Agriculture

GRASS takes up agriculture as most important activity as scattered and small land holding is the only source of livelihood. Economical cropping (traditional) and their value addition have been the major innervations. GRASS provide the training and knowledge of Bio-Agriculture.

GRASS has been involved in a big way to create awareness amongst the hill farmers about the appropriate cropping patterns keeping in view the climatic conditions suitable for a particular region. A program has also been initiated to encourage the hill farmers to grow off-season vegetables which has a very good markets in the bigger cities.

To ward off the wild animals which spoils 50 to 90 per cent of the crops, GRASS has started a program to educate the farmers in the hills about wild animal resistant crops and also have bio-fencing and other measures like stone walls and barbed fencing. Improved varieties of seeds have also been introduced in selected areas for better production.

The farmers are also told on the upkeep of better milching animals to enhance the productivity and lessen the load of grazing in the forests.