The women dependent on Siali leaves decided to conserve and regenerate the forest after finding that there were only a few Siali creepers left.

"... the vetiver prevents soil erosion in our farmlands and it’s also profitable for us.”

Women can lead the efforts to strengthen resilience during drought-like situations

There is no mention about the minimum number of women FPOs to be formed, nor the minimum number of women shareholders in a mixed FPO.

1200 people created hundreds of recharge wells and boulder checks - nearly all workers were women.

... the winds were good between May and October, while in the remaining months the sunlight was strong,

Solidarity brought a renewed sense of hope around the future of agriculture and autonomy of farmers in the region

They are now involved in creating Food Forest for in-situ conservation of these wild food sources inside the forest

Online dialogue series on alternatives for India during the covid times and beyond.