by Karishma Shelar | Mar 13, 2024 | Rural Futures Press & Media
A People-Centric Approach to Tackling Poverty in India Nature-based solutions like carbon offsets should prioritize people, encompass entire landscapes, and align with poverty alleviation objectives. Devaraya* is aghast at his crop yield. Situated in the city of...
by Karishma Shelar, P Srinivas Vasu | Dec 1, 2023 | Rural Futures Press & Media
Feeding Humans Has Trapped World in Debt, Degradation: FAO A new FAO report blames “unsustainable business-as-usual practices” for escalating human and environmental costs of producing food. A groundbreaking report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture...
by Amrita Nair, Manjunatha G, Karishma Shelar | Sep 29, 2023 | Rural Futures Blogs
A Package of Practices for Climate-Smart Agriculture In the heart of Karnataka’s Raichur district lies Mukkanal Gram Panchayat, a region where agriculture is the main source of livelihood. Out of 203 hectares of land, almost 178 hectares are under the plough. A...
by Sandeep Hanchanale, Syamkrishnan P. Aryan, Manjunatha G, Karishma Shelar | Jan 24, 2023 | Rural Futures Blogs
Soil Workshop in Raichur: Farmers Keen on New Methods to Rebuild Soils Shivraj (name changed) had brought a bag of earth from the land he tills, to use in a simple ‘jar test’ to assess the soil quality. He filled half a transparent plastic bottle with the soil, the...
by Ananya Rao, Karishma Shelar | Dec 15, 2022 | Rural Futures Blogs
Raichur Land Restoration Pilot: How We Studied the Local Context Land degradation, or a deterioration in land quality caused by human-induced processes, is a massive challenge for India today. Approximately 53 million hectares (MHa) of land in the country is already...
