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‘Mere Paas Sarkaar Hai’
'No reform can succeed that does not seek to strengthen the position of the weak and the excluded.'
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This Diwali women farmers in Maharashtra are sowing seeds of entrepreneurship
Village women decided to make seeds out of dry vegetables and take these to the market.
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Not in the interest of women farmers!
Small and marginal farmers (including) a significant number of women need investment (for) enhanced capacities and knowledge.
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India needs a rainbow recovery plan
... sustainable livelihoods, to be built on regenerating and safeguarding the soil, natural ecosystems, water, biological diversity, and air.
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On a tardy trail: State of organic farming in India
Low organic farming coverage prevails in several states, despite at least 20 of them having a policy or a scheme for organic farming
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स्थलांतरावर मात करणारे कळवंडे गाव (in Marathi)
पुरुष मंडळी फळबागांच्या नगदी लागवडीत गुंतली तर स्त्रिया बारमाही भाजीपाला लागवडीत नी विक्री व्यवसायात.
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Kuruba shepherds lose their security blanket
In some villages, women have formed ‘self-help-groups’ to collectively try and generate better incomes from Deccani wool.
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A Looming Legacy
With smart policies and adequate grassroots support, artisanal goods of India could soon be treated on par with counterparts abroad.
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This khadi collective in a Karnataka village has clients around the world
A diversified Gandhian village economy attempting to train Dalit women and women from other marginalised castes in new remunerative skills