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Kudrati kheti (natural farming) - A manual in Hindi
Posted on 01 Sep, 2021 05:04 PMThis manual (third edition) in Hindi developed by Rajinder Chaudhary on natural farming, also known as organic, zero budget or alternative farming, is an attempt to spread awareness among Indian farmers about the above sustainable agriculture methods.
Living with droughts
Posted on 20 Jun, 2021 11:02 AMAs per a Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction: Special Report on Drought 2021, released by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UND
![Drought resilience partnerships at the national and local levels will be critical to managing drought (Image: Pixabay; hbieser)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-06/drought.jpg?itok=_9XJhO2X)
COVID-19 and social protection: Impact in the agriculture sector
Posted on 01 Apr, 2021 01:10 PMCOVID-19 induced significant economic and social disruptions in India. Rural households, including smallholders, were affected by loss in migrant income, livelihood and farm and non-farm income.
![Access to credit increased farmers' expenditures on farm-related activities. (Image: Pixy.org)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/farm-woman-on-the-field-in-india.jpg?itok=-m9p4q_h)
Strengthening the frontline for water security
Posted on 12 Mar, 2021 05:00 PMIndia has over 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats, which manage the governance of over 6,64,000 villages spread across the country.
![Kalyani Dash works with 150 households in the village directly and trains them on chemical-free farming techniques, water secure crop production, efficient water use in agriculture for a sustainable farming future as well as kitchen and nutrition gardening. (Image: FES)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/fes1.jpg?itok=aUFowYsz)
Managing groundwater demand: the way forward
Posted on 02 Mar, 2021 07:25 AMGroundwater reserves are depleting at rapid rates in India, which is one of the world’s largest consumer of groundwater with it providing 60 percent of the irrigation needs of the country.
![Groundwater, a valuable resource! (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/20150902_100433.jpg?itok=vrutxFuL)
Budget 2021: Will agriculture sector get a boost?
Posted on 28 Jan, 2021 10:15 AMThe agriculture sector is confronted with high price volatility, low returns, low productivity and weather risks.
![The government could consider a shift from the price support system to an income support system. PM-KISAN is a step in that direction, but the assistance under that is lacking. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-01/Planting_Rice_Paddy.jpg?itok=sX7euyIp)
The invisible face of agriculture
Posted on 16 Jan, 2021 11:14 AM“Female labour participation has been declining across India from 1990 to 2019. It has declined from 31% to 25% from 2005 to 2010 and further to 20% in 2019. This has contributed to employment loss for women. A shift in economic activity has been observed as more women were engaged in the manufacturing and service sectors.
![Though women are involved in economic activities of the cropping system but their role is negligible in household decision making and participation (Image: PxHere)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-01/cornfield-woman-farmer.jpg?itok=K8hH0XP0)
Not in the interest of women farmers!
Posted on 07 Dec, 2020 11:52 PMThree farm-related Bills were recently passed in the Parliament by the BJP led government at the Center, which have subsequently received presidential assent.
![Farm women, overworked and underpaid (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farm_women2.jpg?itok=FYXAb8hD)
Madhya Pradesh’s recurring droughts: Measuring, responding and reducing the vulnerabilities
Posted on 02 Dec, 2020 10:40 AMClimate change has been a popular buzzword for the last two decades in the international policy arena, stimulating multitude of ideas and a few action commitments at different levels of governments.
![Rugged, rocky terrain of Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh (Image: Shweta Prajapati)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/Photo1137.jpg?itok=eJqy8pOJ)