by Sandeep Hanchanale, Syamkrishnan P. Aryan, Manjunatha G, Karishma Shelar | Jan 24, 2023 | Rural Futures Blogs
Soil Workshop in Raichur: Farmers Keen on New Methods to Rebuild Soils Shivraj (name changed) had brought a bag of earth from the land he tills, to use in a simple ‘jar test’ to assess the soil quality. He filled half a transparent plastic bottle with the soil, the...
by Nishant Seth | Jan 7, 2023 | Rural Futures Blogs
Field Notes from Sittilingi Valley: How a Farmer Collective Addresses Both Healthcare and Agrarian Distress In the shadow of Kalrayan and Sitteri hills in northern Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district lies Sittilingi, a village that is predominantly home to Adivasi...
by Ananya Rao, Karishma Shelar | Dec 15, 2022 | Rural Futures Blogs
Raichur Land Restoration Pilot: How We Studied the Local Context Land degradation, or a deterioration in land quality caused by human-induced processes, is a massive challenge for India today. Approximately 53 million hectares (MHa) of land in the country is already...
by Sandeep Hanchanale | Dec 13, 2022 | Rural Futures Blogs
Field Notes from Raichur: How People are Working to Restore Common Land Farmers and NGO workers with Prarambha guided us on the state of lands in parts of Raichur district. Photo by Manjunatha G ‘Food is something that unites a lot of people,’ said Channayyaswamy, who...
by Aditya Maruvada | Dec 9, 2022 | Rural Futures Blogs
From Plural Livelihoods to Better Schools: What People Aspire for in Raichur Field researchers in Raichur in August 2022, while planning for the rural aspirations study. Photo by Manjunatha G. Mallana’s (name changed) family had separated when he was young, forcing...
