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Case Studies

sectors > Sustainable Livelihoods
The Fruit of Prosperity
ARUNACHAL PRADESH

THE INITIATIVE

  • Promotion of sustainable livelihoods

THE BENEFICIARIES

  • The Nishi tribe of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh

THE CHALLENGE

  • Lack of an integrated programme for enhanced economic activity
  • 750 acres of unused cultivable land
  • Absence of connectivity to markets
  • Ushering economic prosperity in a remote region

THE SOLUTION

  • NABARD sanctioned a Wadi (orchard) programme to support inter-cropping of oranges with pineapples, sugarcane and bananas
  • Capacity-building through SHGs was initiated to build employment opportunities for women
  • Animal husbandry was promoted as a viable support for those who did not own sizeable plots of land

THE IMPACT

  • Farmers began to reap benefits within a short span of just 3 years
  • Neighbouring villages motivated to scale up their horticulture farming
  • Farmers moving towards Producer Organization route
  • Improvement in the social and economic well-being of tribals
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