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 Syamkrishnan P. Aryan, Veena Srinivasan, Karishma Shelar | Dec 18, 2023 | Rural Futures Publications
Diversifying Income Sources to Incentivise Smallholder Farmers India’s agrarian crisis, marked by declining farm incomes and rampant land degradation, threatens the livelihoods of over half of its 1.4 billion population. This paper delves into the potential of...
by Karishma Shelar, Syamkrishnan P. Aryan, Veena Srinivasan, Srushti Paranjpe | Dec 18, 2023 | Rural Futures Publications
Envisioning an Equitable Transition to Regenerative Agriculture Using a ‘Ladder’ Approach While regenerative agriculture may or may not lead to immediate improvements in farmer incomes, the long-term income benefits will be unequivocally much higher. For adoption to...
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...