Part 2: Livelihood Lessons and Insights from Journey Mapping in Mukkanal

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...

Part 1: Journey Mapping to Plan the Future of Mukkanal’s Farmers

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...

Landscape Review: Innovation Gaps in India’s Agritech Startup Ecosystem

by Srushti Paranjpe | Mar 31, 2023 | Products and Platforms Publications

Landscape Review: Innovation Gaps in India’s Agritech Startup Ecosystem The agritech sector in India is thriving but agrarian distress is still pronounced; clearly, there are gaps that must be bridged to ensure that the livelihoods of farmers who are most vulnerable...

Tamil Nadu’s Long Fight Against Prosopis juliflora

by Manjunatha G, Ananya Rao | Mar 29, 2023 | Rural Futures Press & Media

Tamil Nadu’s long fight against Prosopis juliflora The Prosopis juliflora plant. Photo by Dinesh Valke, Flickr. There is a concerted effort by the state and judiciary to get rid of a water-guzzling invasive species that is a clear threat to local biodiversity. But...

Soil Workshop in Raichur: Farmers Keen on New Methods to Rebuild Soils

by Sandeep Hanchanale, Syamkrishnan P. Aryan, Manjunatha G, Karishma Shelar | Jan 24, 2023 | Rural Futures Blogs

Soil Workshop in Raichur: Farmers Keen on New Methods to Rebuild Soils Shivraj (name changed) had brought a bag of earth from the land he tills, to use in a simple ‘jar test’ to assess the soil quality. He filled half a transparent plastic bottle with the soil, the...