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Donor- International Fund For Agriculture Development (IFAD)

Objective of the Project-

The objective of the Programme would be to develop and implement a replicable model that ensures household food security and improves livelihood opportunities and overall quality of life of the tribal population based on the sustainable and equitable use of natural resources. The goal of the programme is to promote sustainable improvement in the food and livelihood security and general quality of life of the target group

Project Component -

• Focuses on using its limited resources to develop innovative approaches that have a catalytic effect in leveraging additional resources for assisting the most vulnerable groups.
• This programme proposes to use the opportunity created by the recent constitutional amendment concerning the extension of the Panchayats Act to Scheduled Areas and would assist the state governments in putting into practice the principles established by this act in empowering the local communities and in establishing collaborative relationships with communities for designing resource management strategies which meet their perceptions and aspirations.

Projected benefits:

• Empower tribal grassroots associations and users' groups, including women and other marginal groups;
• Promote activities which generate sustainable increases in production and productivity of land and water resources; and
• Generate sources of income outside of agriculture, particularly for the landless.

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