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Cracking the Code to Sustainable Development: The Odisha Cashew Story

Cracking the Code to Sustainable Development: The Odisha Cashew Story

In Odisha’s Guma block, cashew plantations have become a transformative force for tribal communities, offering economic stability, reducing migration, and empowering women through sustainable agricultural practices. Managed in partnership with WOTR, these initiatives not only enhance local livelihoods but also promote biodiversity and soil health, marking a significant step towards sustainable development in the region.
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Is Cashew Farming the Path to Economic Resilience for Odisha's Tribes?

Is Cashew Farming the Path to Economic Resilience for Odisha’s Tribes?

Odisha’s tribal communities face economic and livelihood challenges due to persistent water shortages and limited opportunities. This blog explores how cashew cultivation, supported by various government initiatives and NGOs, is transforming these communities. Historical struggles over land rights and recent developments in cashew farming are highlighted, showcasing both the challenges and the potential for sustainable agricultural practices.
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Scorching Summers: Understanding Heat Waves, Heat Stress, and their Impact on Rural India

Scorching Summers: Understanding Heat Waves, Heat Stress, and their Impact on Rural India

As scorching heatwaves become increasingly common in India, rural communities face heightened risks from heat stress. This blog post explores the nature of heatwaves, the impact of moist and dry heat stress, and the specific challenges rural India confronts. With limited infrastructure, reliance on outdoor labor, and water scarcity exacerbating the situation, the health and economic consequences are severe.
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Agriculture Growth

[Shaping Sustainable Futures] IndusInd Bank & WOTR: A Partnership Transforming Rural India

As WOTR proudly celebrates 30 years of fostering sustainable development in Indian communities, we’re thrilled to reflect on our transformative partnership with IndusInd Bank. In a recent conversation with us, Matilda Lobo, Head of CSR at IndusInd Bank, eloquently highlighted the remarkable impact this collaboration has brought about in the lives of countless people.
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Cultivating a Fertile Future: Climate Resilient Agriculture Helps Kamla Bai Regain Her Lost Yields

Cultivating a Fertile Future: Climate Resilient Agriculture Helps Kamla Bai Regain Her Lost Yields

Years of low yields took a toll, but Kamli Bai refused to surrender. During the Rabi season, she worked tirelessly to establish a 0.1-hectare demo plot, her actions echoing the efforts of nine other farmers in Modwa village. Selected by the Village Development Committee and guided by WOTR, Kamli Bai diligently implemented every step, determined to prove these new methods could work. This year, a remarkable change swept through Kamli Bai’s fields.
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“Mota Paisa Issi Mein Hai”: Pig Farming Helps Bring Big Income To Small Farmers

“Mota Paisa Issi Mein Hai”: Pig Farming Helps Bring Big Income To Small Farmers

Pig farming is considered an integral part of life amongst the tribal population in Jharkhand, and many households practice backyard piggery with one or two pigs. Bahamani Purty, 45, lives in Otongora village, in Khunti, Jharkhand with her husband Marshall, and had been rearing pigs for a few years. In 2019, while attending a gram sabha meeting, Purty learnt that pig rearing was being promoted as an intervention under Axis Bank Foundation’s Sustainable Livelihoods Programme.
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climate-smart

Why Investing in Climate-Smart Agriculture is Essential for Business Resilience

Businesses face escalating challenges from climate change affecting global agriculture. The solution lies in investing in climate-smart agriculture, which offers proactive strategies for resilience and market opportunities. Climate-smart agriculture, defined by the FAO, includes sustainable productivity increases, enhanced resilience, and reduced emissions.
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Cracking the Code to Sustainable Development: The Odisha Cashew Story

Cracking the Code to Sustainable Development: The Odisha Cashew Story

In Odisha’s Guma block, cashew plantations have become a transformative force for tribal communities, offering economic stability, reducing migration, and empowering women through sustainable agricultural practices. Managed in partnership with WOTR, these initiatives not only enhance local livelihoods but also promote biodiversity and soil health, marking a significant step towards sustainable development in the region.
Read More
Is Cashew Farming the Path to Economic Resilience for Odisha's Tribes?

Is Cashew Farming the Path to Economic Resilience for Odisha’s Tribes?

Odisha’s tribal communities face economic and livelihood challenges due to persistent water shortages and limited opportunities. This blog explores how cashew cultivation, supported by various government initiatives and NGOs, is transforming these communities. Historical struggles over land rights and recent developments in cashew farming are highlighted, showcasing both the challenges and the potential for sustainable agricultural practices.
Read More
Scorching Summers: Understanding Heat Waves, Heat Stress, and their Impact on Rural India

Scorching Summers: Understanding Heat Waves, Heat Stress, and their Impact on Rural India

As scorching heatwaves become increasingly common in India, rural communities face heightened risks from heat stress. This blog post explores the nature of heatwaves, the impact of moist and dry heat stress, and the specific challenges rural India confronts. With limited infrastructure, reliance on outdoor labor, and water scarcity exacerbating the situation, the health and economic consequences are severe.
Read More
Agriculture Growth

[Shaping Sustainable Futures] IndusInd Bank & WOTR: A Partnership Transforming Rural India

As WOTR proudly celebrates 30 years of fostering sustainable development in Indian communities, we’re thrilled to reflect on our transformative partnership with IndusInd Bank. In a recent conversation with us, Matilda Lobo, Head of CSR at IndusInd Bank, eloquently highlighted the remarkable impact this collaboration has brought about in the lives of countless people.
Read More
Cultivating a Fertile Future: Climate Resilient Agriculture Helps Kamla Bai Regain Her Lost Yields

Cultivating a Fertile Future: Climate Resilient Agriculture Helps Kamla Bai Regain Her Lost Yields

Years of low yields took a toll, but Kamli Bai refused to surrender. During the Rabi season, she worked tirelessly to establish a 0.1-hectare demo plot, her actions echoing the efforts of nine other farmers in Modwa village. Selected by the Village Development Committee and guided by WOTR, Kamli Bai diligently implemented every step, determined to prove these new methods could work. This year, a remarkable change swept through Kamli Bai’s fields.
Read More
“Mota Paisa Issi Mein Hai”: Pig Farming Helps Bring Big Income To Small Farmers

“Mota Paisa Issi Mein Hai”: Pig Farming Helps Bring Big Income To Small Farmers

Pig farming is considered an integral part of life amongst the tribal population in Jharkhand, and many households practice backyard piggery with one or two pigs. Bahamani Purty, 45, lives in Otongora village, in Khunti, Jharkhand with her husband Marshall, and had been rearing pigs for a few years. In 2019, while attending a gram sabha meeting, Purty learnt that pig rearing was being promoted as an intervention under Axis Bank Foundation’s Sustainable Livelihoods Programme.
Read More
climate-smart

Why Investing in Climate-Smart Agriculture is Essential for Business Resilience

Businesses face escalating challenges from climate change affecting global agriculture. The solution lies in investing in climate-smart agriculture, which offers proactive strategies for resilience and market opportunities. Climate-smart agriculture, defined by the FAO, includes sustainable productivity increases, enhanced resilience, and reduced emissions.
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