May 1, 2010
Madhabananda Ray May 1, 2010
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Recognizing the potential of tasar as an income generating and sustainable occupation for the tribals who live in and around forested areas, Pradan’s focus includes promoting scientific practices in ensuring disease free layings and providing backward and forward linkages for the activity.
April 9, 2010
Binju Abraham April 9, 2010
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Airing grievances and raising issues regarding the implementation of MGNREGA, the stakeholders utilize the forum of the jan Sunwai to come face-to-face with each other on a single platform to discuss and learn about the shortcomings and problems that each of them face.
April 2, 2010
Kirti Misra April 2, 2010
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Employment guarantee has both a demand and a supply side. Balancing the two is certainly not an apolitical exercise. Both sides of the programme have to be steered sensitively, with an awareness of local power dynamics and at the same time ensuring that the weakest are not left behind.
March 12, 2010
Kandala Singh March 12, 2010
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Despite the conflict and power politics that come into play, there is tremendous scope for collective action through collaboration with the government, unions, people’s movements and gram sabhas to ensure effective implementation of NREGA
March 6, 2010
Sudip Ghosh March 6, 2010
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Introducing the 5% model and constructing happas in the drought-prone, arid uplands and midlands of molian panchayat in Bankura district has transformed barren tracts into verdant and productive lands, thereby benefiting and empowering the resource-poor occupants of the area.
March 3, 2010
Sibaji Adak March 3, 2010
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Utilizing the provisions under MGNREGA to generate wages and, more important, create assets such as farm ponds that will support their agriculture, the villagers of hirbandh and adjoining areas have been able to fight abject poverty, make informed choices and take charge of their own activities.
February 11, 2010
Hemendra Kumar Pratihari February 11, 2010
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True empowerment is not something that can be foisted from outside, nor is it charity that is to be bestowed on the poor; true empowerment comes when knowledge and practices that have been assimilated by communities over centuries are encouraged, supported and given the opportunity and space to blossom. The sooner a development professional understands this, the more meaningful will be his/her contribution.
February 10, 2010
Sahana Mishra February 10, 2010
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Government projects for the welfare of the poor do not reach the targeted beneficiaries because of a failure of the system, and the lack of transparency and integrity in the authorities. The poor are, yet again, the victims of these flawed schemes.
February 6, 2010
Pandit Arjun February 6, 2010
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Drawing inspiration from farmers, who have been successful in using organic farming methods to improve yields significantly, the small farmers of Balaghat are steadily replacing the use of chemicals for paddy and vegetable cultivation with Jeevamrita and other organic products, thereby ensuring greater productivity and enriching soil fertility.
February 5, 2010
Shivaji N. Choudhary February 5, 2010
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Chickpea cultivation, which has huge potential in India, is as yet underutilized and undervalued. Planned interventions will go a long way in motivating the small landowners to cultivate chickpea, both as a viable crop and for its nutritive value.