Sustainable Livelihoods
The Adani Foundation is working to augment and diversify the incomes of communities at the grassroots by establishing a self-sustaining ecosystem that harnesses human potential and community resources for socio-economic progress. Our efforts cover on-farm, off-farm, and non-farm areas, aiming to boost, diversify, and sustain incomes. Our initiatives include natural farming, lift irrigation, drip irrigation, animal husbandry, dairy development, and empowering women-owned enterprises through knowledge, skills, and market connections. Adani Saksham, our skilling programme, imparts skill-based training to youths, thereby increasing their employability and entrepreneurial abilities. It is now incorporating advanced technology such as Augmented Reality-Virtual Reality (AR-VR) and launching courses in the Metaverse.
Number of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) we work with- 767
Members of SHGs – 4,469
Total revenue generated through SHGs and Farmer Producer Groups – Rs 3.73cr
Sustainable Livelihood Initiatives
Saksham
The Adani Foundation launched Saksham in 2016 to enable an ecosystem that empowers the youth of the country to begin their own ventures or be job ready as per industrial requirements. In doing so, it is contributing towards the Government’s Skill India mission.
Animal Husbandry
Cattle are like family members for a farming community. Most of the families in the villages keep cows and buffaloes for milk as well as for manure through their dung. This Project started with an objective of improving the breed of these animals through various support and services which include:
- Artificial insemination
- Infertility treatment
- Deworming
- Feedstock demonstration
- Vaccinations
Facilitating Co-operatives and Companies
Adani Foundation is facilitating farmers and women entrepreneurs to register as federations, such as companies and producer clubs. For example, the women’s Co-operative Mahila Udayami Bahuddheshiy Sahakari Samiti Limited (MUBSS) is a rural co-operative whose members include 250 tribal women from 10 villages of Parsa in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh.
Strengthening Women’s Self-Help Groups
Adani Foundation prides itself in facilitating home-based and other entrepreneurial ventures of women in their bid to be self-reliant. It imparts thorough training to help improve production techniques, accounting and book keeping practices as well as branding, packaging and marketing support. From the women entrepreneurs of Vizmart, Vizhinjam to the members of numerous self-help groups in Mundra, Dahej, Hazira, Kawai, Dhamra, Raigarh and Raipur,
Sustainable Agriculture
Agriculture is the backbone of our economy and a major source of livelihood for rural populations. Adani Foundation works with farmers to upgrade their skills and equip them with organic techniques, such as System of Rice Intensification (SRI), so that they can earn a higher amount sustainably out of their lands or take up different agribusinesses.