Small land holding, dependence on rainfed farming, lack of access to new skills and technologies, increasing production costs all put the forest fringe tribal farmers at an edge. The women who have to assume the role of caregivers due to the cultural construct face the challenges daily to feed their family with nutritious food and […]

It is surprising to find how Luski Soren, a housewife from Antapati village belonging to a small holder farmer family could change the land use practices within a span of three months time that had helped in diversifying the livelihood options and enhances the scope for earning some disposable income. It is more interesting to […]

The small holder tribal farmers face the challenges of sustaining their family which is further becoming more aggravated as the younger generations with exposure and education are not getting interest in farming practices. The story of Thakurmoni Hansda presents how through capacity building and creating an enabling environment the younger generation can become agriculture producer […]

Action Research.. Application of Anthropological Concept and Approaches to Sustainable Tribal Development’.. Please refer Concept of culture..EB Tylor..and ” Cultural Traits..and reflect the process of culture change.. adoption of new ” Cultural Traits”…in a planned scientific way of Anthropological approaches. Study of Baiga the PVTGs of Chhattisgarh, where the traditional economy is in doldrums because […]