From Passion to Prosperity
Mrs. Jasper, a 31-year-old woman from Parivakkam village in Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu, lives with her family comprising…
The Lady with the Lamp
March 7, 2026 was a memorable day in the life of Manjulaben. This tribal woman from Amdha village in Valsad district of…
From Setback to Stability
Ms. Devanti Kanwar from Bhulsidihi village, Korba district, Chhattisgarh, depended mainly on her husband’s daily wage…
Reviving Soil, Reviving Livelihoods
Ms. Meena Devi, a smallholder farmer from Lalganj village in Vaishali district, Bihar, was facing declining soil fertility and…
Safe Drinking Water Transforms Daily Lives
The Barasahi Water User Group in Ghantiyanali village, Kaniha block, Angul district, Odisha, earlier depended on a single…
Solar Lift Irrigation Brings New Life to Upland Farms
In Ghaghra block of Gumla district, Jharkhand, many farmers owned upland (tanr) land that remained uncultivated due…
Women Centric Solar Dryer Food Enterprise Project
Women centric solar dryer enterprise is a livelihood model, focusing on the livelihoods of rural women of Haveli and Daund…
Plant breeder with a Story to tell
The first day of November 2022 brought good news for Mavanji Pawar from Chowk, Valvenda in Jawhar, Palghar district of Maharashtra…
Green Fodder to the Rescue
Rasilaben Bheraji from Khedasan village in Sabarkantha district, enrolled for the Utthan project supported by McCain Foods India Pvt. Ltd…
Wadi provides Hope
Yashwant, a resident of Shiroshi village in Jawhar, Palghar district and a father of two, inspite of owning 2 ha was forced to migrate…
Best Wadi Participant
Vinod Bhengra, a resident of Raidung village and a participant of the Wadi Programme funded under the NABARD – Tribal Development Fund implemented at…
Trellis farming catches the attention of traditional farmers
Parameshwar Gadua lives with his family in Dahimal village in Balangir district. Due to recurrent drought, he was not able to support…
Wadi inspires Others
Philips Hembrom from Barmanni village, Munger, struggled to support his large family comprising of his wife and five children…
Organic farming for a better Future
Yennaram Prameela is a sprightly 50-year old woman farmer from Machireddypally village of Sangareddy district who has been…
Adoption of Natural Farming
Farmers of Purimetlu village in Mundalamuru Mandal in Prakasam district including Umareddy Venkateswara Reddy, had never…
From Vulnerability to Sustainability
Six years ago, Lata Devi from Manar village in Lohaghat, Champawat, was clueless about climate-smart interventions. With the…
The Winners
Rajabai and Sonabai from Majhgawan block of Satna district received the First and Second Best Farmer prizes for establishment of…
Desert-based Livelihood
Earlier, women in Lunkaransar block in the desert region of Bikaner had to travel 4-6 km every day in search of drinking water. To address…
Role model in Pratapgarh
Krishna Gautam, a 35 year-old scheduled caste woman from Ashipur village in Pratapgarh district, started out as an Employment Guarantee…
Empowering Self and Others
As a participant of the Prerna Project, Mangalagowri Akka learnt about improved agriculture practices, organic farming…