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Traditional Resource Utilization and Changing Livelihood Patterns Among the Saura Tribe: A Geographical Study of Rayagada District, Odisha

Author(s) Ms. Pramila Majhi, Mr. Rajkumar Sabar, Dr. Anwesha Chakraborty
Country India
Abstract This geographical study investigates the dynamics of traditional resource utilization and changing livelihood patterns among the Saura tribe in Rayagada district, Odisha. Long recognized for their indigenous soil-water conservation techniques, terraced paddy cultivation (Jhong), and shifting cultivation (Podu), the Saura tribe represents a distinct socio-ecological system deeply integrated into the Eastern Ghats hill ecosystem. Utilizing a mixed-method research design combining multi-stage stratified random sampling (N = 360 households across four tribal development blocks), GIS spatial profiling, field observations, focus group discussions, and econometric modeling, this study examines the trajectory of tribal resource governance from traditional subsistence to market-driven, wage-dependent economies. Empirical findings indicate a significant contraction in forest-based and shifting cultivation livelihoods-decreasing by 34.2% over two decades-alongside a corresponding rise in seasonal distress migration (28.5%), monoculture cashew cash-cropping (22.1 %), and government safety-net dependency under MGNREGA and OTELP.
Keywords Keywords: Saura Tribe, Rayagada District, Traditional Resource Utilization, Livelihood Transition, Podu Cultivation, Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP), Indigenous Ecological Knowledge.
Field Sociology > Economics
Published In Volume 8, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On 2026-10-17
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i05.90035
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