With limited resources, short summers, small land-holdings, seasonal and unpredictable tourism, economic prospects in Ladakh are narrow. Additionally, the increasing cost of living, pricier winter stocks, migration, dissatisfied low-paid jobs, conversion of agricultural lands, and unplanned urban-centric development is forcing alterations in the socio-economic and cultural composition of Ladakh. Now, at the very edge of a chaotic transition, LNP aims to aid a recourse before a complete collapse of social, economic and ecological systems.
GOAL
To promote and strengthen local economic models that enhance income opportunities in rural areas and safeguard the socio-cultural and ecological integrity
LNP's outcome indicators for the upcoming strategic period
- Improved assistance and contribution to the Ladakh Organic Mission
- Increased engagements and interactions with relevant stakeholders for regular sharing and learning in sustainable agriculture
- Support small-scale farmers for a mix of traditional and global practices increases production
- Innovations and new projects like seed banks, sustainable timber plantation introduced
- Agriculture Innovation Farms (AIF) developed
- Number of farmers and youth trained in agro-based income activities in rural Ladakh
- Capacity built for food preservation and storage in rural Ladakh
- Improved community and tourist awareness on sustainable and responsible practices
- Several micro-level sustainable tourism initiatives supported
- Capacity building for sustainable tourism among rural communities
- Number of villages developed as eco-destinations in collaboration with community and youth
- Improved allied activities like waste management, traditional sanitation and tourist experiences for local culture and ecology
- Better stakeholder engagement for the promotion of sustainable tourism
- Channelized implementation of the Ecotourism Policy
- Local handicrafts’ production supported
- Capacity building for micro-initiatives among youth and women’s groups
- Enhanced support for alternate livelihoods
