Avatar
September 21, 2020
Categories

Sahyadri farmers practice shifting cultivation amid ecological concerns

Older generation of farmers in western Maharashtra continue to practice age-old slash-and-burn cultivation on the slopes of Western Ghats, despite economic and ecological unsustainability

Do you like it?0
Read more
November 16, 2018
Khonoma village in Kohima district of Nagaland earned the Green Village title from the government for its community-based conservation (Photo by Ninglun Hanghal)
Categories

Naga clans script success in conserving biodiversity

Community-managed conservation practiced for over two decades by the Angami Naga tribe of Khonoma village near the state capital of Kohima has improved biodiversity and forest resources

Do you like it?0
Read more
May 14, 2018
Women, understanding the power of collective work, form self-help groups to engage in income-generating activities. (Photo by Ninglun Hanghal)
Categories

Manipuri women revive village republics for all-round development

Despite dwindling forest resources that had traditionally sustained them, villagers in Churachandpur district of Manipur have successfully shifted to growing new crops, and are now exploring new livelihood options

Do you like it?0
Read more
April 25, 2018
Categories

Women feel the heat of climate change in rural Manipur

Women farmers in Manipur, who play a significant role in the state's agriculture, are struggling to grow crops in an increasingly hostile environment of north-east India

Do you like it?0
Read more
12
Next page