The Scheduled areas are resource rich with an annual average rainfall of more than 1100 mm/year. However due to exploitative conditions the adivasi communities remain cash poor and hence are vulnerable to market deviations and climate changes. Moreover, forest areas are being degraded due to mono cultivation practices and indiscriminate cutting of NTFP for market demands. This has resulted in a general loss of biodiversity in the region as several of the medicinal plants are becoming less and less available.
Promotion of Sustainable Farming
LAYA enables communities to diversify cropping practices, improve agriculture productivity and attain food security by introducing value-added farming technologies in their lands, outreaching approximately 10000 farmer households across four districts of Andhra Pradesh. Some of our interventions involve the following:
- Towards Model Development of ‘Good Practices’ in Sustainable Farming: The Change Story
- Initiatives in 2019-2020
- Climate resilient farming practices in Pathakota Cluster and East Godavari District
- Intensive training for Sustainable Agriculture Practitioners (SAP)
- Leveraging schemes for Adivasi farmers from government departments
