Impact Pathway for Local Seed Systems Adapting to ‘People-Led Development’ Process in Dryland Areas of Odisha, India

LocalLocal food and agricultural systems are under threat, facing a significant degenerationDegeneration of critical indigenousIndigenous resources and their diversityDiversity due to the modern practices employed in agricultural land. Recognising the detrimental failures of the widely propagated agri-practices among the AdivasiAdivasi communitiesCommunity of Odisha, the author presents a case of a CSO that revitalised the communitiesCommunity through an effective exploration and adoption of the existing traditional knowledge systems. The author employs a series of Participatory Rural Appraisal exercises between the period 2012−2022 and captures the impact of the intervention of the organisation and its practices on the localLocal system. The chapter attempts to document the process of regenerationRegeneration of agricultural systems that stemmed from the inherent and time-tested wisdom of AdivasiAdivasi women, promoting a collective actionCollective action towards addressing the modern challenges and needs through traditional means.