. It will be a long and arduous journey for the SHG women […]
February 24, 2023
Each year 9th of August is celebrated worldwide as International Day for the world’s Indigenous People. In India, we have 8.6% of the population who have been officially designated as Scheduled Tribe (ST).
February 23, 2023
Deskilling of Central Indian Plateau Adivasis has led to loss of traditional knowledge and indigenous seeds. Efforts are on to reskill them by reviving traditional practices