Piloting SRI with farmers of East Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan Districts of Jharkhand
Jagabandhu Sanda The Eastern India regional meeting cum workshop on Ecological Farming in Bankura in June 2024 involved an intensive theoretical and hands on training on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) methods by Jacob Nellithanam with Community Resource Persons (CRPs) and field staff. After returning from the workshop Jagabandhu Sanda (Consultant, EI Initiative) along with […]
Cleaning and managing water sources in Paharia hamlets of Sundar Pahari
Mahadev Paharia Meeting of Durio Tulmi Tola Water user group and cleaning of Ghagra Jola spring On 15th September 2024 the water user group of Durio Tulmi Tola conducted a meeting comprising of 25 participants. Durio Tulmi Tola is a Paharia hamlet comprising of 34 households. The primary source of water and drinking water in […]
Water testing skill training and community water monitoring, Mamar,West Singbhum,Jharkhand
Jyoti Patale During the Agroecology workshop held in Bankuda, West Bengal, from June 10th to 12th 2024 Soumik Banerjee (Consultant, Eastern India Initiative) conducted a session on monitoring water sources for a group of Community Resource Persons (CRPs). These CRPs were provided with water testing kits and trained on using various instruments and maintaining a […]
Community Seed Bank and Multilayer Farming in Roam village, Musabani Block, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand
Rohan Mukerjee On the 26th of June 2024 accompanied by Jagabandhu Sanda (Consultant) and Baby Patar (Community Resource Person) I visited the village Roam located in Musabani Block, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand. Roam in Murgaghutu Panchayat is made up of 7 hamlets with 339 households of the Santal, Ho, Bhumij and Kurmi communities. We first […]
Brown Rice Community Enterprise in Patkita village, Forest Block Panchayat, Musabani Block, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand
Since 2020 CPR Baby Patar has been working in Patkita village on issues of Food Sovereignty, Traditional Food Systems and Agriculture, Natural Faming, Climate Change, Wild Foods, Sustainable livelihoods and women’s empowerment. The women of Patkita have been cultivating traditional brown rice variety Bali Bhojna, processing the rice in a village rice mill and selling […]
Training on Mixed Cropping, Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Inputs – Orsa Pat Chirchiri Tola
On the 12th of June a training program on mixed cropping, sustainable agriculture and organic inputs was organized in the Nagesia village of Orsa Pat Chirchiri Toli, Orsa Panchayat, Mahuadanr Block, Latehar District, Jharkhand. The Training was conducted by resource person Bhairab Saini, facilitated by Rohan Mukerjee from Keystone Foundation and chaired by the Traditional […]
A Spring trek through Saranda Forest
Rohan Mukerjee On an early spring morning in March, I accompanied young Amit Jamuda for a trek through the Darka Daa forest area surrounding Mamar village. Mamar is in the Saranda Forest region in Manoharpur Block of West Singhbhum Block, Jhakrhand. My guide Amit is Keystone’s Community Resource Person Inda Jamuda’s nephew. Amit is pursuing […]
Promoting and raising awareness about Natural, Traditional and Organic farming initiatives – Hatnada village, Saraikela-Kharsawan District, Jharkhand
Budheswar Mahato, Jagabandhu Sanda and Rohan Mukerjee On the 12th of December 2022 an event was organized in Hatnada village, Saraikela-Kharswan District, Jharkhand. The event celebrated and highlighted the traditional, organic and natural farming practices of the Bhumij, Santal, Munda, Ho, Karmakar, and Kurmi communities residing in Hatnada and adjoining villages of Sardabera, Kalajhor and […]
Emphasizing need for traditional and organic Agricultural practices and food systems – Patkita village, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand
Baby Patar, Jagabandhu Sanda and Rohan Mukerjee On 9th December 2023 a program was organized in Patkita village, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand involving 46 participants from Patkita and adjoining villages. The program highlighted the benefits and importance of traditional agricultural practices like the Kocha Badge – homestead plots with a variety of crops as well […]
Community Enterprise Development and Seed Distribution in Sonagara village, Potka Block, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand
Sonagara is home to 45 families belonging to the Bhumij community and it is situated in Potka Block of East Singhbhum district. Anita Kumari, a PNF (People and Nature Fund) fellow from Paryavaran Chetna Kendra (PCK), has been working with the women of Sonagara on issues pertaining to the promotion of traditional and wild food, […]