Shakti Organisation, through the REWARD Project, is empowering tribal farmers in Nuamahulpali and Petupalli villages under the Nuabarangamal Micro Watershed, Burla, Sambalpur, by promoting off-season vegetable cultivation as a sustainable livelihood initiative. This season, 32 tribal farmers are cultivating bean, pointed gourd, kunduru, ridge gourd, and okra on 0.25 acre each with continuous technical guidance and climate resilient farming support from the Shakti REWARD Team. Farmers are expected to earn an estimated ₹50,000—₹60,000 each, improving household income, food security, and nutrition.
Shakti Organisation is further strengthening the initiative through convergence with the Agriculture and Horticulture Departments to ensure access to quality inputs, technical training, and market linkages, creating a replicable model of sustainable, climate-resilient tribal livelihoods.