Seasonal migration of tribal populations in Gujarat and the impacts of the Migrant Labour Support Programme

The Western India Rainfed Farming Project (WIRFP)
The Western India Rainfed Farming Project (WIRPF) is a DFID funded participatory rural development project which aims to improve in a sustainable manner the livelihoods of 800,000 poor tribal people and to evolve approaches that can be replicated in the region. It is being implemented in three states: Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

The Gramin Vikas Trust (GVT)
Since 2003 the management and implementation of the project has been done by the Gramin Vikas Trust (GVT) which is an independent legal entity established by Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited - Department of Fertilizers, Government of India. GVT is also managing the DFID funded Eastern India Rainfed Farming Project.

The Migrant Labour Support Programme (MLSP)
The Migrant Labour Support Programme (MLSP) was established as a component of the Western India Rainfed Farming Programme (WIRFP), in the districts of Ratlam, Jhabua, Dhar (MP); Banswara and Dungarpur (Rajasthan); and Dahod and Panchmahals (Gujarat).

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
ODI is Britain’s leading independent think-tank on international development and humanitarian issues. Its mission is to inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries. This is done by locking together high-quality applied research, practical policy advice, and policy-focused dissemination and debate. ODI works with partners in the public and private sectors, in both developing and developed countries.
ODI’s Rural Policy and Governance Group (RPGG) has prioritised the disaggregated analysis of pro-poor growth and livelihood security, the better engagement of the productive sectors in policy processes, including Poverty Reduction Strategies, and the local, national and international governance and implementation structures to make a reality of environmentally and socially sound policies.

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