‘Wadi’ project turns a PVTG tribal settlement self-reliant
The Hindu
Earlier, collecting minor forest produces and selling it in nearby market was the primary source of income for them.
Kattunaykka tribal people, a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), are traditionally forest dwellers but, the members of the Kattunayakka settlement at Cheeyambam in Wayanad district are settled as skilled farmers now, thanks to the ‘Wadi’, orchard, programme implemented by the MS. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) with the support of the NABARD. As many as 302 tribal families of the settlement got two acres of land to each family under the Forest Rights Act in 2010 but, dearth of the knowledge on modern agricultural practices made their crops succumbed to pests and diseases. Earlier, collecting minor forest produces and selling it in nearby market was the primary source of income for them.More Related News