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Our Secretary Says

We established PALLIVIKASH in 1997 in our quest to find effective ways to solve the persistent problems faced in the livelihoods of economically marginalized communities and working at grassroots level by putting its humble efforts to strengthen small holder farmers on adopting sustainable agronomic practices, value chain management, nurture the soil, increase crop-diversity and yield and consumption of diverse food crops. The organization has focused on natural farming practices in the operational area of Boden Block through small and marginal farmers and planned to make fertilizer and pesticide free village. The organization has been working since last three year on Special Project for Promotion of Millet in Boden Block of Nuapada district in the partnership of ATMA, Nuapad Government of Odisha and WASSAN one of the leading organization in India. The objective of the project is millet cultivation, consumption, commercialization and inclusion in government programme. The imitative has been started during the reporting year.

Suresh Kumar Raut
Secretary

Livestock is one of another source of livelihood for small and marginal farers and the organization has started worked on strengthening farmer’s institution. It is sources that can double the income of farmers. Like that , collective procurement and trading of NTFPs, value addition and processing and marketing which helped to forest dwellers and landless people on livelihood promotion, increase food and nutrition value. As per of holistic livelihoods intervention,

PALLIVIKASH has given emphasis on promotion of pulses like Desi Chana, Pigeon pea, green gram and horse gram in Boden and Khariar Block of Nuapada district. As a result, farmers got nutritional food at household level and also established market linkages for higher price. During the reporting year, the organization has worked on employment, enterprise and economic development through self managed institution of marginalized communities.

The organization has promoted 04 producer groups and 02 farmer’s producer company for increasing income of farmers by providing service to farmers and linking to the market directly. Marjyada Farmer Producer Company is such efforts working in the right director with 680 farmers in 3 block of Nuapada district.

We thank to our Donor, Government Agencies, Partner NGOs, all government departments and all stakeholders for their continued trust and support during the reporting year to realize our vision of a good society ensuring wellbeing to the people.