Report

September 6, 2014

Adoption and Dis-adoption of SRI: A Study of the Dynamics

Quantifying the benefits and analysing the factors that encourage farmers to adopt or dis-adopt SRI methods in the four major rice-producing states in India, this study offers policy recommendations for up-scaling in order to attain agricultural sustainability
September 6, 2014

Line-Sown Direct Seed Rice: A Climate Resilient Strategy for Food Security

Introducing the line-sown DSR method of cultivation is proving to be viable and profitable because it is economical, labour friendly and assures a much greater yield to the farmers of EIP fighting against poverty, malnutrition and starvation
August 10, 2014

MGNREGA: Investment in Soil Systems Asset Creation

Preserving and enriching soil and associated natural resources within the framework of MGNREGA and employment generation is a way of ensuring and enhancing individual and national productivity in the future
August 3, 2014

Tola Sabha – A Model for Community Development

Mobilizing and empowering people for a shared developmental goal and inculcating in them a sense of ownership are paramount for the effective implementation of development programmes. Setting up a community governance mechanism, bringing transparency and accountability in the implementation of programmes and transferring power to the villagers are some of the much-deliberated and critical issues with which development projects across the nation are grappling
August 2, 2014

INRM: Transforming the Lives and Livelihoods of the Rural Poor

Undaunted by the challenges of poor irrigation, poor service delivery, low rate of literacy, poor health facilities, degraded land, under-developed agriculture, and lack of basic services in Godda, PRADAN’s initiation of INRM, is slowly transforming the land, the women and the villages, bringing hope of economic self-sufficiency.
July 11, 2014

Small Ruminants, Big Opportunities

With the diminishing opportunities in agriculture and the lack of water for assured irrigation, villagers in Rajasthan are turning more and more to goat-rearing, and are realizing its viability as a livelihoods option, opening up possibilities of enhanced income and self-sufficiency
July 6, 2014

Scaling Up Sustainable Agriculture in Balaghat

Describing the sustainable agriculture practices being promoted by the Balaghat team, this article captures the processes employed for promoting sustainable agriculture with more than 3,500 farmers, the challenges faced and the major insights gained
June 6, 2014

Mass Vaccination Programme: Preventing Deadly Diseases in Small Livestock in Keonjhar

Establishing sustainable private-public delivery systems for basic vaccination of BYP and small ruminants is bringing about change in Keonjhar, combating deadly diseases that wipe out the stock on a regular basis thereby offering hope to the landless poor
June 3, 2014

Introducing Goat-rearing in Balliguda

Using SHGs as the base to explore different ways of building traditional livelihoodsgeneration activities such as goat-rearing becomes a worthwhile journey for the tribals of Kandhamal district, who adopt scientific methods with the help of trained para-vets of the community, bringing hope to those struggling for survival
May 2, 2014

Exploring Goat-rearing as a Livelihood Activity in Abu Road

Ensuring timely vaccinations for goats against deadly diseases and encouraging the use of better practices in rearing them has had a noticeable impact on the health and longevity of the animals thereby increasing the willingness of the villagers to consider goat-rearing as a viable, primary, income-generating activity