Livelihood

January 4, 2017
Soubhagya Ranjan Ratha January 4, 2017
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Community Animal Health Workers: Way Beyond Being Just Service Providers

Taking the training they receive to a different level of engagement altogether, CAHWs are instrumental in bringing about change at various levels, helping women find their confidence, dignity and recognition, thereby making them a force to reckon with
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January 3, 2017
Rashmi Priya January 3, 2017
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A Cycle of Change

Coming together as a group, collectively staking their right to making decisions about what crops to grow, challenging prevalent traditions, the women of the SHG find their confidence and strength by becoming forces to reckon with in their community.
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December 10, 2016
Harikant Gupta December 10, 2016
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Farmer Producer Organization: Enhancing the Identity of Women as Farmers

Bringing about change in the mindsets of women is best achieved by first organizing them in collectives, so that they see themselves as farmers and as major contributors to agriculture. The focus is on enhancing the agency of women and having a clear understanding of FPO systems, operations and resource utilization with a sense of ownership.
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September 7, 2016
Saheb Bhattacharyya September 7, 2016
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Mulberry Sericulture: An Alternative, Farm-based Livelihood for Small Farmers

Establishing mulberry sericulture as an alternative farm-based livelihood activity was a slow and steady endeavour of the PRADAN team in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, leading to income-generation and a degree of prosperity for women farmers
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August 14, 2016
Anjan Swar August 14, 2016
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Sustainable Farming: Building the Identity of Women as Farmers

Introducing sustainable organic farming and power-operated implements, holding training programmes and exposure visits for women farmers, thereby enhancing their knowledge and decision-making abilities has been a rewarding investment of the PRADAN team in some villages of Odisha, creating the path to self-sufficiency and food sufficiency
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August 7, 2016
Dr. Anupam Pal August 7, 2016
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Folk Rice Diversity in West Bengal: Conserving this Neglected Treasure

Replacing region-specific, salt-tolerant Folk Rice Varieties (FRV s) with Modern Varieties (MVs) of rice was a costly mistake because it became clear that the MVs could not survive in the marginal environmental conditions. By reintroducing FRV s, efforts are being made to regain the time-tested wisdom of traditional practices and the local population
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July 26, 2016
Sayani Bhattacharya July 26, 2016
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Seed Sovereignty: Empowering Farmers

Going back to using indigenous seeds and growing indigenous paddy after realizing the short-term and long-term advantages of these over HYVs, farmers are beginning to reclaim their power to decide what they want to sow and grow because they can better appreciate their own local context and needs
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July 22, 2016
Shachi Seth July 22, 2016
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A Patch of Green in the Forest: Organic Farming in Paraswada

Shifting from agricultural practices that were expensive, unsustainable, harmful to the environment, degenerative to the soil, and biased towards rich farmers, the women of Paraswada, Madhya Pradesh, with PRADAN ’s support, decide to make the transition to organic methods of farming, which include using indigenous seeds, SRI, crop diversification, bio-manure and a host of other practices, showing positive and promising results
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July 13, 2016
Sabarmatee Sabarmatee July 13, 2016
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More Production and Better Livelihoods with Unhealthy, Undernourished and Fatigued Workforce? Rethink

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July 8, 2016
Akash Badave July 8, 2016
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Organic Farming Initiatives in Dantewada: From Subsistence to Sustainability

Skirting the hazards of chemical farming by a whisker, the tribal farmers in Dantewada district, with the help of a strong and supportive District Collector, set an example to other villages by using traditional seeds cultivated the SRI way, to find that their produce, both in terms of quantity and quality, is comparable to any crop produced with newer techniques. Age-old wisdom prevailing over modern quick-fixes!
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