Jharkhand Initiative
Tribal Livelihoods & Agro-Forestry Collective
Project Brief:
Empowering forest-dwelling tribal communities with sustainable lac cultivation, wild honey processing, sal plate pressing machines, and organic compost training.
Project Context:
Forest dwellers rely heavily on minor forest produce but often sell raw unrefined produce to intermediaries at unfair rates. Zycon introduces processing equipment to multiply value addition.
Project Goal:
To increase tribal household incomes by 50% through value-added non-timber forest produce and ecological farming.
Project Objectives:
- •Distribute 50 hydraulic sal leaf plate pressing machines to women's SHGs.
- •Conduct scientific lac cultivation masterclasses.
- •Promote community seed banks of native drought-hardy millets.
Project Activities:
Leaf Plate & Product Processing:
Setting up eco-friendly biodegradable dinnerware production units managed by tribal women.
Millet & Agro-Forestry Drives:
Reviving native ragi and millet cultivation for climate-resilient nutrition and market sales.
Project Factsheet
State & GeographyJharkhand
Target DistrictsRanchi, Khunti, West Singhbhum
Total Reach / Impact2,900+ Tribal Families
Programme Timeline2025 – 2026
Supporting Partner / DonorTribal Eco-Livelihood Network
80G Tax Deductible
Sponsor Tribal Livelihoods & Agro-Forestry Collective
Directly fund medical diagnostic kits, girls' educational scholarships, or local community empowerment in Jharkhand.
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