Deccan Development Society DDS
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When wasteland bears fruits
A neighbourhood forest, explains Anasuyamma, spreads across 12-16 hectares (ha) and usually grows timber, fruits and medicinal plants.
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महिला किसानों का संगम रेडियो (in Hindi)
यह महिलाओं की आवाज है। वे इसे चलाती हैं, वे ही इसकी मालिक हैं। उनके सशक्तीकरण का अच्छा उदाहरण है।
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A tie-up that can go a long way in crop cultivation
While farmers get an input assistance of ₹5,000 per acre, the consumers get the farm yield.
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Unique farmer-consumer initiative to cultivate millets to be launched on June 16
The initiative is about enlightened consumers getting into an understanding with ecological farmers to cultivate millets of their choice.
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A one-stop Store for Millets
An assortment of great millet, finger millet, sorghum, ragi, korra, and a host of other coarse grains are now available for the health conscious. Ground millets are also available.
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Cultivating Biodiversity: Peasant Women in India
Over 60,000 women peasants of the Deccan have received recognition from around the world.