Pain Points on a Rocky Road: Journey Mapping Challenges CSOs Face with Interventions for Small & Marginal Farmers
There are a number of challenges in Indian agriculture including degraded land, depleting water resources and falling farmer incomes . To address these challenges, government agencies, civil society organisations (CSOs), philanthropies and bilateral agencies are funding and implementing a number of projects. This report details the ‘pain points’ or challenges CSOs face as they attempt to intervene at different stages in the farming process. This is based on fieldwork we carried out in four states: Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Acknowledgements
Cover image: Surabhi Singh
Contributors: Dr. Veena Srinivasan, Anjali Neelakantan, Surabhi Singh, Srushti Paranjpe, Mukta Deodhar, Tanvi Agrawal, Lakshmi Pranuti, Manjunatha G, Kaavya Kumar, Anjana Balakrishnan
Map development: Lakshmi Pranuti, Surabhi Singh
Visualisation and Report Design: Aparna Nambiar, Sarayu Neelakantan
Editorial & Technical Review: Dr. Veena Srinivasan, Kaavya Kumar, Anjana Balakrishnan, Anu Sridharan
The authors conducted this work when they were with the Centre for Social and Environmental Innovation at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (CSEI-ATREE). WELL Labs is now taking it forward in collaboration with ATREE.
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