Jharana Meher, 27 years old of Mundodarh, Belpada block, Dist- Bolangir(Orissa)

I am Brundaban Puta from village Mohangiri of Kalahandi district in Odisha; I am 35 years old, born in a marginal farmer’s family and have to support six members including my parents. I studied up to 10th standard but I have no job. I cultivate this land which provides us a livelihood for about six months. There is no alternative source of income and often I attempt to seek labour work which is not always available close to my village.

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HARD LABOUR NEVER GOES UNREWARD

I am Manu Dharua; S/o of Ladu Dharua, aged about 38 years is a small land holding farmer of kandhenjhula Village in Belpada Block of Bolangir District. He is a dropout from 5th class from his village Government school, kandhenjhula. Since my childhood I have interest in farming and always help my parents in season work. He has a landed property of 3.5 acres from which he cultivates chickpea in one acre and remaining land remains fallow after paddy cultivation in rabi season He found besides paddy cultivation in kharif season each year .

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REALISED THE DIFFERENCE BECOMING A WADI FARMER

The tribal population constitute around 8% of total population is mainly depend on forest, livestock and agriculture. But the denuding forest resources, shrinking of both ground and surface water table and poor fuel and fodder supply have jeopardized their agriculture and livestock productivity. The small and marginal, fragmented and non irrigated holdings capable of raising a mono crop and low productive livestock population do not provide adequate resources and income for tribal live hood.

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LEAF PLAT MAKING AND VALUE ADDITION THROUGH BANASHREE FOREST

Poverty in rural Orissa is too acute. UNDP report says that 80% population in western Odisha live below poverty line despite of rich natural resources and human power. Poverty, hunger & ill health became the friends of community.

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BLOOMING LIVES OF MIGRANT WOMEN THROUGH SHG

Kansapalla is village with a population of 1516 people and 336 households located at the foothill of Gandhamardan hills of western ghat in Belpada Block of Bolangir district of Odisha. The literacy rate is 63% incase male & 48% incase female. Scheduled tribes, schedule caste and other backward caste families reside in the village

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