A Better Tomorrow

Stories, Practices, and Solutions

Sharing Ground Realities: WOTR’s Case Study Featured in Stories of Resilience 2025

Nov, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development

Drawing from work with smallholder farmers—from Kumbharwadi in Maharashtra to Madaul in Odisha—WOTR has contributed key experiences, insights, and evidence to the Stories of Resilience 2025, a publication launched by the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil.

WOTR’s FarmPrecise App Crosses 1 Lakh Downloads Across 4 States

Oct, 2025
Climate Resilient Agriculture, News & Events

FarmPrecise app has crossed 1 lakh downloads, equipping farmers across four Indian states with hyper-local, real-time insights and AI-powered recommendations.

Climbing Toward Change: A Farmer’s Journey in Kulang, Odisha

Aug, 2025
Case Stories, Climate Resilient Agriculture

Diel Behera, a young farmer from Kulang, Odisha, is building a steady income through climate-resilient farming—driven by determination and a strong community.

How are collection centres for maize empowering women farmers in Maharashtra

Jun, 2025
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Farmer Producer Organisations

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.

A Happier Harvest

Mar, 2024
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Sustainable Livelihoods

Bingi Ramulu, a 52-year-old farmer from Ammireddipally village in Narayanpet, had lost hope in his eleven-acre rainfed plot ever turning a profit. Determined for solutions, he joined one of the 15 Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) in Ammireddipally, part of the Axis Bank Foundation’s Sustainable Livelihoods Programme, run by WOTR.

Seeds of Change: The Collective Strength of Appireddypally

Mar, 2024
Farmer Producer Organisations, People Stories

In the face of climate change challenges, farmers in Appireddypally, Telangana, were struggling with dwindling yields and migration. The Rural Livelihoods Project by Axis Bank Foundation and WOTR brought hope through the formation of a Mutual Aided Cooperative Society (MACS). Despite initial hesitation, farmers united to establish the ‘Sri Jeevanadhara Paraspara Rythu Sahakara Sangam Limited’ MACS.

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Safe Water Equals Healthy Life

Dec, 2025
Case Stories, Health, Sanitation & Nutrition

When unsafe drinking water became a daily health risk, a clean borewell in an Odisha village brought relief, dignity, and a return to healthier lives.

How a Group-Based Solar Irrigation System Is Strengthening Incomes

Dec, 2025
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Rural Development

Community-led solar irrigation in Padardi Village boosting crop yields, enhancing household incomes, empowering women, and driving climate-resilient, sustainable rural development in Rajasthan.

When Practice Shapes Policy

Dec, 2025
Policy Impact, WOTR History

A reflection on WOTR’s 32-year journey translating grassroot watershed and climate resilience practice & research into state and national policies.

Impact & Alternatives of Monocropping : In conversation with Nitin Kumbhar, Researcher, W-CReS

Dec, 2025
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Soil Health

Monocropping’s long-term impacts on soil, pests, and farmer incomes are explored through insights from Nitin Kumbhar, highlighting sustainable alternatives, diversification strategies, and pathways to climate-resilient agriculture in India.

A Shop Built on Hope and Resilience

Dec, 2025
Rural Development, Sustainable Livelihoods

A family in Odisha rebuilds their lives after a tragic accident, using community support to start a small shop that restores their livelihood, dignity, and hope.

Festivals, Forests, and Farming: Customs and Practices of Tribal Communities Across India

Nov, 2025
People Stories

A glimpse into the cultural practices and land-based traditions of tribal communities in WOTR’s project regions.

Sharing Ground Realities: WOTR’s Case Study Featured in Stories of Resilience 2025

Nov, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development

A Smarter Way to Farm Fish: Sustainable, Small-Scale, Community-Led

Nov, 2025
Rural Development, Sustainable Development

How can smallholders farm fish while safeguarding their local ecosystems? One promising answer lies in farm ponds.

A Better Tomorrow

Stories, Practices, and Solutions

Sharing Ground Realities: WOTR’s Case Study Featured in Stories of Resilience 2025

WOTR’s FarmPrecise App Crosses 1 Lakh Downloads Across 4 States

Climbing Toward Change: A Farmer’s Journey in Kulang, Odisha

How are collection centres for maize empowering women farmers in Maharashtra

A Happier Harvest

Seeds of Change: The Collective Strength of Appireddypally

By Categories

By Tags

Safe Water Equals Healthy Life

How a Group-Based Solar Irrigation System Is Strengthening Incomes

When Practice Shapes Policy

Impact & Alternatives of Monocropping : In conversation with Nitin Kumbhar, Researcher, W-CReS

A Shop Built on Hope and Resilience

Festivals, Forests, and Farming: Customs and Practices of Tribal Communities Across India

Sharing Ground Realities: WOTR’s Case Study Featured in Stories of Resilience 2025

A Smarter Way to Farm Fish: Sustainable, Small-Scale, Community-Led

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