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 Anjali Neelakantan | Nov 10, 2022 | Platforms and Partnerships / Op-eds
We Must Break ‘Lock-ins’ of Water Usage in Agriculture “Just as much of today’s world is locked into fossil-fuel dependence, Indian farmers are in a trap of water-guzzling crop production that is not environmentally sustainable.” At a time of stagnant incomes and...
by Anjali Neelakantan | Oct 7, 2022 | Platforms and Partnerships / Blogs
Can Farmers Make More Money While Using Less Water? India’s farmers are stuck between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, the country is facing a groundwater crisis with about a quarter of India’s blocks labelled ‘overexploited’ or ‘critical’. On the other hand,...
by Mukta Deodhar | Dec 23, 2021 | Platforms and Partnerships / Blogs
‘A Gamble like the Stock Market’ in India’s Onion Belt Tulshiram Karkande’s farm in Wadzire, Maharashtra, where he is experimenting with four different varieties of onion. Photo by Srushti Paranjpe ‘Now this is my comparative study,’ said Tulshiram...
by Lakshmi Pranuti Choppakatla | Oct 26, 2021 | Platforms and Partnerships / Blogs
Field Notes from Anantapur’s Tomato Markets Piles of tomatoes strewn around an informal mandi near Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. Photo by Lakshmi Pranuti Choppakatla We were in hot and dry Anantapur in southern Andhra Pradesh, on our way to Gorantla Varipalli village for...
