Two Day Meeting cum Consultation of the Birhor Community at Malda Birhor Mohalla – 26th and 27th October 2021
Ramakant Jaiswal and Tiharu Ram Birhor On 26th and 27th October 2021 a two day meeting cum consultation of the Birhor community was held at Malda Birhor Mohalla in Korba District of Chhattisgarh. The program was attended by Birhor leaders and villagers from 20 villages across the district and involved 170 participants which comprised 80 […]
Fencing of seedlings of tree and plant species on Chaptapahad, Kolukheda, Gaildubba, Patalkot, Chhindiwara District, Madhya Pradesh
Laxman and Gyansha In August together community seeds of a variety local tree and plant species were planted on Chamtaphad in Kolukheda hamlet of Gaildubba village, Patalkot. While the land belongs to Khusru Uike it is in use by community members and Khusru was more than happy for community planting to be carried out on […]
Reviving crop diversity of Kurwa – the traditional shifting cultivation based practice of the Paharia people of Sundar Pahari
Surja Paharia The Paharia people of Sundar Pahari have historically carried out the traditional mixed cropping practice of Kurwa in their hills. Kurwa has traditionally involved the cultivation of a rich diversity of crops that included Maize, Sorghum, a variety of millets, pulses and vegetables. However, with increased market dependence of late Paharia farmers mostly […]
Area Updates from the Sabar project area in East Singhbhum District Jharkhand – September 2021
Sidheshwar Sardar, Mohan Sabar and Jawahar Lal Sardar 8th September 2021 – Dhengam Kocha On the 8th of September 2021 an awareness program on community resources was conducted in the Sabar village of Dhengam Kocha. The program was conducted by Community Fellow Jawahar Lal Sardar and the participants included 4 women and 7 men. In […]
Promoting Forest Gardens to improve sustainability of the Jara-Kurwa shifting cultivation based system of the Pahariya people of Sundar Pahari, Godda District, Jharkhand
Surja Pahariya and Rohan Mukerjee The Pahariya people in the hills of Sundar Pahari, Godda District, Jharkhand continue to practice Jara-Kurwa a shifting cultivation based agricultural system. In the first year of cultivation known as Jara they carry out monocropping of legumes, primarily cowpea and rice bean. After one year of Jara the Paharia peoplecarry […]
Community Consultation cum Awareness program on Traditional Agriculture, Kitchen Gardens, Wild Food and Forest Rights – Ghanakodia, Patalkot, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh
Laxman and Gyansa On the 4th of September 2021 a community consultation with Bharia and Gond villagers was held in Ghanakodia village in Ghalinga Panchayat, Tamia Block, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh. The issues addressed included Traditional crops and agricultural practices, mixed cropping and kitchen gardens, wild food and forest rights. The program involved 25 participants […]
Forest and Vegetable nursery visits and sapling distribution in Sabar villages of Bandwan block, Purulia District, West Bengal
Rohan Mukerjee In the last week of July 2021, accompanied by Paschim Banga Kheriya Sabar Kalyan Samiti (PBKSKS) staff members Sudipta Satpati and Fatik Hembrum and UD fellows Binod Sabar and Jiban Hansda, I visited two forest nurseries established by them and participated in sapling distribution drives in a few villages. On the 28th of […]
Participatory Action Research (PAR) Exercises with the Paharia people in villages of Sundar Pahari, Godda District, Jharkhand
‘Taukte’ Cyclone hits Katkaari villages during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
Ramachandran K G We are definitely going through an extremely bad phase. The threat of the pandemic is continuing all over the world. The first wave of the covid19 pandemic had generally not affected tribal settlements in India that seriously when compared to the non-tribal populations as per the statistics available. But, that has not […]
Seed collection and setting up of Nurseries in Sabar villages of Bandwan Block, Purulia District, West Bengal – April and May 2021
Sudipto, Fatik, Jiban and Binod Sabar We had planned that we would set up 2 nurseries under the Using Diversity project but currently we have decided to set up 2 large nurseries and one smaller one. In April 2021 Using Diversity fellows Jiban Hansda and Binod Sabar carried out a community meeting in Mirgichami village […]
