Livelihood Enhancement of Tribal farmers through Conservation and promotion of Forest Based Livelihoods around Mithun Enterprise Development in 4 villages in Tuensang and Noklak districts as an income generating activity.
Department
Thangjam FPO for Tuensang and Ajei-ai watthat FPO for Noklak district
Project Details
The project will be implemented in 4 villages in the districts of Tuensang and Noklak. The community forest will be to conserved and reserved while mithun enterprise will be a by-product income for the farmers. The project envisages for doubling of Mithun population in the village adopting Mithun based conservation thereby increase the income of the farmers. The project is innovative, since many stand-alone conservation efforts have failed as the livelihood of the communities depending on the protected forest were not taken into consideration. The conservation of community forest where Mithun thrive directly impacts the regeneration of forest and other ecosystem and species dependent on the forest, and simultaneously reduce factors like logging and felling of trees that threaten the ecosystem and protection of catchment area for drinking water and springs.
Area of Operations
Tuensang & Noklak
Thematic Area
Livelihood enhancement
Targeted Beneficiaries
BPL, Women, children, rural, youth etc
Proposed Activities
1. To promote profitable forest-based livelihood activities for sustainable forest management and conservation with integration of Mithun rearin 2. Promote activities that will indirectly motivate farmers to protect forest 3. Support services and trainings to farmers, traditional community forest management bodies on forest management and conservation
