Agricultural & Environmental Development Programmes

          In order to strengthen the rural economy, the poor farmers from rural villages, especially the tribal people and scheduled castes, are taught to take up new agricultural development practices which will raise up their income. It also helps people to make use of the waste lands, and provide the much needed green coverage for the earth to the already destroyed and denuded forest covers. ODISA encourages farmers to plant economically viable trees on the denuded mountains, as an alternative to Shift Cultivation. Income fetching fruit trees like Coconut, Cashew, Mango, Turmeric, Jack fruit, Papaya and the like are encouraged to be planted.  Model agricultural plantations and nurseries are run at various locations to encourage people. The farmers are taught the technicalities of new cultivation during Training Camps. Seeds, Seedlings, Seed banks etc. are promoted in the village levels to encourage people to improve their agriculture as well as protect the environment.