Agriculture is moving beyond just producing more food to ensuring it nourishes people. As hidden hunger rises, the focus is shifting from yield to nutrition.
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Climate-resilient crop varieties are helping farmers in Telangana improve yields and adopt more sustainable farming practices. These innovations highlight how science and sustainable practices can strengthen agricultural resilience and food security.
WOTR & W-CReS, with the support of GIZ, brought together multiple stakeholders, researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners to explore a fundamental question: How do we build resilient food systems in an era of climate uncertainty?
Experts fear early monsoons in Maharashtra could disrupt the sowing and harvesting cycles. We spoke to farmers across Maharashtra to understand their losses, coping strategies, and expectations.
The title ‘Mahila Pravartak’ may sound official, but it captures something far more powerful: a woman changemaker. These women are the backbone of WOTR’s community health efforts—moving door-to-door, to bring real transformation to the communities they serve.
WOTR’s initiatives ensure healthcare access across rural India by combining traditional knowledge with local networks for disseminating information about nutrition, contributing to India’s efforts to provide healthcare access for all citizens.
Within a small place, Singaram Budhundu from Telangana and his family members manage a small kitchen garden which provides his family with a steady stream of fruits and vegetables, adds to their nutrition and also boosts the family income
The Watershed Organisation Trust actively participated in Poshan Maah 2024 by implementing several programmes addressing malnutrition and health issues among women and children in India
Sahulia Singh’s family, once reliant on a limited diet of rice and potatoes, now grows a variety of vegetables through WOTR’s kitchen garden initiative, improving their nutrition and reducing dependence on distant markets.
Aruna Ganesh Shivasagar, a resident of Kumbharwadi village, Sangamner, dreamt of growing her own food despite not owning land. With support from WOTR and Axis Bank Foundation’s ‘Sustainable Livelihoods Programme’, she embraced gurney gardening in her front yard. Despite initial skepticism, Aruna successfully cultivated a variety of vegetables, reaping a harvest within three months.
Agriculture is moving beyond just producing more food to ensuring it nourishes people. As hidden hunger rises, the focus is shifting from yield to nutrition.
Climate-resilient crop varieties are helping farmers in Telangana improve yields and adopt more sustainable farming practices. These innovations highlight how science and sustainable practices can strengthen agricultural resilience and food security.
WOTR & W-CReS, with the support of GIZ, brought together multiple stakeholders, researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners to explore a fundamental question: How do we build resilient food systems in an era of climate uncertainty?
Experts fear early monsoons in Maharashtra could disrupt the sowing and harvesting cycles. We spoke to farmers across Maharashtra to understand their losses, coping strategies, and expectations.
The title ‘Mahila Pravartak’ may sound official, but it captures something far more powerful: a woman changemaker. These women are the backbone of WOTR’s community health efforts—moving door-to-door, to bring real transformation to the communities they serve.
WOTR’s initiatives ensure healthcare access across rural India by combining traditional knowledge with local networks for disseminating information about nutrition, contributing to India’s efforts to provide healthcare access for all citizens.
Within a small place, Singaram Budhundu from Telangana and his family members manage a small kitchen garden which provides his family with a steady stream of fruits and vegetables, adds to their nutrition and also boosts the family income
The Watershed Organisation Trust actively participated in Poshan Maah 2024 by implementing several programmes addressing malnutrition and health issues among women and children in India
Sahulia Singh’s family, once reliant on a limited diet of rice and potatoes, now grows a variety of vegetables through WOTR’s kitchen garden initiative, improving their nutrition and reducing dependence on distant markets.
Aruna Ganesh Shivasagar, a resident of Kumbharwadi village, Sangamner, dreamt of growing her own food despite not owning land. With support from WOTR and Axis Bank Foundation’s ‘Sustainable Livelihoods Programme’, she embraced gurney gardening in her front yard. Despite initial skepticism, Aruna successfully cultivated a variety of vegetables, reaping a harvest within three months.
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