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September 22, 2021
Rayagada is a tribal populated district in the southern part of Odisha. Each year it gets around 1200 mm rainfall. The primary occupation of the people of Rayagada is agriculture followed by wage labor. Paddy is the dominant crop, primarily grown for consumption though cotton is also cultivated in large patches, for commercial purposes.
September 1, 2021
How it started Lakhimani Murmu, is an active member of Maniyardi Kadamjharna SHG in Maniyardi Village of Binpur II block of West Bengal. An ever-smiling Lakhimani, lives in a mud-house surrounded by forest, with her husband and two sons.
September 1, 2021
Lakhimani Murmu, is an active member of Maniyardi Kadamjharna SHG [. . .]
August 26, 2021
The remotest hamlet of Ranibandh Block, Chhatnigora, situated 90 km from the district headquarters of Bankura district of West Bengal.
August 26, 2021
Sumitra Devi is a farmer belonging to the Rakhiniketan self-help group of village Betulkhurd, Gola, in Jharkhand. Her family owns 3 acres of cultivable land but due to lack of irrigation facility and shortage.
August 21, 2021
“Livelihoods-Arjuna” is our project in partnership with the Livelihoods Carbon Fund 2 to contribute to the achievement of SDGs in selected project areas of Jharkhand and West Bengal by helping small-holders create durable natural resource assets.
August 16, 2021
We are happy to announce our partnership with British Asian Trust to help stabilise the livelihoods of the most marginalised rural population, especially women, through project Bolstering Rural economy and Addressing COVID Exigencies (BRACE).
August 12, 2021
Marubeni India Private Limited has partnered with PRADAN to enable smallholder farmers market their produce overcoming regular hindrances of distance and inadequate market-knowledge through a project called ‘Mobility Support to Benefit Rural Communities of Jharkhand’.
May 6, 2021
As a part of our initiative ‘Promotion of women-centric livelihoods collective for economic empowerment’, PRADAN is happy to announce its partnership with Experian, one of India’s leading credit bureaus.
April 9, 2021
We are happy to announce our partnership project with ICICI Foundation, named Assured Income Enhancement Model Goat and Back Yard Poultry (BYP) Farming in Simdega, Godda and Dumka Districts, Jharkhand.