Odisha govt, ICRISAT join hands to help vulnerable tribal groups in state
Resource ID
18768
Access
Open
Contributed by
B.Muralidhar
Topics
Natural resource management, Water management
Systems
Farming Systems, Livelihood Systems
Locations
Asia, India, Odisha
CSR Activity
No
Global Date
04 Mar 21
Title
Odisha govt, ICRISAT join hands to help vulnerable tribal groups in state
Keywords
Odisha, Capacity building, Tribal groups, Natural resources, Water harvesting, OPELIP, IFAD, Geographic Information System techniques, Jacqueline Hughes
Language
English
Size of PDF
755 kB
Author/Key contact
SMCO staff
Story Source
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/mar/04/odisha-govt-icrisat-join-hands-to-help-vulnerable-tribal-groups-in-state-2272009.html
Publishing Location
Country
Story Lead Center
ICRISAT
Type
Science
URL/Link
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/mar/04/odisha-govt-icrisat-join-hands-to-help-vulnerable-tribal-groups-in-state-2272009.html
Description
To strengthen management of natural resources for the benefit of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in 12 districts, the State government has entered into an agreement with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). ICRISAT will undertake capacity building initiatives, water harvesting, recording of hydrological parameters and crop productivity in addition to monitoring land-use and land-cover through remote sensing and GIS in 12 districts.
New ICRISAT Research Programs
Asia Program, ICRISAT Development Centre
Date (Date published/released/created if known)
04 Mar 21
