Sustainable Livelihood Security of Tribalfarmers Through HYV of Paddy in Dumka District of Santhal Pargana, Jharkhand

In Jharkhand, Specially in Santhal Pargana, most of the farmers have small landholders, with undulated topography, sufficient rainfall with natural resource. Most of the cultivated lands suffer from soil erosion which results in poor soil fertility. The physical resources like population, climate, rainfall, soil, agrarian structure mostly influences the farming practices and hence limits the crop productivity particularly in upland. In spite of having high rainfall (1300 - 1400 cm/year), farmers of these areas lack awareness about High Yield Varieties (HYVs). The study revealed that poverty can be reduced in sustainable manner by introduction of HYVs of paddy-a prominent crop of the region..The production was improved up to 50 percent which provided sufficient food to the tribal families in Santhal Pargana for round the year which was intrumental to uplift their socio economic standard. These farmers were motivated towards crop diversification and also involved in other crops like wheat, chickpea and groundnut. The enhancement in crop productivity provided food security and improved socio-economic condition.