Bidyut Mohanty
Bidyut Mohanty, a development practitioner and founding member of SPREAD, has spent more than three decades working with tribal communities in Odisha. He has concentrated his efforts on promoting community forest rights, forest-dependent livelihoods, indigenous people’s institution building, and food security.
Areas of expertise
Community forest rights, forest-based Livelihoods, climate change, gender
Currently working at
Society for Promoting Rural Education and Development (SPREAD)
Articles by Bidyut Mohanty
September 9, 2025
Green gold crisis: The barriers disrupting Kendu leaf trade in Odisha
State approvals continue to stand between Odisha's forest-dwelling communities and their right to sell kendu leaves, leaving livelihoods at risk.
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