by Nidhi Rao, Rajesh Ramamoorthy, Vivek Singh Grewal, Leah Beaulac | Jun 25, 2025 | Technical Consulting Publications
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 Publications
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 Publications
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...
by Manjunatha G, Sirikumar | Mar 2, 2025 | Rural Futures Blogs
Crop Diversification: A Win-Win Approach for Farmers and the Environment A farm in Chikkaballapur with cabbage and Napier grass (a fodder crop). All photos by Manjunatha G Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur district, with its rich soil and tropical climate, has long thrived...
by WELL Labs Team | Jan 21, 2025 | Futures Research Publications
Situation Analysis: Chikkaballapur-Chintamani Transformation Lab Photo: Kannampalli lake, Chintamani, Karnataka India’s urbanisation narrative is entering a new phase, one in which the significance of small and medium towns is on the rise. Cities are...
