Livelihoods

Environmental conservation and sustainability, respecting ecological integrity and limits

The search for dignified, ecologically sustainable and meaningful livelihoods and jobs is featured in this section. This includes the continuation and enhancement of fulfilling traditional occupations that communities choose to continue, including in agriculture, pastoralism, forestry, fisheries, crafts, and others in the primary economy. It also includes sustainable, dignified jobs in manufacturing and service sectors where producers and service-providers are in control of their destinies and revenues are equitably distributed.

Against the grain: why millet is making a comeback in rural India

Sharing knowledge, increasing their output, and accessing new markets.

स्थलांतरावर मात करणारे कळवंडे गाव (in Marathi)

पुरुष मंडळी फळबागांच्या नगदी लागवडीत गुंतली तर स्त्रिया बारमाही भाजीपाला लागवडीत नी विक्री व्यवसायात.

आदिवासियों की सब्जी बाड़ी (in Hindi)

यहां जैविक ढंग से सब्जी बाड़ी की खेती जा रही है। इससे ताजी हरी फल्लीदार सब्जियां, कंद व मसाले और औषधियुक्त पौधे मिलते हैं।

Hard-coated grains tough to process: Farmers

Some millets like korale are hard-coated grains requiring processing multiple times.

Ecotourism in Uttarakhand: pioneer Manohar Singh Manral (conversation in Hindi)

लोग सोचें कि जंगली जानवर मेरे ही खेत में आ जाएं !

Conservation now assured for Thurpu cattle of Amrabad

The Poda Thurpu cattle of Telangana have strong hooves that enable their notable endurance in both black and wet soils

A Course Reserved for Men

This Bengaluru Community college is running a workshop to teach men how to cook, share household chores

Fishing for a Difference

A story about an initiative that revives lakes and empowers communities

Odisha Millet Mission: The successes and the challenges

"For the first time in 72 years, a key agriculture mandi intervention has taken place in Malkangiri"