Community seed sowing and seed distribution in Paharia villages of Sundar Pahari – 29th June 2018
The Paharias of Sundar Pahari still continue to follow their traditional agricultural practices on forested hill slopes of the region which involve: i. Jara cultivation – In August they clear the trees and shrubs in preparation for cultivation. Some valuable trees like Sal and Semul are left to be harvested later. The leaves of cut […]
Exhibition on Traditional Seeds and Training on organic agricultural methods – 15th June 2018, Makhni Pahar, Littipara Block, Pakur District, Jharkhand
Kalidas Malto, UD Fellow, Littipara, Jharkhand On the 15th of June an Exhibition on the traditional seeds of the Paharias was organised which was followed by a training program on organic agricultural methods with a focus on the making of vermi-compost. 131 men and women villagers from the 10 UD project villages of the area […]
Field Visit to Paharia Villages of Amrapara Block, Pakur District, Jharkhand – 22nd & 23rd May 2018
Depositing traditional seeds collected from Kukdur, Kabirdham District, Chhattisgarh to Community Seed Bank at Makhni Pahar Village, Amrapara Block, Pakur District, Jharkhand – 22nd May, 2018 The UD fellow for the Paharia project villages of Amarapara Block in Jharkhand, Kalidas Malto has established a community seed bank in Makhni Pahar his home villages. He has […]
Visit to Jharkhand – Littipara Block and Sundar Pahari Block – 12th to 18th February, 2018
Littipara Meeting at Kathalpara village, 15th February 2018 We had a meeting with 8 women SHG members and two men from Kathalpara village. Kathalpara is home to 60 households a majority of which belong to the Pahariya community. The village still has neighbouring forest areas and a few households still practice Kurwa the traditional Pahariya […]