Farmer Producer Companies are strengthening Indian agriculture but face financial and market challenges. WOTR empowers them to boost rural livelihoods and sustainability.
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Ecosystem integrity is a holistic approach to conservation that considers the wholeness of entire landscapes and ecosystems rather than focusing solely on individual species or resources
Once abused and estranged, Ujwala now runs her own enterprise—emerging stronger than ever. Read her inspiring story of grit, determination and self-reliance.
In response to the water woes of India, the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) has introduced the GMI approach. This initiative shifts the paradigm from viewing water as a private asset to a shared resource, fostering collaborative water management.
Empowering rural women is key to gender equality and sustainable development. Learn strategies to drive change in rural communities.
Imagine a barren patch of land, lifeless, without hope, dismissed as worthless. Now imagine transforming not one, not two, but 90 such spaces into green, thriving hubs of life, prosperity, and sustainability. This is not a distant dream; it’s a mission. A mission to fuse the power of nature, technology, and human will
Amid rising weather variability, more farmers rely on weather updates to protect crops & optimise market strategies, ensuring resilience & sustainability.
The complexity of the challenges faced by semi-arid farming systems in India necessitates a holistic understanding of climate resilience, one that integrates both climate and development concerns.
Kusava Goswami, her mother-in-law Dhapubai, and Ambalal Gameti – a Wasundhara Sewak recognised the urgency to transition their community towards organic agriculture.
India is also home to a multitude of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), each with unique ethical, cultural, and traditional practices. For centuries, these communities have harnessed their Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to sustain their livelihoods and preserve their cultural identities.
Farmer Producer Companies are strengthening Indian agriculture but face financial and market challenges. WOTR empowers them to boost rural livelihoods and sustainability.
Ecosystem integrity is a holistic approach to conservation that considers the wholeness of entire landscapes and ecosystems rather than focusing solely on individual species or resources
Once abused and estranged, Ujwala now runs her own enterprise—emerging stronger than ever. Read her inspiring story of grit, determination and self-reliance.
In response to the water woes of India, the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) has introduced the GMI approach. This initiative shifts the paradigm from viewing water as a private asset to a shared resource, fostering collaborative water management.
Empowering rural women is key to gender equality and sustainable development. Learn strategies to drive change in rural communities.
Imagine a barren patch of land, lifeless, without hope, dismissed as worthless. Now imagine transforming not one, not two, but 90 such spaces into green, thriving hubs of life, prosperity, and sustainability. This is not a distant dream; it’s a mission. A mission to fuse the power of nature, technology, and human will
Amid rising weather variability, more farmers rely on weather updates to protect crops & optimise market strategies, ensuring resilience & sustainability.
The complexity of the challenges faced by semi-arid farming systems in India necessitates a holistic understanding of climate resilience, one that integrates both climate and development concerns.
Kusava Goswami, her mother-in-law Dhapubai, and Ambalal Gameti – a Wasundhara Sewak recognised the urgency to transition their community towards organic agriculture.
India is also home to a multitude of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), each with unique ethical, cultural, and traditional practices. For centuries, these communities have harnessed their Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to sustain their livelihoods and preserve their cultural identities.
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Alma Xalxo, 26, is a Wasundhara Sevika, or Community Resource Person (CRP) with WOTR, acting as a bridge between the organisation and the people in villages.
Over 264 villages competed in the Dharashiv Water Competition, who were judged on the basis of the Water Governance Standard.
The environmental work of rural women is a vital form of leadership that deserves recognition in policy, planning, and global climate discussions.
13 women are managing 11 collection centres across five Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) in Jalna, Maharashtra, all of which deal in maize, connecting with over 1,800 farmers.
In this reflective piece, Crispino Lobo, Co-founder of WOTR, explores a fundamental truth often overlooked in development work: change rarely begins by choice. It happens when people are left with no other option.
5.33 million trees have vanished from India’s farmlands between 2018 and 2022, with an average loss of 2.7 trees per hectare.
Plastic, once hailed as a revolutionary invention, has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time.
Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) is an age-old tale of nature meeting civilization, sometimes with disastrous consequences.