Adis know what kind of crops take up what kind of nutrients and how it affects other crops

Women are the custodians of seed diversity, including millets. Seed selection, an important part of the process, is also mostly done by women.

A Gondi Adivasi lady preserves seeds for over 12 years using a traditional technique!

"... considering our low cost/zero cost inputs in comparison to the chemically grown rice, our profits per bigha are higher,”

A collection of stories of hope by women where they assert themselves as farmers, as leaders.

A keen and nuanced understanding of the role of women is needed for integration of women into the planning and decision making processes.

Capture rain water, thus freeing arable land from waterlogging while recharging groundwater to use for irrigation during the lean season.

The training at the Knowledge Centre is now modified to weave in local knowledge to make it rooted in ground realities.

Representatives of the Angamaly block panchayat hope the initiative will not only help empower women in the local body but also offer them jobs