Vedanta Aluminium’s ‘Jeevika Samriddhi Project’ plans to empower agri-entrepreneurs in Odisha

Vedanta Aluminium recently launched agriculture-based sustainable livelihood initiative “Jeevika Samriddhi Project” for farmers in Odisha. The company said the project is functioning in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district.

It said that the company’s flagship project has elevated the lives of over 400 farming households in its initial phases. With the third phase underway now, the project aims at empowering an additional 500 farming households in the villages of Parmanpur, Kumudapali, and Dalki in Jharsuguda district, it added.

From pond restoration and solar pumps ensuring reliable irrigation to modern micro-irrigation methods optimizing water usage, the project familiarises farmers on using advanced techniques like the “System of Rice Intensification (SRI)” and the “WADI’ model to revitalize barren lands, boosting crop yields sustainably, the company stated.

The farmers, who are part of the “Jeevika Samriddhi Project” today, are engaged in cultivation round the year due to improved irrigation facilities, which has reduced dependency on rains, it.