Tamarind cakes aid incomes of tribal women in Odisha's Rayagada
Tamarind cakes aid incomes of tribal women in Odisha's Rayagada

By Ashis Senapati

Tribal residents in Odisha’s Rayagada are able to supplement their livelihoods by producing tasty and marketable cakes from using tamarind which is abundantly found in the forest areas of Bissamcuttack and Kashipur blocks. Details here.

Tribal residents in Odisha’s Rayagada are able to supplement their livelihoods by producing tasty and marketable cakes from using tamarind which is abundantly found in the forest areas of Bissamcuttack and Kashipur blocks. Details here.

इमली केक बना ओडिशा की आदिवासी महिलाओं की कमाई का जरिया
इमली केक बना ओडिशा की आदिवासी महिलाओं की कमाई का जरिया

By Ashis Senapati

ओडिशा के रायगड़ा में आदिवासी समुदाय इमली से केक बनाकर बाजार में बेच रहा है, जिससे उन्हें बढ़िया मुनाफा भी हो रहा है। जोकि बिसामकटक और काशीपुर ब्लॉक के जंगलों में आसानी से मिल जाती हैं।

ओडिशा के रायगड़ा में आदिवासी समुदाय इमली से केक बनाकर बाजार में बेच रहा है, जिससे उन्हें बढ़िया मुनाफा भी हो रहा है। जोकि बिसामकटक और काशीपुर ब्लॉक के जंगलों में आसानी से मिल जाती हैं।

The Goodness of the Bitter Neem
The Goodness of the Bitter Neem

By Pankaja Srinivasan

It is the puthandu (Tamil new year), and the gorgeous white neem flowers are bountiful. Across many households in the south of India, the flowers are incorporated into special recipes. Not just because they taste good, but also because they bring home the message that life is beautiful like the neem tree, but it also brings with it bitterness, which is necessary for the good health of the body, mind and soul. Here’s a quick recipe of neem flower rasam.

It is the puthandu (Tamil new year), and the gorgeous white neem flowers are bountiful. Across many households in the south of India, the flowers are incorporated into special recipes. Not just because they taste good, but also because they bring home the message that life is beautiful like the neem tree, but it also brings with it bitterness, which is necessary for the good health of the body, mind and soul. Here’s a quick recipe of neem flower rasam.

Ensuring livelihoods, education for COVID-hit poor families in Karnataka
Ensuring livelihoods, education for COVID-hit poor families in Karnataka

By Jyotsna Richhariya

As a fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lives of poor women and children in Karnataka were adversely affected. Many of the families lost access to education following a loss of livelihood. An NGO is aiding such single-woman headed families to recover from the economic devastation caused by the pandemic. Details here.

As a fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lives of poor women and children in Karnataka were adversely affected. Many of the families lost access to education following a loss of livelihood. An NGO is aiding such single-woman headed families to recover from the economic devastation caused by the pandemic. Details here.

Women in Odisha’s Keonjhar use paper waste to make papier-mache craft, achieve self-reliance
Women in Odisha’s Keonjhar use paper waste to make papier-mache craft, achieve self-reliance

By Ashis Senapati

Around 70 women in Odisha’s Keonjhar district are keeping the ancient papier-mache craft alive by utilising paper waste. These collective efforts have also resulted in these women eking out their livelihoods as the products they make are highly marketable.

Around 70 women in Odisha’s Keonjhar district are keeping the ancient papier-mache craft alive by utilising paper waste. These collective efforts have also resulted in these women eking out their livelihoods as the products they make are highly marketable.

Tribal farmers in Mayurbhanj earn an annual profit of Rs 1 lakh an acre by cultivating rubber
Tribal farmers in Mayurbhanj earn an annual profit of Rs 1 lakh an acre by cultivating rubber

By Ashis Senapati

Rubber cultivation was introduced on 200 acres of land in Mayurbhanj district in Odisha in 1995. Since then, it has spread to 4,500 acres with over 6,000 farmers growing rubber and selling latex. Rubber processing units have also been set up.

Rubber cultivation was introduced on 200 acres of land in Mayurbhanj district in Odisha in 1995. Since then, it has spread to 4,500 acres with over 6,000 farmers growing rubber and selling latex. Rubber processing units have also been set up.

The Strawberry Farmers of Odisha
The Strawberry Farmers of Odisha

By Ashis Senapati

With the support of district administration, tribal farmers in Koraput and Nuapada districts have taken up strawberry cultivation and are earning up to Rs 6 lakh profit per acre.

With the support of district administration, tribal farmers in Koraput and Nuapada districts have taken up strawberry cultivation and are earning up to Rs 6 lakh profit per acre.

An all woman farmers’ company scripts success in Tamil Nadu’s Salem
An all woman farmers’ company scripts success in Tamil Nadu’s Salem

By Pankaja Srinivasan

Cultivation of oilseeds, millets, groundnuts, cereals, vegetables and flowers by 2,555 women in Tamil Nadu’s Salem has ushered in better incomes for the cultivators. The Veerapandy Kalanjia Jeevidam Producer Company Limited not merely cultivates food but also processes it into finished products which are highly marketable.

Cultivation of oilseeds, millets, groundnuts, cereals, vegetables and flowers by 2,555 women in Tamil Nadu’s Salem has ushered in better incomes for the cultivators. The Veerapandy Kalanjia Jeevidam Producer Company Limited not merely cultivates food but also processes it into finished products which are highly marketable.

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