Camel milk inspires hope for herders

The increased income has led to reverse migration in several villages of Kutch and the rearers are also increasing their…
Farm Bills Will Create a Vacuum That May Result in Utter Chaos: P. Sainath

Lakhs of farmers have been coming on the streets on one issue or the other, not just MSP.
She sells cow dung products but not milk to save India’s desi cows

Burning of cow dung logs is much less polluting than burning wood.
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.
How millet farming empowers women

The Millet Sisters Network trains women across the country in organic farming by using vermicompost, farm manure and cow products.
Swimming camels, mangrove islands of Kachchh face mounting challenges

“We don’t want grains or a house; just give us our grazing land.”
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