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The genesis of WDTDAC initiated by Community Agrobiodiversity Center of M S Swaminathan Research Foundation and WDTDAC assigned MSSRF as their advisory council. So far, WDTDAC has undertaken different initiatives both independently and in association with MSSRF.
Objectives
To support tribal communities and agro biodiversity conservation by ensuring livelihoods
To function as a connecting link between development schemes and beneficiaries
To work as a catalyst in the area of tribal development policy and advocacy
About WDTDAC
WDTDAC started in 2007 registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860 as a grassroots organization of tribal communities of Wayanad and Nilgiris. The main objective of the WDTDAC is to act as a catalyst in policy formulation related to tribal communities. The WDTDAC has the working jurisdiction of Wayanad and tribal regions of Nilgiris, Calicut, Kannur, Malappuram and Coorg district of Karnataka. Unlike other Adivasi consortiums, WDTDAC has the representation of majority of the tribal communities of these regions with diverse socio economic status. The genesis of WDTDAC initiated by Community Agrobiodiversity Center of M S Swaminathan Research Foundation and WDTDAC assigned MSSRF as their advisory council. So far, WDTDAC has undertaken different initiatives both independently and in association with MSSRF. Vocational training to Adivasi youth funded by CSR fund of SBI insurance is notable among WDTDAC and MSSRF collaborative initiatives.
Most of the tribal people of Kerala live in the forests and mountains of Western Ghats,
bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
News & Events
Updates from WDTDAC
EXCHANGED SEEDS OF THE FOLLOWING CROPS
A vast majority of tribes in Kerala state hail from the Paniya tribal sect.
Paniyas inhabit the regions of Wayanad and the neighbouring parts of Kannur and Malappuram.
Tribal Settlement and Population in WAYANAD
