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UP: Unnao's first women-led SHG for Thai guava cultivation promises better incomes for farmers
UP: Unnao's first women-led SHG for Thai guava cultivation promises better incomes for farmers

By Sumit Yadav

Disappointed with the uncertainties in the market prices of traditional vegetables, a women-led self help group in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao has switched to cultivating Thai guava. The exotic fruit is sold almost thrice the price of the locally grown guava and is promising a better livelihood for the rural women.

Disappointed with the uncertainties in the market prices of traditional vegetables, a women-led self help group in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao has switched to cultivating Thai guava. The exotic fruit is sold almost thrice the price of the locally grown guava and is promising a better livelihood for the rural women.

स्वयं सहायता समूह की महिलाओं ने शुरु की थाई अमरूद की खेती, एक साल में ही होने लगा मुनाफा
स्वयं सहायता समूह की महिलाओं ने शुरु की थाई अमरूद की खेती, एक साल में ही होने लगा मुनाफा

By Sumit Yadav

पारंपरिक सब्जियों का सही दाम न मिलने से परेशान उत्तर प्रदेश के उन्नाव में महिलाओं के एक स्वयं सहायता समूह ने थाई अमरूद की खेती शुरू की है। विदेशी फल स्थानीय रूप से उगाए जाने वाले अमरूद की कीमत से लगभग तीन गुना अधिक दाम में बेचा जाता है और ग्रामीण महिलाओं को बेहतर कमाई का मौका मिल गया है।

पारंपरिक सब्जियों का सही दाम न मिलने से परेशान उत्तर प्रदेश के उन्नाव में महिलाओं के एक स्वयं सहायता समूह ने थाई अमरूद की खेती शुरू की है। विदेशी फल स्थानीय रूप से उगाए जाने वाले अमरूद की कीमत से लगभग तीन गुना अधिक दाम में बेचा जाता है और ग्रामीण महिलाओं को बेहतर कमाई का मौका मिल गया है।

Women in rural Unnao bring colour into their lives by making paints out of cow dung
Women in rural Unnao bring colour into their lives by making paints out of cow dung

By Sumit Yadav

A paint manufacturing workshop operated by 20 women in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh has so far sold 1,200 kilogrammes of paint made from cow dung. For the women the enterprise has raised their self esteem and given them economic independence.

A paint manufacturing workshop operated by 20 women in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh has so far sold 1,200 kilogrammes of paint made from cow dung. For the women the enterprise has raised their self esteem and given them economic independence.

A farmer grows water chestnut on land stripped of soil; earns profit, repays loans
A farmer grows water chestnut on land stripped of soil; earns profit, repays loans

By Manish Dubey

A farmer in Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, has successfully grown water chestnuts on land that was stripped of its top 5-6 feet of soil. Madan Kahar is now the talk of not just his village, but several other neighbouring villages.

A farmer in Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, has successfully grown water chestnuts on land that was stripped of its top 5-6 feet of soil. Madan Kahar is now the talk of not just his village, but several other neighbouring villages.

Virus Alert: Papayas in Barabanki and Sitapur succumb to a ringspot virus
Virus Alert: Papayas in Barabanki and Sitapur succumb to a ringspot virus

By Virendra Singh

Papaya cultivation in Barabanki and Sitapur districts of Uttar Pradesh takes a hit as the ringspot virus affects the crop. The yield has been only one fourth of what it should be, complain the farmers. They blame changing climate for such large scale losses.

Papaya cultivation in Barabanki and Sitapur districts of Uttar Pradesh takes a hit as the ringspot virus affects the crop. The yield has been only one fourth of what it should be, complain the farmers. They blame changing climate for such large scale losses.

Uttar Pradesh: Installing CCTVs in a village in Unnao helps tackle crime
Uttar Pradesh: Installing CCTVs in a village in Unnao helps tackle crime

By Sumit Yadav

There are winds of change in Dua village where installation of 32 CCTVs, setting up of an IT centre at panchayat bhavan, and upgrading facilities at the primary school have transformed village life.

There are winds of change in Dua village where installation of 32 CCTVs, setting up of an IT centre at panchayat bhavan, and upgrading facilities at the primary school have transformed village life.

Fishery, Duckery, Veg & Fruit Cultivation – Integrated Farming Transforming Lives of Small Farmers in Jharkhand
Fishery, Duckery, Veg & Fruit Cultivation – Integrated Farming Transforming Lives of Small Farmers in Jharkhand

By Gaon Connection

Twenty-five small and marginal farmers in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand are part of the watershed project, Kuiani, under the aegis of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), where, since June 2019, they are practising integrated farming with considerable success.

Twenty-five small and marginal farmers in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand are part of the watershed project, Kuiani, under the aegis of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), where, since June 2019, they are practising integrated farming with considerable success.

Fishery, Duckery, Veg & Fruit Cultivation – Integrated Farming Transforming Lives of Small Farmers in Jharkhand
Fishery, Duckery, Veg & Fruit Cultivation – Integrated Farming Transforming Lives of Small Farmers in Jharkhand

By Manoj Choudhary

Twenty-five small and marginal farmers in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand are part of the watershed project, Kuiani, under the aegis of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), where, since June 2019, they are practising integrated farming with considerable success.

Twenty-five small and marginal farmers in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand are part of the watershed project, Kuiani, under the aegis of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), where, since June 2019, they are practising integrated farming with considerable success.

Gond and Baiga Tribe Women Help Revive Kodo-Kutki Millets in Madhya Pradesh
Gond and Baiga Tribe Women Help Revive Kodo-Kutki Millets in Madhya Pradesh

By Gaon Connection

Efforts by a women-led group have helped revive the traditional millet varieties of Kodo and Kutki in Madhya Pradesh. Today, as many as 18,000 rural women in the Dindori district are earning better incomes by cultivating these millets and processing them into marketable products like cookies, breakfast cereals, biscuits, snacks, and sweets.

Efforts by a women-led group have helped revive the traditional millet varieties of Kodo and Kutki in Madhya Pradesh. Today, as many as 18,000 rural women in the Dindori district are earning better incomes by cultivating these millets and processing them into marketable products like cookies, breakfast cereals, biscuits, snacks, and sweets.

A Rising Trend of Women-led Social Entrepreneurship in India
A Rising Trend of Women-led Social Entrepreneurship in India

By Sumit Kaushik and Simran Bhardwaj

Most of the women-led social enterprises are successful because they practise inclusivity and collective leadership in an innovative manner, and they persistently create fresh roles for girls and women to hasten social impact. Also, women social entrepreneurs include men in the solution to problems that are seen as usually affecting women.

Most of the women-led social enterprises are successful because they practise inclusivity and collective leadership in an innovative manner, and they persistently create fresh roles for girls and women to hasten social impact. Also, women social entrepreneurs include men in the solution to problems that are seen as usually affecting women.

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