April 2, 2011
Gretchen Phillips April 2, 2011
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Exploring the questions that are typically addressed in a Value Chain Study and the approaches to conduct such a study, the article dwells on how these studies can be used to inform the engagement of livelihood practitioners.
March 3, 2011
Rajesh March 3, 2011
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Known for its soil erosion during heavy rainfall, the infertile lands of Dhaka and Diggal Pahadi have been converted into green fields through tasar plantations and other agricultural interventions, ensuring food and financial security for the villagers.
February 8, 2011
Sukanta Sarkar February 8, 2011
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With detailed planning of the processes of implementation of MNREGA, and collaboration among the people, the gram panchayat and PRADAN, the villagers are witnessing changes on different fronts—from an increase in assets and in knowledge about agricultural practices to enhanced production, leading to financial and food security.
February 5, 2011
Neeraj Kushwah February 5, 2011
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Creating a community of women through SHGs within a larger community proves immensely beneficial to the poorest of the poor; they find alternative livelihoods and are free of the persecution of moneylenders.
February 3, 2011
Manu Sinha February 3, 2011
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Commissioned by PRADAN to understand the impact of the sericulture programme on primary producers at different levels of the value chain and the value chain itself, this study covered primary producers from five districts (Banka, Godda, Dumka, Saraikela and Bhagalpur) of Bihar and Jharkhand and the key stakeholders from various government and non-government organizations. In this extract, the focus is on the impact on primary producers.
January 2, 2011
Binju Abraham January 2, 2011
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Aiming for the prosperity of the family, the Kudumbasree project, led by women, seeks to address the basic needs of less privileged women, thereby providing them a dignified life and a better future.
January 1, 2011
Rajib L. Pathak January 1, 2011
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Intervening to build entrepreneurship among the women of Barmer engaged in textile crafts, Udyogini moves from direct implementation to a facilitating role.
December 27, 2010
December 27, 2010
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The South Asia Pro Poor Livestock Policy Programme (SAPPLPP), Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) and the National Small-holder Poultry Development Trust (NSPDT) jointly convened a workshop on ‘Small- Holder Poultry Rearing: A Sustainable Livelihood Opportunity for the Rural Poor’ in New Delhi on 28 December 2010. A report on the workshop.
November 9, 2010
Harshvardhan November 9, 2010
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An excerpt from an in-depth study of the success, the limitations and the challenges of KPS, an organization that promotes poultry rearing as an alternative livelihood, for the poorest of the poor, who have so far been migrating and working as labour for survival
October 15, 2010
Rakesh Tiwary October 15, 2010
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Examining the irrigation sharing practices among beneficiary groups, their conflicts and conflict resolution mechanisms, the study identifies the scope for formal ans sustainable institutional mechanisms for community managed irrigation systems. This study was carried out for PRADAN, Ranchi and Jharkhand.