Keonjhar

December 4, 2018
Nityananda Dhal December 4, 2018
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Sustainable Integrated Farming: A Scalable Model for Small and Marginal Farmers

Conceptualizing and grounding a development model appropriate to the diverse needs and priorities of different sections of the community, and, at the same time conserving the eco-system of the local livelihoods is a challenge of a very high order.
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June 17, 2017
Anjan Swar June 17, 2017
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Farm Technology: Opening up Unimagined Possibilities for Women

A woman worker uses her fingertips on an average 522 times, her fingernails 144 times and her palms 55 times for every single kilogramme of grain that she produces, according to a survey by India’s Ministry of Agriculture.
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August 8, 2015
Anjan Swar August 8, 2015
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Indigenous Backyard Poultry Promotion: The Keonjhar Experience

Focusing on making BYP a financially viable enterprise, and through systematic handholding of SHG women, training them and ensuring regular deworming and vaccinations for the birds, the CAHWs have set villagers on the path to progress and prosperity.
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July 3, 2015
Nityananda Dhal July 3, 2015
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Savings: A Neglected Need of the Poor

Recognizing the importance of inculcating the habit of saving, and experimenting with a simple and effective way of doing so within SHGs and the individual homes seems to have struck a chord of resonance in the village women, who are now beginning to exercise autonomy and choice in how much and where they want to save
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June 6, 2014
Nityananda Dhal June 6, 2014
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Mass Vaccination Programme: Preventing Deadly Diseases in Small Livestock in Keonjhar

Establishing sustainable private-public delivery systems for basic vaccination of BYP and small ruminants is bringing about change in Keonjhar, combating deadly diseases that wipe out the stock on a regular basis thereby offering hope to the landless poor
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November 10, 2012
B.C. Barah November 10, 2012
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Why Do Farmers Adopt or Dis-adopt? SRI – A Short Report from the Field

The System of Rice Intensification has made its presence felt in the Indian agriculture scenario, by its fast speed and the promise to “ grow more with less”. Yet there has also been a lot and reports of disadoption. This preliminary report of a research lays out a number of reasons, predominantly rainfall failure related for farmer drop-outs.
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February 10, 2010
Sahana Mishra February 10, 2010
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People’s Participation in Government Programmes

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.
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