by Lokappa Nayak, Navitha Varsha | Nov 11, 2025 | Rural Futures / Blogs
From Fields of Struggle to Hubs of Innovation: Farmers, Mechanisation, and the Promise of Local Enterprise A dusty sunrise paints the sky over Devadurga, Raichur, warming up the fields below. Lakshmi tightens her sari, picks up her sickle, and steps into the cotton...
by Manjunatha G | Sep 23, 2025 | Rural Futures / Blogs
Reimagining WUCS in Karnataka: Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Water Governance Photo credits: Prarambha Managing water fairly requires more than just infrastructure—it needs collective responsibility and farmer participation. When farmers share water, their...
by Nidhi Rao, Rajesh Ramamoorthy, Vivek Grewal, Leah Beaulac | Jun 25, 2025 | Technical Consulting / Research
MGNREGA Planning in Karnataka: Assessment of Digital Tools and Capacity-Building for Natural Resources Management A drone shot of a gathering of farmers. Photo credit: Manram Collective Karnataka, like many regions in India, faces a growing groundwater crisis,...
by WELL Labs Team | Apr 1, 2025 | Futures Research / Research
Situation Analysis: Raichur Transformation Lab A farmer tilling a field with bullocks in Devadurga taluk, Raichur district. Photo by Nabina Chakraborty Despite government efforts to expand irrigation infrastructure, Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka...
by Navitha Varsha, Syamkrishnan P. Aryan, Divyata Joshi, Shreenivas Dharmaraja | Mar 17, 2025 | Rural Futures / Research
Addressing the Labour Barrier in the Transition to Crop Diversification Bengali migrants are in demand in Raichur district for their paddy-cultivation skills. Here, they are transplanting paddy in BR Gunda village. Photo by Nabina Chakraborty Crop diversification has...
