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Markets, Institutions & Rural Development

Bringing Community Priorities Into Local Development Processes.

READS works with rural communities and local stakeholders to identify development priorities and strengthen access to relevant schemes, services and institutions. This work may include awareness, community planning, convergence, stakeholder dialogue and documentation of local issues.

Pillar IV

Markets, Institutions & Rural Development

Supporting FPOs, value addition, market linkages and accountable community institutions.

  1. 09FPO & Market Linkages
  2. 10Institution Building
  3. 11Rural Development & AdvocacyYou are here
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Our Focus

Supporting Inclusive Rural Development.

Explore READS' work related to rural development and advocacy through verified initiatives, activities and community experiences.

Communities, Panchayats & Partners

In partnership with government schemes like MGNREGA and WADI, READS works with rural communities. Prior to READS' interventions, the region grappled with poverty, distress migration and indebtedness.

Officials, farmers and READS team on a field visit

Our Work

Working Towards Stronger Rural Communities.

READS' rural development and community participation activities, drawn from its documented work and its own field photographs.

  • A large community planning meeting with villagers seated in a circle on open ground
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    Community Planning

    Awareness, community planning and documentation of local issues with rural communities.

  • Farmers and READS team members holding a NABARD JIVA training banner in Shankargarh
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    Convergence With Schemes

    Partnership with government schemes like MGNREGA and WADI, and the Chhattisgarh State Government's CSSDA farmer training.

  • READS team and visitors in a fruit orchard
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    Reaching Rural Communities

    20,500+ families supported across 505 villages in 13 blocks of Jashpur, Balrampur & Surajpur.