CMD's Message

Livelihood Alternatives (LA) was borne out of a necessity to craft an innovative platform that brings together livelihood activities, technology and academic partners and market players. It has always been the belief of LA that long-term sustainability of developmental projects are contingent on integrating such initiatives into profitable market mechanism.
The approach of creating Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) provided an opportunity to understand the prospects and challenges associated with working in a predominantly rural-agrarian ecosystem across diverse agro-climatic as well as socio-economic conditions. It has provided valuable insights into understanding the complex interplay between government, state-civil society interaction, group dynamics at the grassroots and issues with marketability connected with quality and pricing. The current initiatives are in the nature of work in progress that seek to create templates for impact, sustainability, financial empowerment and gender-inclusivity.

Sambit Tripathy

CMD, LA