KARRTABYA has got an opportunity to work with Syngenta Foundation on advance agronomic techniques among the local farmers. The project has begun since 1st April 2006 in Junagarh Block of Kalahandi district of state Orissa. During last 2 years in agricultural field KARRTABYA has done an effective and tried its best level of experience input for success of this programme. And due to that day by day project area and numbers of contact farmers is gradually increasing. Within this year we have did these activities for sustainability of agriculture.

Farmers Meeting & Workshop

During the current year KARRTABYA has conducting 7 nos. of farmers meeting on khariff crop, hybrid paddy, khariff vegetable crop, SRI method of paddy cultivation. A total of 250 farmers attended in the different meeting.

Kalahandi being considered as one of the disadvantaged and socio-economically backward district, millions of rupees are being spent through various Programme and schemes for poverty alleviation. But we can hardly notice any improvement in the situation. The food security issues are not been addressed properly, in spite of various Govt. schemes. Distressed migration still prevails at large and scheme like OREGS is unable to serve the purpose. In spite of the enactment of 73rd amendment, the local governance system has not attained the real sense of decentralization, which is evident from several cases in the print media.

KARRTABYA is working with the collaboration of Concern World Wide India in Budhidara and Bankpalash G.P. of Junagarh Block.  Objective of the program is to strengthen the PRI & CBOs to establish accountable governance for implementation of NREGS and other food security schemes to reduce poverty and hunger in selected 17 villages since August-07.

Vocational Training to the NCLP Student

KARRTABYA has been organising vocational Training Programmes since the year 1996 for the students of NCLP schools. These programmes have made much impact on the students as well as the local community. It was so attractive for the community that some of the parents have sent their children to the training centres for continuation of the learning after the completion of their study. The students who have completed their training are now able to manage their families from the income of their craft.

Since last couple of years KARRTABYA has been emphasizing on sustainable rural livelihood programme with increased entitlement rights. It has initiated this intervention in 5 forest & hilly track villages of Junagarh block with the active participation of the beneficiaries. The programme is supported by IGSSS. Attractive programmes have been chalked out with micro level planning. The programmes are made to create long-term impacts and designed in such a manner that it will sustain with people’s participation even after the completion of the project. For the maintenance enough capacity building steps have already been taken up with proper guidance by project staff.