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Coconut Chips to Wild Honey: When Consumers Demand, Food Producers Supply
The goodie bag we put together as part of our launch event in New Delhi is filled with examples of future food consumption pathways that might provide win-wins for people and the planet
Explainer: How Green Manure Can Help Degraded Farmlands Sustain Themselves
The traditional agricultural practice of green leaves manure involves creating manure and fertiliser from natural, homegrown plants as sources of various nutrients for soil
Climate Mitigation: Can Carbon Credits Ensure Farmers Don’t Pay The Price?
Published in India Development Review
Part 2: Livelihood Lessons and Insights from Journey Mapping in Mukkanal
A journey mapping exercise gave us a deeper understanding of livelihood patterns, challenges, and the impact of land degradation on households in our land restoration pilot site
Part 1: Journey Mapping to Plan the Future of Mukkanal’s Farmers
Through journey mapping, farmers can have a say in the blueprints of their own progress
Tamil Nadu’s Long Fight Against Prosopis juliflora
Published in Mongabay
Soil Workshop in Raichur: Farmers Keen on New Methods to Rebuild Soils
Around 35 farmers attended the two-day workshop held in Raichur’s Devadurga taluk to learn about how they can test and improve soil quality,
Field Notes from Sittilingi Valley: How a Farmer Collective Addresses Both Healthcare and Agrarian Distress
The Sittilingi Organic Farmers Association (SOFA) shows how collectives founded on strong community values can benefit small and marginal farmers and the local ecology.
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 degraded. This implies a massive reduction in biological and...
Field Notes from Raichur: How People are Working to Restore Common Land
A journey mapping exercise gave us a deeper understanding of livelihood patterns, challenges, and the impact of degradation on households in our land restoration pilot site.
From Plural Livelihoods to Better Schools: What People Aspire for in Raichur
We are carrying out a rural livelihoods aspirations study in three villages in Raichur to ensure that restoration work is people-centric and demand-based. This blog explains our methods and documents early trends and observations.
Is Agroecological Farming a Solution for Rainfed Degraded Land?
Published in Mongabay
The Benefits of a Diversified Farm in Maharashtra
Published in Scroll