Santosh Salve was on cloud nine when WOTR began its work in the Ambad block of Jalna district in Maharashtra. As WOTR started working with the local community to promote climate-resilient agriculture, Santosh approached the team with a specific interest – building a low-cost setup to prepare vermicompost.
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The villages in the Murhu block of Jharkhand are mainly occupied by members of the Munda tribe. Traditionally, these small landholding farmers cultivate paddy and lac—a natural resin secreted by the lac insect. However, in recent years they have also adapted to the cultivation of tomatoes, watermelon and potatoes.
Raising daily wage work is the second-highest source of income, followed by agriculture. However, as agriculture becomes less remunerative due to an increase in the cost of cultivation and fewer crop returns from climate change, alternate livelihoods f
Santosh Salve was on cloud nine when WOTR began its work in the Ambad block of Jalna district in Maharashtra. As WOTR started working with the local community to promote climate-resilient agriculture, Santosh approached the team with a specific interest – building a low-cost setup to prepare vermicompost.
The villages in the Murhu block of Jharkhand are mainly occupied by members of the Munda tribe. Traditionally, these small landholding farmers cultivate paddy and lac—a natural resin secreted by the lac insect. However, in recent years they have also adapted to the cultivation of tomatoes, watermelon and potatoes.
Raising daily wage work is the second-highest source of income, followed by agriculture. However, as agriculture becomes less remunerative due to an increase in the cost of cultivation and fewer crop returns from climate change, alternate livelihoods f
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