Karmila Tudu begins her story by saying, “Until recently I had never even seen or heard of strawberries, let alone tasted them. Now people travel from far away just to catch a glimpse of my strawberry fields. Some even offer to buy them at Rs. 500/kg, right on the spot”. [...]
Nita Singh, like many others in her community, was initially bound to the traditional ways of agriculture. But slowly she diversified her activities, learned new things and evolved from a mere farmer into an Agri-Entrepreneur. [...]
Learn about the Commercial Pisciculture in Jungle Mahal under the Usharmukti Plus Initiative, a project that is helping to improve the lives of people in the region. [...]
"In 2020, I struggled to seek a loan of Rs. 10,000 from money lenders to start a small business, but now I earn around Rs. 4-5 lakhs per year. As a result, I have built a lovely pucca (concrete) house," said Bhagabati Mohanta, an agri-entrepreneur from Nua Gaon in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. [...]
The Usharmukti Project, a mega-watershed program, was initiated by the MGNREGA Cell, Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal, in collaboration with Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF) and 6 Civil Society Organisations (CSO) with PRADAN as the Lead CSO facilitating the overall project. [...]
Chakradhar Haiburu, a farmer from Aburu village nestled in the Khuntpani block of West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, faced the challenges that many farmers know all too well. The unpredictability of the weather and a series of crop failures had left him feeling disheartened. [...]
As the world struggles to come to terms with the shapeshifting Covid-19 virus, the views of the Hon’ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, become particularly resonant. Writing about the relentless drive to control nature and exploit its resources, he urged a reflection on how nature [...]
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