Organic vegetable production as a sustainable livelihood strategy

Horticulture production generates a lot of revenue in India, and organic vegetable farming is an excellent long-term livelihood strategy. Sustainable livelihoods aid in immediate development, sustainable resource management, and poverty eradication, according to the United Nations Conference on Environmental Development (UNCED). Individuals' livelihoods can be enhanced by implementing various livelihood strategies. The focus of this study paper is on the development of income through organic vegetable farming. A conceptual framework for organic vegetable farmer’s sustainable livelihood was created, and a research was conducted on nine farmers across Potka and Golmuri Blocks of East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand, using the framework. The framework is designed in such a way that it can demonstrate the benefits of organic farming in terms of human well-being and environmental health, as both have an impact on a farmer's livelihood. In addition, a resource mapping of the research areas is carried out to determine the livelihood resources used by these farmers in their production. As a consequence, the study discovered that, while farmers practise organic farming and earn a good living, they confront a number of obstacles, including climatic change, market instability, poor product quality, and so on.