A Village Hero: Tinku’s Efforts to Sustain Kumarpara’s Biodiversity
By Ilja Keukenkamp; Meghna Mukherjee Let’s meet Tinku Karjee- a resident of the Kumarpara village, who has been working as … Continued
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Hedges as a key to regenerative farming – Part 2
By Ilja Keukenkamp This blog is the second part of a series of blogs on the potential of hedges as … Continued
Hedges as a key to regenerative farming
Introduction By Ilja Keukenkamp This blog is the second part of a series of blogs on the potential of hedges … Continued
Scaling up of women’s enterprises-incubating and empowering rural women entrepreneurs in Peterbar, Jharkhand
By Pratik Ranjan In the rural villages of Peterbar Block in Jharkhand, India, a significant problem persists due to limited … Continued
Collective efforts to combat challenges faced by the ultra-poor in Jharkhand, India
By Iqra Khan, Arpan Mondal Despite innumerable interventions by the state and civil society, the shadow of paradox lingers on … Continued
Nurturing Change: An Indian Farmer’s Path to Village Transformation
By Pratik Ranjan Meet Manoj Murmu, a resident of Beldiha village in the Godda district of Jharkhand, India. He shares … Continued
The Interplay Between Commons and Natural Farming
Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) team The Gond and other Indian tribes residing in villages initially followed traditional farming practices. … Continued
Seed Balls: An Innovative Afforestation Technique
By Raju Maity (PRADAN) दारे बाबुन बाग बोयहा…दारे देबुन बएचवा …दारे रेगी बोयहा जोतो मीनाक…. Meaning we won’t cut the … Continued
Seeds of Innovation: How the Organic Vegetable Seedling Production Unit Transformed Gumla’s Agriculture
By Meraj Uddin (PRADAN) In the heart of Jharkhand, India, nestled amidst the lush greenery and fertile land, lay the … Continued
Comprehensive Homestead Model
by Irfan Ahmad The community members of Kumharra Village, India, successfully established a ‘Comprehensive Homestead Model,’ which celebrates the concepts … Continued
Rodent Management: Women’s Roles and Resilience
By Anushree Mitra and Meghna Mukherjee Introduction: Severity of rodent damage Picture this: you meticulously save your hard-earned money, stashing … Continued
Traditional rat trapping methods in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Authors: Anushree Mitra and Luwieke Bosma Rodents, mainly rats and mice, have been a common enemy of farmers across the … Continued
Call to action: Let’s work together to curtail rodents harmful impact on food production in India.
Authors: Dr. Neena Singla (Punjab Agricultural University), Luwieke Bosma and Anushree Mitra (MetaMeta Research), and Dikhyani Konwar (PRADAN). The issue … Continued
Livestock production in India
By Kamal Kishore (Rainfed Livestock Network) and Bhavana Kuchimanchi (The Foundation for Ecological Security) Livestock production in India is often … Continued
A conversation with Sumitra Devi: the regenerative agriculture pioneer
By Akanksha Mishra (PRADAN), Meghna Mukherjee (MetaMeta), and Marina Vara Gutiérrez (Aidenvironment). Meet Sumitra Devi. She hails from Chatugada village … Continued
How to envision the future of communities: co-created climate scenarios
by Marijn van der Meer (MetaMeta) Predicting future climate so that farmers know exactly how to adapt and transform their … Continued
Regenerative Agriculture Entrepreneurs
by Anushree Mitra (MetaMeta) Shakun Didi is a resident of Jhanki village in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh, India. She … Continued
Zooming into the main cropping patterns in India
by Marina Vara Gutiérrez (Aidenvironment) and Rubén Borge Robles (Rockinsoils) The Indian government’s agricultural policies are primarily focused on the … Continued
A conversation with Meera Bai: A BRC business manager
by Meghna Mukherjee and Vinitika Lal Meet Meera Bai from Kutela Gram in Dindori District in Madhya Pradesh, India. Meera … Continued
Local Entrepreneurship in Kureili, Madhya Pradesh, India
By Anushree Mitra (MetaMeta) A local entrepreneur is an individual who starts a business in their local area. Entrepreneurs are important to … Continued