JOHAR Project
Enhancing and diversifying household incomes through High-Value Agriculture.
Starting date: March 2018
Ending Date: February 2023
Jharkhand Opportunities for Harnessing Rural Growth Project (JOHAR) is a World Bank Funded and dedicated livelihood intensive project being implemented in Jharkhand by the Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) under the aegis of the Department of Rural Development, Government of Jharkhand.
The Project strives:
- To enhance and diversify household incomes through High-Value Agriculture for targeted beneficiaries by leveraging the competitive advantage of the local climate and by bringing a systematic approach to diversification, high-productivity production systems, increasing linkages to higher-value markets, and promoting rural entrepreneurship.
- To build support and service structures for providing social and technical guidance to the poor in their overall social progress and livelihood development.
- Establish models for participatory social and economic development of the rural poor in conformity with all these objectives and prove their relevance, sustainability, and suitability of replication.
Project Manager: Dr. Ramakrishnan M. Nair – Global Plant Breeder – Legumes and Regional Director World Vegetable Center – South Asia/Central Asia
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More About JOHAR Project
Trapped!
Hands-on training in the use of simple but effective insect traps offers Jharkhand farm communities a safe way to protect their crops.
Improving farmer-to-market linkages
Changing farmers' mindsets from “Selling what I produce” to “Producing what I can sell” can double incomes and improve livelihoods in India.
JOHAR project staff get hands-on practice
Farmers in Jharkhand, India are happy to take delivery of a package of improved vegetable production practices.
