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...
by Srushti Paranjpe | Nov 23, 2023 | Products and Platforms Blogs
Field Notes from Lohardaga: Easing How Jharkhand’s Grassroots Workers Access Knowledge We are grateful to PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action) for facilitating this visit. Dibyendu Chaudhuri (Research and Advocacy at PRADAN) and Smita Kumar...
