by Ishita Jalan, Lakshmikantha NR | Sep 9, 2024 | Technical Consulting Publications
Monitoring and Evaluation of JalTara Pits Photo: Farmer field surveys in Jalna, Maharashtra. Marathwada, in Maharashtra, is one of India’s most drought-prone regions. Farmers here, like millions across the country, struggle with water access, a problem worsened...
by Gargi Anand, Smita Kumar | Jul 30, 2024 | Products and Platforms Blogs
From Pilots to Scale: We Are Documenting Knowledge to Spread Effective Rural Solutions A community resource person or Sakhi conducting an Aajeevika Paathshala (a school for farmers to train them on climate resilient agricultural practices and sustainable livelihoods)...
by Piyush Nagpal | May 24, 2024 | Rural Futures Press & Media
Farmers in India Are Weary of Politicians’ Lackluster Response to Their Climate-Driven Water Crisis India’s 120 million farmers share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. Drought-prone areas like...
by Manjunatha G, SS Ghanti | May 22, 2024 | Rural Futures Blogs
Field Notes from Raichur: Why MGNREGS Remains Key for Water Conservation in Rural India Along the edges of many farms in the northern Karnataka districts of Raichur and Koppal are hollowed-out rectangular pits called trench-cum-bunds (TCB). It’s a simple and...
by WELL Labs Team | Mar 20, 2024 | Rural Futures Publications
Raichur Roundtable: Equitable Water-Sharing for Sustainable Transitions in Agriculture Water for agriculture remains an indispensable, finite, and stressed resource for a majority of smallholder farmers engaged in agriculture as a primary source of livelihood. India’s...
