The document summarizes Livolink Foundation's work in rural communities of Odisha. It focuses on three initiatives - SRI, DBI, and SOI - which aim to improve agricultural practices and irrigation. SRI uses less water, seeds, and fertilizer. DBI uses gravity-based irrigation from rivers. SOI covers 550 villages in South Odisha. Livolink also implements programs like Kharif+, Wadi+, integrated vegetable models, and kitchen gardens to promote intercropping, orchards, and home vegetable cultivation. Village case studies describe local occupations, migration patterns, agriculture practices, and challenges around water access, health, and sanitation.

1. ACTION RESEARCH SEGMENT(ARS)
Diaries
Host Organisation- LivoLink
Foundation
ARS Guide:- Prof Sumita Sindhi
R.O:- Singdha Rani Karmi
SCHOOL OF RURAL MANAGEMENT KIIT
UNIVERSITY

2. ABOUT LIVOLINK FOUNDATION
A. Livolink foundation is the registered body
under the “INDIAN Trusts act 1882”.
B. It’s basically works on livelihood of the farmers
or villagers and also to develop the unprivileged
rural communities .
C. It’s purpose is to facilitate the people to do POP
technology based Agricultural development
initiatives in the economically underdeveloped
rural regions of the country.

3. Its working under 3 INITIATIVES
1. SRI(system of Rice Intensification)
2.DBI(Diversion Based Irrigation)
3.SOI(South Odisha Initiative)

4. SRI
A. one seed revolution.
B. It’s a set of developed farming practices to increase the
factors of productivity that comprises land , water , labor
and capital by utilizing less land , less water and less
chemical fertiliser.

5. SRI PRINCIPLES
BASIC
PRINCIPLES
Avoid
trauma to
roots by
quick and
shallow
planting
Reducing plant
population by
planting single
seedling at
wider spacing
Use of
organics
Weeding
by
mechanical
weeder
Efficient
water
management
Transplanti
ng
Younger
seedling

6. DBI
Diversion Based Irrigation or DBI is a simple and cost effective method
that applies gravitational force to guide water from adjacent streams
and rivers to the cropping field areas. Hence, DBI also known as
‘Gravity Flow Systems’

7. The south odisha initiative aims to improve the quality of
life of the people in 550 villages of south Odisha spread
over 5 blocks of three districts. The proposed landscape
includes BISAMCUTTACK and MUNIGUDA blocks of
RAYAGADA district, LANJIGARH and THUAMUL Rampur
blocks of KALAHANDI district and KOTAGARH block of
KANDHAMAL district.
SOI

8. SCENARIO OF RAYAGADA
DISTRICT
•Rayagada has 11 blocks. Muniguda is
one of them.
•Muniguda block consists of 17
Panchayats.
•Livolink Foundation is working in 3
Panchayats
•We were working under 2 villages
which are undre Telengapadar and
Kumudabali Panchayats.

9. DIFFERENT APPROACHES OF
LIVOLINK FOUNDATION
1.Kharif+
2.Wadi+
3.IV model
4.Kitchen garden

10. Kharif crops are domesticated plants cultivated in South Asia during the rainy season.
Its duration is from Junto September.
KHARIF+
Its an initiatives of LIvoLink Foundation for development of rural communities.
In kharif+ farmers are cultivating 10cent seasonal vegetables like Brijal, Chilli and Tomato
and 10cent seasonal creepers like Cow pea, Ridge gourd, Bitter gourd etc along with their
½ Acre food crops(Paddy,Millet).
.
WHAT IS KHARIF?

11. WADI (Web
Application Distribution
Infrastructure)
WADI is first introduced by NABARD()
WADI is small orchard i.e. a tree based
farming system in suitable areas.
Its a long term investment periods.
Its duration is (3-5)yrs.
WADI+
One of initiatives of LIvoLink Foundation.
In this intercropping going on
Intercropping crops are Oil seed,Pulses,Food
Crops and also vegetables are cultivated in
(15-20)cent area of land.

12. IV ( INTEGRATED
VEGETABLE) MODEL
20 cent
Temporary Traly
Vegetable cultivation i.e
Chilly, Brinjal, Tomato
10 Cent
Seasonal Traly (Cow
pea, Bitter gourd,
Cucumber)
10 Cent
Permanent Traly(2-
3)yrs
(Pointed Gourd)
5 Cent
(Banana)
5 Cent
Leafy
Vegetables
(SAGA)
•Here villagers
believe in open
grazing system
•To protect the crop
fencing is created by
planting eucalyptus
tree and gliricidia
tees.
•Commercial Purpose
•Multicropping

13. Kitchen garden also known
as nutritional garden
• Herbs and Vegetables are grown behind the
houses.
• For Household use only.
• No commercial purpose.
• To encourage and give nutrition to landless
HHs.
• Cultivated vegetables are Brinjal,Bitter
gourd,Tamato,Papaya etc.

14. Strengthening Of Agriculture
Nursuring Process
To strengthen the root system of
the plant
To Control pests
Marrygold plantation
has done for pest
attraction.

15. A. Kantarabali village Consist of 36 HHs respectively.
B. We did interview schedule of 36 households their we
mainly
focused on their occupations on seasonal basis and on
migration as well.
C. Apart from these we come to know that about their
education,
how many have land and land less , who are doing
agriculture
and how many working as agri- labourer and non- agri
labourer.
D. If they are doing agriculture then what part of agriculture
they
are doing.
E. What are their main crops? Their main crop are PADDY
ORGANISATION ASSIGNMENT ON MIGRATION
KANTARABALI VILLAGE
G.P.- KUMUDABALI
BLOCK-MUNIGUDA

16. MIGRATION
WHY?
Low Financial Conditions
Landless
Own Willingness
WHERE?
Kerela and Banglore
WHEN?
Before their festival
WHAT AGE GROUP?
(16-25)Yrs.
• Their they working as coolie (welding,
construction)
• Out of 172 population 6 male are
migrated.

17. 1% :JOB
4% :Migration
6% :Nothing
15% :Study and kids
74% :Agrilabour and
non agri labour
4% 1%
6%
15%
74%
1
2
3
4
5
MIGRATION

18. AGRICULTURE
A. In rainy days those who have land they are
doing agriculture and some of them who are
landless they taking lease land for cultivation
and sharing 50% after production with their
land lord.
B. Landless HHs working as agrilabourer in
other fields and gets 100 rupees wages/day.
But in paddy cutting time they are getting
some rice as wages .

19. COLLEGE ASSIGNMENT
GHANGARAPADA VILLAGE
G.P.-Telengapadar
Dist:-Rayagada
•The Sample frame of
the village is 92.
•From 92 HHs 75 ST,14
SC,3 General

20. TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Data was collected by using interview
schedule.
SAMPLING
Our sample frame is 92 HHs of
Ghangarapada village where we collected
data by using purposive sample and total
sample size is 40 HHs.
METHOD, TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES OF
DATA COLLECTION

21. SOCIAL MAP

22. By social map we found that
SOCIAL MAP
4 Hamlets(Bada sahi, Masani sahi, Chenchada sahi, Harijan sahi)
All SC are staying in Harijan Sahi but others staying in another three
hamlets.
42HHs –Indira Abas and 7HHs- Pradhan Mantri Yojana.
Land marks (Temple, ponds,Tube wells)
Transportation system
Schools(Primary,upper primary)
Size of hamlets
How many have land or landless.

23. RESOURCE MAP

24. BY RESOURCE MAP WE FOUND OUT
4 Tube wells
2 Ponds
Jaba nala is originated from BANSHADHARA RIVER whi
Used for both sanitation and agriculture purpose.
Agricultural lands and grazing field.
Kinds of crops they are cultivating

25. National service scheme (NSS)
PROGRAMME
PLANTATION

26. MICRO PLANING
BASIC PROBLEMS
•Can’t do agriculture in summer days due to insufficient of water.
•Due to alcoholic addiction must of them not doing agriculture.
•Distance of college is very far from the village.
•Market and hospital are not available near by village.
•All SC are land less

27. CHALLENGE FACED DURING
ARS
There is no toilet in every house
All are going for open defication
Some times Drink the JABA NALA
water without purifying and get
diesis
 Must suffer diesis- malaria

28. Cash or kind
a. Toilet for sanitation - 12,000
b. Pradhan mantri yajana - 1,40,000
c. Indira abas - 1,30,000
d. Food security card - 5kg rice APL/35kg BPL
e. Getting electricity for BPL in less price
GOVT. SUPPORT

29. CONCLUSION
We learn the life style of particular tribal
community of tribal village , their agriculture
system, their livestock rearing and their livelihood
and the financial condition of the households.