February 22, 2023

Entrepreneurship: the key to revitalising agriculture

Lessons from an initiative to increase farm productivity by promoting a community-based model of agricultural advisory services.
February 22, 2023

Does NREGA work for women?

Putting women at the front and center of NREGA not only makes it more effective and transparent, but also changes societal perceptions of what women can and cannot do.
February 22, 2023

Post-Covid challenge for rural India: 12 crore migrants face ‘bleak’ future in cities

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has infected more than 5.1 million people out of which more than 330 thousand people died. Most of the countries are either under nation-wide or localised lockdown with more than half of the global population confined within their homes. Rest of the countries are also following many restrictive measures to avoid spreading of the virus.
December 19, 2022

Grains of Success
by Madhura Kanjilal, Kharika Mathani, West Bengal

December 16, 2022

Coming Together Helps
by Kamal Lochan Behera, Balliguda

December 13, 2022

Everybody Loves to Make Profit
by Shubham Fulmali, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh

Nights of Kaspur village are usually calm, silent, and pitch-dark. Beneath a sky full of twinkling stars, one can see thousands of fireflies adorning bushes and trees. Tranquility reigns. Only Nirmal’s sudden exasperated cries and Dulourin’s sobbing would shatter this calm at times.
November 21, 2022

about PROWFIT

November 18, 2022

Lalita Converts Dreams into Realities
by Akanksha Mishra, Peterbar, Jharkhand

November 14, 2022

That’s How It Is At 30,000 kms!
by Mohini Saha, Narharpur, Chhattisgarh

You remember my first story Heroes on Wheels? It’s absolutely fine if you don’t – the link is here https://www.pradan.net/heroes-on-wheels/. That time it was my scooty who narrated my journey on my behalf �� This time it’s me who is going to share a lovely journey of one of the most inspiring women farmers I work with. Yogeshwari Tekam.
October 28, 2022

A conversation with Meera Devi: A businesswoman
by Meghna Mukherjee (MetaMeta Research),Shubham Jain (MetaMeta Research),Vinitika Lal(Pradan)

Meet Meera Devi from Kutela Gram in Dindori District in Madhya Pradesh, India. Meera has been running a Bio-Resource Centre (BRC), which makes and supplies organic inputs like biofertilizers and bio-pesticides.