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When people speak about climate change, the conversation often revolves around global temperature rise, melting glaciers, or rising sea levels. Those are indeed important, no doubt; But working in the hills of Uttarakhand shifts you from that wide-eyed perspective towards realities more grounded. Here, climate change is not an abstract concept discussed in reports and […]

I read Tuesdays with Morrie on a cold January night, wrapped in a blanket, sitting in the same room where I’d been working fifteen-hour days for the past two weeks. I wasn’t planning to read it. I picked it up almost by accident – someone had left it on the table, and I just needed […]

There are some days that don’t go according to plan, and turn out to be the best ones. A while back, a group of us from work decided to head out to a forest area near a river. No fancy arrangements, no itinerary. Just a plan to cook there, eat together, and see how the […]

Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) are transforming Indian agriculture by empowering farmers to move from being price takers to price makers. With this vision in mind, I, Somusekhar, had the opportunity to visit Sahyadri Farms for an exposure visit aimed at strengthening the development of our FPO. The experience was not just a learning journey.it was […]

A Sustainable Pathway to Value Addition and Enhanced Farmer Incomes In India’s agrarian economy, increasing farmers’ income requires more than expanding cultivation.it requires transforming how agricultural produce is marketed and valued. In Sri Sathya Sai district, a region widely recognized as the horticulture hub of Andhra Pradesh, farmers produce a rich diversity of fruits, vegetables, […]

How Shiksharth is Reimagining Childhood, Learning, and Love in the Forests of Sukma “Am I safe? Am I learning? Am I loved?”These three questions are not just aspirations, they are the foundation upon which Shiksharth Trust is building something extraordinary in Sukma, Chhattisgarh. Where We Work and Why It Matters Sukma, tucked into the southernmost […]

Kalpataru: Understanding the Model Let us first come to the technique of the Kalpataru model. This model is essentially a combination of multi-layer farming, companion farming, and natural farming. Along with this, an additional component is introduced-border plants. What are these border plants?- Along the edges of the plot, saplings of tall, less bushy fruit […]

When we speak about development, we often imagine highways, fast-moving vehicles, and seamless connectivity. But my recent visit to Dantewada, Chhattisgarh for an exposure visit to Bhoomgadi Organic Farmer Producer Company reshaped that imagination entirely. I travelled there to learn about paddy farming and rice processing. What I experienced, however, went far beyond agriculture it […]