The strategy focuses on re-localizing production through mixed cropping and poly-cultural farming to enhance food and nutrition security. It revives inter-generational learning and promotes community food sovereignty, engaging over 20,000 farmers in 800 villages. Research on forest foods highlights their rich nutritional value and supports policy advocacy. Women are empowered to address under-nutrition through informed crop choices. The PLA-LANN approach builds community skills and reorients food systems toward safe, diverse diets. Elders also play a key role by sharing traditional knowledge with the youth, preserving the Kondh way of life.
Community Empowerment and Governance
Facilitate participatory decision-making through Kutumbas (village assemblies) for self-governance.
Encourage democratic participation at multiple levels: village, cluster, and zonal committees.
Establish women’s/ adolescents/ youths councils within village communities to address gender inequity and revive traditional healing practices.
Agroecological Farming & Seed Preservation
Promote mixed cropping and traditional farming practices that align with local ecological conditions.
Develop and expand community seed banks to preserve indigenous seeds.
Encourage organic and chemical-free farming, focusing on locally available bio-inputs.
Promote nutrition gardens and forest-based food sources for household food security.
Strengthening Local Food Systems
Enhance producer-consumer networks to establish sustainable, local food economies.
Reduce reliance on external markets through exchange, barter systems, and local cooperatives.
Promote community food banks and shared food storage facilities
Addressing impact of climate change on food system
Revive and promotion of climate resilient cropping practices
Sustainable forest management
Promote forest, soil water conservation throug youth action
Improved health and nutrittion status of women, children and adolescent girls
Improve dietary diversity through PLA- LANN (Participatory Learning and Action - Linking Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Nutrition)
Advocacy on government programs realted to health and nutrition
Develop training manuals and conduct capacity-building sessions for local communities and stakeholders.
Capacity building of Community on food sovereignty and climate resilient sustainable agriculture
Build village level change agents on food security, health, nutrition and climate change
Enable community to critically analyse the issues, prepare strategy and take action to resolve the issues
Strengtheing Economic Resilience and Village Socialism
Foster solidarity economies that prioritize shared community assets and collective well- being.
Encourage local self-sufficiency through economic activities rooted in agroecology and cooperative principles.
Minimize engagement with exploitative market forces and corporations that threaten community autonomy.
Cultural Revitalization and Identity Preservation
Support Adivasi communities in reclaiming their traditional agricultural and social structures.
Organize cultural gatherings, food fairs, and intergenerational knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Promote youth engagement in cultural preservation and sustainable livelihoods.
Gender Equity and Social Inclusion
Improve gender understanding among community members
Gender main streaming
Scaling Up and Advocacy
Collaborate with government agencies, academic institutions, networks and grassroot initiatives.
Technical resource agency for linking agriculture, natural resources, and nutrition.
Advocate for policy changes that prioritize food sovereignty and ecological sustainability.
Engage with national and international platforms to share knowledge and amplify impact.
