Indigenous food systems sustain generations through women’s forest knowledge, biodiversity, and seasonal wisdom—now threatened by climate change. Discover their resilience.
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Pastoralism has shaped India’s rangelands for centuries. Here’s why pastoralists are key to protecting biodiversity and healthy ecosystems.
Grasslands are vital yet often overlooked ecosystems that support biodiversity, livelihoods, and climate resilience. Their decline due to policy and land-use changes, and emphasises the urgent need for conservation, and restoration.
A reflection on how science and technology can enable meaningful change in rural communities when adapted to local contexts and realities.
In our Must Watch – From the Archives collection, we revisit powerful films that chronicle 32 years of transformation. These stories capture the resilience of rural communities, the strength of collective action and the quiet yet lasting change that numbers alone can’t express.
Discover how Pashu Sakhi members transform rural India through doorstep livestock care, stronger livelihoods, healthier animals, and resilient farming communities.
Exploring sustainable farming, social inequality, and policy failures, urging humility and community-led solutions in agriculture and development sector with Dr Divya Veluguri.
WOTR’s Annual Report 2024-25, Roots & Resilience, highlights rural resilience through science, technology, and tradition.
32-year-old Menej Raito of Kumbhijal village in Odisha’s Rayagada district earn an income in his own village and does not need to migrate anymore.
Trees Transform Nallavelly village as 10,000 saplings revive barren drylands through community action, scientific planning, and sustainable rural afforestation.
Indigenous food systems sustain generations through women’s forest knowledge, biodiversity, and seasonal wisdom—now threatened by climate change. Discover their resilience.
Pastoralism has shaped India’s rangelands for centuries. Here’s why pastoralists are key to protecting biodiversity and healthy ecosystems.
Grasslands are vital yet often overlooked ecosystems that support biodiversity, livelihoods, and climate resilience. Their decline due to policy and land-use changes, and emphasises the urgent need for conservation, and restoration.
A reflection on how science and technology can enable meaningful change in rural communities when adapted to local contexts and realities.
In our Must Watch – From the Archives collection, we revisit powerful films that chronicle 32 years of transformation. These stories capture the resilience of rural communities, the strength of collective action and the quiet yet lasting change that numbers alone can’t express.
Discover how Pashu Sakhi members transform rural India through doorstep livestock care, stronger livelihoods, healthier animals, and resilient farming communities.
Exploring sustainable farming, social inequality, and policy failures, urging humility and community-led solutions in agriculture and development sector with Dr Divya Veluguri.
WOTR’s Annual Report 2024-25, Roots & Resilience, highlights rural resilience through science, technology, and tradition.
32-year-old Menej Raito of Kumbhijal village in Odisha’s Rayagada district earn an income in his own village and does not need to migrate anymore.
Trees Transform Nallavelly village as 10,000 saplings revive barren drylands through community action, scientific planning, and sustainable rural afforestation.
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Raghubir’s story shows how entrepreneurship can begin with a simple idea, the right support, and a little confidence creating a thriving livelihood.
Indigenous food systems sustain generations through women’s forest knowledge, biodiversity, and seasonal wisdom—now threatened by climate change. Discover their resilience.
Pastoralism has shaped India’s rangelands for centuries. Here’s why pastoralists are key to protecting biodiversity and healthy ecosystems.
Water security remains elusive in Shahapur despite heavy rains. Discover why hard rock terrain stops groundwater recharge in this Konkan story.
An analogy for climate adaptation, showing that scientific expertise alone is not enough. It reminds us that the knowledge on the ground is equally important in making informed decisions
Maharashtra village, Gosasi, transforms chronic water scarcity into year-round security through watershed structures, women-led savings groups, and sustainable farming practices.
सिलाई उद्यमी से VDC अध्यक्ष तक, मनबसिया सिंह अपने छत्तीसगढ़ के गाँव को बेहतर भविष्य की ओर अग्रसर कर रही हैं।
From tailoring entrepreneur to VDC Chairman, Manbasiya Singh is leading her village in Chhattisgarh towards a better future.