Livelihood Transition
Transition of Economy from Subsistence Forest-Based Living to Cash-Driven Livelihoods of Juang of Keonjhar, Odisha
By: MANU NAIK, RANJAN KUMAR BEHERA – This research examines how the Juang tribe of Keonjhar, Odisha, has shifted from an environmentally conscious way of life – gathering forest products without cutting trees, such as through the swidden farming method known as podu – to relying on wage labor, typically working for employers in exchange…