Insights

Somia Devi is proud that women of the village now consider her a role model and people come to learn from her through the videos.

Agriculture is the primary source of livelihood and the mainstay of about 80 per cent of the rural population in the state of Jharkhand. Most of the farmers are small and marginal landholders. In Jharkhand 92 per cent of the total cultivated area is un-irrigated thus agriculture here is characterized as nature dependent, coupled with mono cropping and low investment capacity of farmers pushing them into the vicious cycle of poverty.

I've been training extension workers to produce and disseminate videos that capture best practices in the field of agriculture, health and nutrition.

Rinki Devi has been one of the best mediators in her block - it wasn't easy given the stiff resistance she faced from her family.

Kinu Yadav, is a local hero and inspiration for farmers in and around Dumaria village, Muraliganj block of Madhepura district, Bihar.

A seemingly ordinary small farmer, single-handedly mobilized the women of his village in 2007 to form self-help groups...

Our partnership with Bihar Rural Livelihood Promotion Society (BRLPS) has been going from strength to strength and we're dedicated to it.

Our colleague shares some of the lessons learnt from the field over the last couple of years as a program manager.

Watch as Bharathi learns about sustainable cost-effective farming practices from Sanjeevamma, both women smallholder farmers in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.

Rikin Gandhi, Founder & Executive Director shares his vision for Think Week