The new phase of SFLS programme will build upon the success of previous activities & consolidate it for better impact. The main strategy will be to help the resource poor households to form groups and share resources through community management. These groups will be assisted to collaboratively develop and manage Area Resource and Training Centres, which will be main point of information and documentation,

This project is to coordinate and provide technological inputs to the research programmes on development of bio-integrated farming models in various agro-ecological zones of India. The project works with 17 organisations in 14 states of India. DRCSC is also implementing few such models.

This project will support utilisation of fallow lands through rainwater harvesting and create working days for the villagers. The working area will be the three villages in Purulia (Saldiha, Bhalukgagar, Bhurkura).

The project is aimed to document edible wild mushrooms in tribal dominated Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal and research to evolve their multiplication and preservation techniques. This project is operated from Jhargram unit.

Ecology & Natural Resources Education is a programme of DRCSC focussed on life-based environmental education that was initiated in 1998-99 with a view to increase awareness and knowledge of the environment and its protection, as well as sustainable management of locally available natural resources specifically among school children (12-15 years). ENRE has developed a network of teachers and children who care about local environment and community life. ENRE has started working with schools for quality improvement of EVS.

To support the ongoing activities of our old ENRE partners of four districts. A small part of the grant is also spent for livelihood oriented education for adolescents in urban slum areas and environment education in formal schools.

Rural children, especially from poor households often dropout after primary school / early middle school. By the time they are 14-15 year old they have to earn their livelihood by engaging in agriculture, craft etc.
The objective of this project will be to take some batches of such students and engage them in scientific observation and experimentation and collect information about local problems and analyse their root causes and conduct scientific investigation/experimentation with guidence from trained instructors to develop and demonstrate effective solutions and eventually take up agro-based micro enterprises for livelihood.

Multipurpose Education Centres are pilot projects integrating pre school education, skill training for adolescents & income generation & gardening activities among adult women. Villages with indigenous people in dryland region is being given priority. The following supports has been received for the purpose.

The assignment is to develop 5 booklets for children of age group 12-16 on the underlying science in everyday incidents, activities and things that we use. The booklets will cover the following topics : Science in the Kitchen, Science in the Garden, Science in Transport, Science of Chemical we use, Science of building house.

This project will be to reduce problems of food & livelihood insecurity of the rural poor in the 3 districts (Keonjhar, Puri and Sundargarh) of Orissa by enhancing the capacity of the partners of Concern Worldwide in Orissa on Sustainable Natural Resource Management.

This project will aim to improve Nutritional food secutity among marginal & small farmers in 6 villages of Bisoi Block of Mayurbhanj district in Orissa.