The Livelihood Resource Unit (LRU) of the centre for Development Action and Research believes all livelihoods comprise people, their capabilities and their means of living. LRU would like to acknowledge the Livelihood approaches, the connections and interactions of the micro-cosmos of the livelihood of individuals, household and/or communities with the larger socio-economic, cultural and political context at the meso and macro levels. LRU focuses on the livelihood of people of a region, giving occupational preferences and choices, which are being affected due to assess and control over resources.
LRU strategically focuses on the thrust areas of livelihood interventions in order to guide action and behavior so that they become consistent with the vision (sustainable livelihood for all).
In keeping with the Vision HDF would collaborate with the implementing partners be it government, non-government through piloting study and research, support to access the services on social security and entitlement and capacity building for sustainable livelihood generation. Through this HDF believes that whatever is the gap between the policies and programmes at the conceptual level and implementation level would be addressed to some extent, and in the process the beneficiaries would be the marginalized and needy communities. Keeping with this spirit HDF envisages Tribal Agriculture in Orissa as a sub area of intervention in the whole livelihood scenario. Orissa has a composite society consisting of various caste categories and a number of diverse tribal communities. Sixty three tribals have been scheduled in the State under Article 342 of the Constitution of India. These tribal communities mostly reside in the Scheduled Areas which account for 44.21 per cent of the total land of the State. They also vary from one another in terms of their language, social structure, territorial affiliation, socio-cultural identity, livelihood sources, and degree of modernization. . Land happens to be the major means of livelihood of the tribal people. Significant use of the indigenous knowledge system by the tribal can be seen in their various agricultural practices. Considering the ecological limitations, tribal use the lands in the best way. How this highland subsistence agriculture can be promoted with appropriate technologies and inputs can be an important area of work. The tribal heartland of Orissa must be seen as the potential granary for the state. If the low-productivity agriculture in this region is to be systematically transformed into a vibrant, sustainable and intensive agriculture, it will produce sufficient food and fruits to contribute significantly towards food security of the state. Despite various developmental initiatives taken by the Government agencies to address the agricultural needs of the tribals there exists ample problems and prospects which calls for interventions at the appropriate level.
Partnership /Collaboration
LRU intends to translate its ideas into action through partnership and collaborations at all levels with like minded organizations and individuals.
People Associated with Livelihood resource Unit
Core Team
- Ms. Jogeshwari Devi
Technical Advisors
- Dr.B. Bhuinya
Prof Agri- Economics,
N1/7, IRC Village,
Bhubaneshwar – 751015 - Dr. Kishore Samal,
Prof. Economics,
Bhubaneshwar. - Dr. Sanat Mishra
Livelihood Expert,
Orissa Community Tank Management Project,
Deptt. of water Resources, Orissa,
Rajiv Bhavan, Bhubaneshwar – 751001. - Nandita Rath
Regional Co-ordinator,
SEEDS INDIA,
Plot No K7, 1st floor,
Kalpana Area, Bhubaneshwar – 751014.
Ph – 0674 – 2310309 - Shri. Rabindra Sahu,
Development Consultant,
Bhubaneshwar. - Shri. Prabodh Ku. Mohanty,
Managing Director,
i – Concept Initiatives,
Plot No- 1140/2401,
4th lane, Aerodrome area, Bhubaneshwar-20
Ph – 0674 – 2594148 - Dr. Sarba Narayan Mishra, Ph.D,
Agril. Economist,
Agriculture consultancy Support Service Cell (ACSSC)
Research Complex, Administrative Building,
2nd Floor, OUAT, Bhubaneshwar – 751003.
Ph – 0674 – 2391780. - Shri. S.K.Ray,
Consultant Irrigation and Water Management,
3845/13, Parijat Colony, Pandra Road,
Rasulgarh Bhubaneshwar – 751015 - Dr. Sambhu Prasad,
XIMB, Bhubaneshwar.
Working Group
- Mr. Subrat K Rout
- Mr Basudeb Panda
- Dr. M. K . Mohanty
- Ms. Jogeshwari Devi
