Strengthening the Frontline for Water Security

This is a case study of Krishi Mitra, working under Odisha livelihood mission to prime water sound agriculture. Kalyani Dash, a 28-year old frontline worker, who has been working as a Krishi Mitra for the last three years in Koroda village of Nayagarh district in Odisha. She was one of the members of an SHG promoted by OLM when she applied for the Krishi Mitra role with an aspiration to work for the community while building her own career as a trained community resource person. Currently, she works with 150 households in the village directly and trains them on chemical-free farming techniques, water-secure crop production, efficient water use in agriculture for a sustainable farming future as well as kitchen and nutrition gardening to ensure a regular healthy diet for the community.