Category: Janmitram Kalyan Samiti
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How it began at Janmitram Kalyan Samiti
Not many people have the courage to give up a secure job to take the path less trodden. Manish Singh is one of those people. An officer in the Chhattisgarh Forest Department, he gave up the position in 2009, after 13 long years of service. While we trekked through fields in Kharsia block of Chhatisgarh,…
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Making farming a profitable, year-long rather than an unprofitable four-month activity
It was a cloudy Sunday morning; just the perfect day for a drive through the hills. Lucky for me then that my visit to the Raigarh-based Janmitram Kalyan Samiti (JKS) was scheduled for the day. Initially set up to enhance the livelihood of tribals as well as better manage natural resources in the area, the…