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 Laraib Fatima Warsi | Sep 18, 2023 | Rural Futures Press & Media
A 2,000-yo Irrigation System is Being Revived in North Karnataka Pots are ubiquitous in rural areas with every household having a set of pots which are mostly used by village women to fetch water. But now the same humble pots are also coming to the rescue of farmers...
by Veena Srinivasan | Aug 25, 2023 | Community and Outreach Blogs
Beyond the Jargon: 10 Key Takeaways from World Water Week 2023 Conferences can sometimes feel like an endless round of schmoozing and jargon bingo. If I had a word cloud for World Water Week 2023, it would contain: ‘collective action’, ‘stakeholder...
by Syamkrishnan P. Aryan | Aug 23, 2023 | Rural Futures Blogs
Restoring Landscapes and Improving Farmer Income, the People-Centric Way Prarambha facilitated the workshop we detail in this article. WELL Labs has been working with this grassroots organisation for over a year to restore degraded land and improve farmer incomes and...
