by Shivangi Behera, Smita Kumar | Aug 23, 2024 | Platforms and Partnerships / Blogs
The Odisha Sandbox: Advancing the Green Rural Economy Through a Place-Based Approach Gram Swabhiman meeting with Socratus Foundation and Goonj in Mahakalpara block, Kendrapara, Odisha. Credit: Shivangi Behera Much like a literal sandbox one would find in a children’s...
by Gargi Anand, Smita Kumar | Jul 30, 2024 | Platforms and Partnerships / Blogs
From Pilots to Scale: We Are Documenting Knowledge to Spread Effective Rural Solutions A community resource person or Sakhi conducting an Aajeevika Paathshala (a school for farmers to train them on climate resilient agricultural practices and sustainable livelihoods)...
by Manjunatha G | Aug 7, 2023 | Rural Futures / Op-eds
ಬರಡು ಮಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಜೀವ ಚೈತನ್ಯ ತುಂಬುವ ಸುಸ್ಥಿರ ಹಸಿರೆಲೆ ಗೊಬ್ಬರ ಕೃಷಿಗೆ ಮೂಲಾಧಾರವೇ ಆರೋಗ್ಯವಂತ ಮಣ್ಣು. ಯಾವುದೇ ಮಣ್ಣು ಬೆಳೆಯಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗದೇ ಹೋದರೆ ಆ ಮಣ್ಣನ್ನು ಬರಡು/ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಉತ್ಪಾದನಾ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯದ ಮಣ್ಣು ಎನ್ನಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬಿತ್ತಿದ ಬೀಜ ಗಿಡವಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆದು ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಇಳುವರಿ ಕೊಡಬೇಕಾದರೆ ಆರೋಗ್ಯವಂತ ಮಣ್ಣೇ...
by Ananya Rao | May 3, 2023 | Rural Futures / Blogs
Part 2: Livelihood Lessons and Insights from Journey Mapping in Mukkanal Livestock grazing in Mukkanal, Karnataka. Photo by Manjunatha G In the first part of our blog series on the journey mapping exercise we conducted in Mukkanal village in Raichur district, we...
by Ananya Rao | May 2, 2023 | Rural Futures / Blogs
Part 1: Journey Mapping to Plan the Future of Mukkanal’s Farmers Pesticides being sprayed on paddy fields in Raichur, Karnataka. Photo by Manjunatha G. “Thirty years ago, my grandfather used to cultivate redgram, greengram, sesame, and various millets on...
