by Anjali Neelakantan, Syamkrishnan P. Aryan | May 11, 2023 | Rural Futures Press & Media
Climate mitigation: Can carbon credits ensure farmers don’t pay the price? Reducing carbon emissions in agriculture is important, but placing the burden on farmers is unfair. A robust carbon credit system can safeguard their interests as they switch to sustainable...
by Ananya Rao | May 3, 2023 | Rural Futures Blogs
Part 2: Livelihood Lessons and Insights from Journey Mapping in Mukkanal Livestock grazing in Mukkanal, Karnataka. Photo by Manjunatha G In the first part of our blog series on the journey mapping exercise we conducted in Mukkanal village in Raichur district, we...
by Ananya Rao | May 2, 2023 | Rural Futures Blogs
Part 1: Journey Mapping to Plan the Future of Mukkanal’s Farmers Pesticides being sprayed on paddy fields in Raichur, Karnataka. Photo by Manjunatha G. “Thirty years ago, my grandfather used to cultivate redgram, greengram, sesame, and various millets on...
by Srushti Paranjpe | Mar 31, 2023 | Products and Platforms Publications
Landscape Review: Innovation Gaps in India’s Agritech Startup Ecosystem The agritech sector in India is thriving but agrarian distress is still pronounced; clearly, there are gaps that must be bridged to ensure that the livelihoods of farmers who are most vulnerable...
by Lakshmi Pranuti Choppakatla, Craig Dsouza, Ashish Kumar | Feb 10, 2023 | Technical Consulting Blogs
Field Notes from Jharkhand: Testing Jaltol on The Ground With WASSAN On a bright November morning in Dhodrobaru village in southern Jharkhand, around 45 villagers gathered for a tricky budgeting exercise — estimating crop water use in the region. They were split into...
