Green Transformation

Examples of management of the commons by communities in rural India

By Shubham Jain (MetaMeta), Marijn van der Meer (MetaMeta), & Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta) Common pool resources, popularly known as … Continued

A Socio-Ecological Systems approach to agriculture

By Shubham Jain (MetaMeta), Laxmi Sharma (FES), Jyoti Mishra (RAIN) Social and ecological systems are interconnected. Private resources and livelihoods … Continued

Horizontal Learning- an effective way for disseminating knowledge

By Arpan Mondal (MetaMeta) There is a natural need for farmers to learn from each other which cropping patterns, cultivars, … Continued

Understanding Mental Models and Perceptions in Regenerative Agriculture

By Meghna Mukherjee (MetaMeta Research) and Vinitika Lal (PRADAN) Mental Models, the basis of reasoning and decision making, is a … Continued

A conversation with Bimla Kujur: The Samvidhan Saathi

By Vinitika Lal (PRADAN), Arpan Mondal (MetaMeta Research), Meghna Mukherjee (MetaMeta Research), and Iqra Khan (PRADAN) Meet Bimla Kujur. Bimla … Continued

It’s just the tip of the iceberg!

By Meghna Mukherjee (MetaMeta), Ishan Agarwal (FES), Saheb Bhattacharya (PRADAN) … Continued

Down to Earth: Understanding the regenerative agricultural practices

By Meghna Mukherjee A green transition is underway in the Indian agricultural system…Policymakers and practitioners have been promoting different approaches … Continued

Ponds as an asset for agriculture: how to keep them full

Marijn van der Meer (MetaMeta), Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta), Nitesh Dhiman (PRADAN), Shubham Jain (MetaMeta), Lalit Kumar Nirmalkar (PRADAN), Laxmi … Continued

What went wrong with organic agriculture in Sri Lanka?

By C.M. Wijayaratna, Abraham Abhishek, Meghna Mukherjee It would be fair to say that there is broad consensus at this … Continued

The 5 Ms: Management of farm operations for confidence and preparedness (Part 4)

Author: K.S. Gopal ksgopal1952@gmail.com www.cechyderabad.org This is the fourth and final in a series of blogposts describing the development and implementation of water–saving solutions in … Continued

The 5 Ms: Microbes and Mycorrhyza (Part 3)

Author: K.S. Gopal ksgopal1952@gmail.com www.cechyderabad.org This is the third in a series of blogposts describing the development and implementation of water–saving solutions in India. The … Continued

Thriving fungi networks and local climates

by Femke van Woesik, Frank van Steenbergen, Francesco Sambalino Microclimates are essential regulators of the growth of fungi. Mushrooms, the … Continued

The 5 Ms: Measured Moisture for water efficiency & savings (Part 2)

Author: K.S. Gopal ksgopal1952@gmail.com www.cechyderabad.org his is the second in a series of blogposts describing the development and implementation of water–saving solutions in India. The … Continued

The 5 Ms: Moisture at plant root zone (Part 1)

Author: K.S. Gopal ksgopal1952@gmail.com www.cechyderabad.org This is the first in a series of blogposts describing the development and implementation of … Continued

Soil nutrients for healthy plants

by Francesco Sambalino, Programme Manager (MetaMeta), Proprieter (Petricor Farms) The author took over a farm in Spain with depleted soil … Continued

The potential of roadside trees to offset CO2

by Laura Blok, MetaMeta Trees are of enormous importance to the ecosystems and livelihoods of people on earth. Many communities … Continued

Protecting the granary: the need for Ecologically Based Rodent Management in Sahelian Niger

Meheretu Yonas & Luwieke Bosma, MetaMeta Research and Rodent Green, Wageningen, The Netherlands Karmadine Hima, Abdou Moumouni University, Niamey, Niger … Continued

On Local Circular Growth: Appreciating Local Value Chains

By Frank van Steenbergen, Rommert Schram, and Jean Pace Ricci Value chains have received much attention in recent years. They … Continued

Man and ecology

Man and ecology Postcard from Awezet, Farta (Amhara, Ethiopia) Posted by Frank van Steenbergen, Getachew Engdayehu, and Bantamlak Wondmnow June 05, … Continued

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