The Biju Patnaik Tribal Agro-biodiversity Centre of MSSRF has embarked on an endeavour to establish 102 pond-based integrated farming system models in Kosagumuda and Boipariguda blocks in Nabarangpur and Koraput districts respectively. The intervention is being executed under the Department … Continued
Aim: The overall aim of the project is to increase production of pulses crop to achieve self sufficiency and ensuring food and nutritional security by providing pulse protein in the diet to maintain good health, restoration of soil health through … Continued
Aim: Increasing food legumes production by small farmers to strengthen food and nutrition security through adoption of improved technologies and governance within South-South Cooperation. Objectives: Dissemination and adoption of improved technologies and governance to increase productivity of food legumes through … Continued
Aim: The aims of the project is to enhance the accessibility and availability of quality seeds of millet, pulses and oilseeds to strengthen the food security, livelihood and conserve natural resource base for sustainable production systems to enhance the income … Continued
Tribals in villages surrounding the hills in Koraput district see jadibuti as the only cure for ailments, be it a minor skin infection or a major condition like paralysis. Read full article here
Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson of MSSRF, visited Koraput from February 15-17, 2023, and spent considerable time with community stakeholders in villages where MSSRF has worked for almost 2.5 decades. She met with Community Hunger Fighters, Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) … Continued
Aims: To improve the health and nutrition status of the rural and tribal farming communities by ensuring availabilities by ensuring availability and access to nutrient rich food especially vegetables and fruits through establishment of Nutrition Garden. Objectives:
Under this project the component wise various activities such as Agriculture and Aquaculture has been under taken during June to September 2020. Total 190 farmers were targeted for intervention in 30 operational villages from 8 Gram Panchayat of Kundura and … Continued
Aim: To improve the health, nutrition and livelihood status of small and marginal farming communities by ensuring availability and access to nutrient rich food in a farming system approach. Objectives: Key findings from the Baseline Survey:
Koraput district in Odisha is largely a rural, agrarian economy. Declining land-holdings, poor incomes, and threatened nutrition security, combined with the consequences of climate change, pose a serious challenge for sustainable livelihoods. The gradual shrinking of land-holdings can be dealt … Continued