by ACIWRM, WELL Labs Team | Feb 17, 2026 | Rural Futures / Research
Remote Sensing for Community Driven Applications – Stakeholder Meeting Report The Remote Sensing for Community-Driven Applications (RS4C) is a project that aims to bridge the gap between advanced geospatial technologies and the lived experiences of farmers and water...
by WELL Labs Team | Feb 12, 2026 | Futures Research / Research
Building Community Expertise in Water Management: Insights From a Community Hydrology Programme in Raichur, Karnataka A woman sits next to a field irrigation channel in Raichur, Karntaka. Photo by Anupam Barman The Community Hydrology Programme seeks to build local...
by Shreenivas Dharmaraja | Aug 21, 2025 | Futures Research / Blogs
From Science to Strategy: A Community Approach to Hydrology Photo credit: Shreenivas Dharmaraja The way a farmer experiences and interacts with water in Karnataka’s Raichur district depends on where they live. A farmer near a water source, be it a river, canal, or...
by Navitha Varsha, Nabina Chakraborty | May 23, 2025 | Rural Futures / Blogs
Raichur at the Crossroads: Gender-Sensitive Strategies for Sustainable Rural Labour Radhamma and Anuradha picking chillies. Photos: Nabina Chakraborty The sun beats down on Radhamma’s back as she moves through the rows of chilli plants, swiftly plucking the ripe, red...
by Syamkrishnan P. Aryan, Ashima Chaudhary | Sep 3, 2024 | Rural Futures / Op-eds
Why Farmers’ Control on Canal Water Is Key to Solving Agrarian Distress in Raichur Despite the potential for farmers to earn upto five times more with 30-50% less water, they remain stuck in a low-level equilibrium of growing a single paddy crop due to the...