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July 3, 2019

A Kadwanchi vineyard being watered through drip irrigation and with the roots covered by straw to minimize evaporation (Photo by Joydeep Gupta)

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Vineyards of hope amid Marathwada drought

Despite the drought gripping the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, one village in the region has flourished by growing grapes using innovative water saving methods

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June 10, 2019

Gautam Bera’s wife is happy with the tomato harvest. Although farm productivity has increased after land shaping, local farmers are now facing challenges in tackling pest infestation (Photo by Dhruba Das Gupta)

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Land shaping benefits Sundarban farmers

A combination of reshaping land and harvesting rainwater has helped farmers in the Sundarbans to overcome soil salinity and increase farm incomes. They now need consistent technical support

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Returned migrants: A pause or the end of a dream?

Although India still has a long way to go to abolish child marriage, girls and their parents in many villages across the country are taking a stand against this traditional practice

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Lockdown break will undo remote tribal students’ learning

First generation learners in remote villages lack online and community resources to learn at home during lockdown, as mandated by government. They will need to relearn, to make up for lost time

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Village Organizations pave way for women’s empowerment

Women who came together for better livelihood, have become socially empowered that they use their collective power to resolve community issues and ensure gender justice

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Villagers demolish flood-ravaged homes to save recyclables

Families in the Champaran districts demolished their own houses to save construction materials before the entire house was washed away by River Sikrahna in spate

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Lift Irrigation helps monsoon-reliant farmers flourish

For many developing countries, increasing agricultural productivity is a key to poverty reduction. The over-dependence on monsoons is not a sustainable one, and irrigated agriculture remains a resource that many poor agricultural producers want.

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