February 27, 2023

India’s forest-dependent communities will benefit from policies recognising their integrated agri-forestry livelihood

Targeted interventions aimed at building resilience to natural and climate-related challenges may be necessary
February 27, 2023

Using the “Edges in nature”; Perennials plantation on field/farm bunds and pond bunding

The mention of farm fields often makes one think of the open fields with crops. Primarily all the interventions are crops based; bio-manure applications; NRM (natural resources measures) like field bunds, cropping patterns, and IPM (integrated pest management) methods are some of the popular measures.
February 27, 2023

5 NGOs That Have Changed The Face Of Women’s Livelihood In 2022

The focus of MGNREGA has to be re-shifted to employment generation from asset building
February 27, 2023

5 NGOs That Have Changed The Face Of Women’s Livelihood In 2022

There are multiple civil society organizations working relentlessly towards the development of women's workforce in the country, but few have made an immense breakthrough in the last few years.
February 27, 2023

How PRADAN’s Development Apprenticeship Programmes seeks to transform rural lives

When Barsha Mishra chose to live with a family in interior Jharkhand, she realised the privileges of her urban life.
February 27, 2023

How PRADAN’s Development Apprenticeship Programmes seeks to transform rural lives Premium

PRADAN’s Development Apprenticeship Programme helps college students work at the grassroots level to solve local issues
February 27, 2023

Options for effective Ecologically-Based Rodent Management in India

This is the second blog out of two where we will learn about rodent characteristics in four villages in Madhya Pradesh, India. In the previous blog we learned about the rodent species in 4 villages in Madhya Pradesh and how these small mammals damage crops at an average 25%.
February 27, 2023

Silvopasture Model: A Climate Change Initiative to Stimulate Goat Farming

India hosts the world’s most significant number of farmers and livestock. According to the 20th Livestock Census conducted in 2019, India has 535 million livestock animals, majorly comprising cattle (35.94%), Goats (27.80%), Buffaloes (20.45%), Sheep (13.87%) and the rest includes pigs, camels, horses, etc.
February 27, 2023

Good practices for promoting gender equality through rural advisory services

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February 27, 2023

On Circular Economic Growth: Paradox and Promise

One evening a traveler arrives in a small town in rural India. His plan is to reach his family in the main city. Yet it is late and he does not like traveling at night. He knocks the door of a small town hotel and asks the owner if there is still a bed for the night.