A dimension within Self-Help Group Initiatives
Support for irrigation and water access to aid crop production and farming.
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If I, Arjini Pradhan, from Kandhamal district, receive 20,000 rupees, I will buy a water motor and use it for farming.
— Sudhakar Pradhan
My name is Pabita Pradhan, from Ardhibati village, Kandhamal district. If I receive 20,000 rupees, I will buy a water motor for farming.
— Sudhakar Pradhan · Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Saini Pradhan, from Sandakupa village, Gumamaha Gram Panchayat, Kandhamal District. If I am given 20,000, I will buy a water motor for the agricultural land.
— Sudhakar Pradhan · Kandhamal, Odisha
Kandhamal district, name Chinati Pradhan, village Gujapanga, if I get 20,000 rupees, I will bring a water motor for the second crop.
— Sudhakar Pradhan · Kandhamal, Odisha
If 20000 is provided, I will cultivate with water. Name: Sania Kamudi. Ranginiguda, Malkangiri.
— Trinath badanayak · Kamarpalli, Malkangiri, Odisha
If 20000 is given, I will do a small plantation. Name: Rame Madhi, Krusiwada, Malkangiri.
— Trinath badanayak · Kamarpalli, Malkangiri, Odisha
If I get ₹20,000, I will buy a small water pump machine and use it for farming.
— Kamleah Kumar
I am from Chanadigal, Gramapadarapura Gram Panchayat, Sainapura Block, Nuagan, Kandhamal District. If I receive 20,000 rupees, I will start native chicken farming.
— Sananda Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha
If I get twenty thousand rupees, I will use that money for agricultural work.
— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha
My name is Anjali Pradhan, from Chanchala Sahi village, Gram Panchayat Bandaguda, Block K. Nuagaon, District Kandhamal. If I am given 20000/-, I will do native chicken farming and will be able to bring improvement in my life.
— Sidheswar Nayak · Kandhamal, Odisha
If I get 20,000 rupees, I will cultivate paddy.
— Malti mandavi
My name is Sharada Behera, from Kandhamal district. If I get 20,000 rupees, I will start a business.
— Sudhakar Pradhan · Kandhamal, Odisha
If I get 20 thousand rupees, then I will do small-scale farming.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
If I get 20 thousand rupees, then I will do small-scale farming.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
If I get 20 thousand rupees, then I will do small-scale farming.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
My name is Janaki Pradhan. Village Taganayu, Gram Panchayat - Jiridikia, Block K. Nuagaon, District Kandhamal. If we are given 20,000 rupees, we will do mushroom farming, goat farming, and poultry farming!
— Rajib Pradhan · Phiringia, Kandhamal, Odisha
If I am given 20000 rupees, then I will cultivate water apple.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I get twenty thousand, I will use it in farming.
— SHIVRAM YADAV
If we get ₹20000, we will buy an irrigation machine and use it for farming.
— Kamleah Kumar
My name is Rajib Pradhan, from village Jilikidia. If I am given 20000 rupees, then I will be able to cultivate local shrimp.
— Rajib Pradhan · Kandhamal, Odisha
If I get 20000 rupees, I will cultivate paddy and maize.
— Malti mandavi · Sargitikra, Kondagaon, Unknown
If we get ₹20,000, we will buy a small water pump and use it for cultivating vegetables.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If I get 20000 rupees, I will cultivate vegetables.
— Prabhulal Saraf · Nandupāla, Balangir, Odisha
My name is Sunita Dalemajhi, Batamaha, Kotagarh, Kandhamal. If an initial amount of 20000/- is given, I will buy and raise goats and sell them to earn money.
— Manu Majhi
If I get 20000, I will do goat farming. My name is Rama Padhiami. Gorakhunta, Malkangiri.
— Trinath badanayak · Kamarpalli, Malkangiri, Odisha
If I get ₹20,000, I will cultivate maize and paddy.
— Malti mandavi · Sargitikra, Kondagaon, Unknown
My name is Tapaswini Pradhan, if I get ₹20,000, I will do poultry farming.
— Sudhakar Pradhan · Kandhamal, Odisha
If I get 20000, then I will buy seeds, fertilizer, weedicide, etc. for my fields.
— Gopal
If you give 20000, I will do fish farming. I will provide my name. Gorakhunta, Malkangiri.
— Trinath badanayak · Kamarpalli, Malkangiri, Odisha
I am Mrs. Minati Nayak from Raikia block, Kandhamal district. If I receive Rs 20,000, I will do vegetable business.
— Sudhakar Pradhan
If I get the original 20000 rupees, I will use it for agricultural work.
— SHIVRAM YADAV
My name is Rajani Baliarsingh, my village is Taringa, Panchayat Katingia, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. If the government provides me with 60,000 rupees in assistance, I will buy more seeds, which would help in supporting my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Guruti Padra. My village is Udriguda. My panchayat is Katingia. Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an ST woman. If the government provides 20,000 rupees, I would be able to assist in poultry farming.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
If I get 20000 rupees, I will do farming with my family.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I or my group receives 20000 rupees, I will cultivate water vegetables.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I get ₹20000, I will do summer cultivation.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
If I received 20,000, I would do agricultural work.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
My name is Jhunnu Ma Pradhan. From Raike Kundabalu. If the government gives me twenty thousand rupees, then I would do chicken farming and support my family.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Ahalya Sunani. If I receive twenty thousand rupees, I will start a small chicken farm and support my family.
— pinku sunani · Khairpadar, Nuapada, Odisha
My name is Filomina Pradhan. If the government had granted me twenty thousand rupees, then I would have done a small cultivation and supported my family. Raikia Kondo.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.

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Families in Sonbhadra envision transforming a modest sum into thriving small businesses, securing their livelihoods and investing in their children's future.

Even a small government grant can be the seed for a sustainable micro-enterprise, supporting family needs and children's education.

Across Kandhamal, farmers yearn to cultivate more, especially a vital second crop, but are held back by a persistent lack of seeds and essential funds.