by Karishma Shelar | Mar 13, 2024 | Rural Futures / In the News
A People-Centric Approach to Tackling Poverty in India Nature-based solutions like carbon offsets should prioritize people, encompass entire landscapes, and align with poverty alleviation objectives. Devaraya* is aghast at his crop yield. Situated in the city of...
by Karishma Shelar, P Srinivas Vasu | Dec 1, 2023 | Rural Futures / In the News
Feeding Humans Has Trapped World in Debt, Degradation: FAO A new FAO report blames “unsustainable business-as-usual practices” for escalating human and environmental costs of producing food. A groundbreaking report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture...
by Amrita Nair, Manjunatha G, Karishma Shelar | Sep 29, 2023 | Rural Futures / Blogs
A Package of Practices for Climate-Smart Agriculture In the heart of Karnataka’s Raichur district lies Mukkanal Gram Panchayat, a region where agriculture is the main source of livelihood. Out of 203 hectares of land, almost 178 hectares are under the plough. A...
by Ishita Jalan, Chahat Bansal | Sep 20, 2023 | Platforms and Partnerships / Blogs
How Often are India’s Farming Patterns Changing? With IIT Delhi, We Turn to New Land Use Maps for Answers This blog was co-written with Chahat Bansal, PhD scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. She is one of the authors of the published paper on...
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...
