Livelihoods

Livelihoods (Agriculture)

The Palk Bay waters, on which fishing communities depend for their livelihoods. Image Source: Sidharth.D. via Wikimedia Commons.

Palk Bay women’s seaweed farms could support India’s blue economy

17 Oct 2026

10 min read

Continuous contour trenches are dug along slopes and above the fields to slow down runoff and recharge groundwater (Image: WOTR)

Watershed restoration offers new hope for Maharashtra’s drying rivers and farms

06 Sep 2026

7 min read

Garo community around Meghalaya’s Nokrek Biosphere Reserve

Climate change insights through the eyes of the Garo community around Nokrek in Meghalaya

07 May 2026

7 min read

Women power fish farming in Tripura but face deep structural inequalities.

Tripura’s aquaculture growth might be at risk if women’s labour remains unrecognised

06 May 2026

6 min read

60-year-old Ramsurat Sahni gathers and harvests makhana. Age has made wading into the water difficult, but his skill remains unmatched.

Inside Bihar’s Makhana Economy: How Mithila’s Ponds Sustain Rural Lives

Sharat Chandra prasad

16 Jan 2026

9 min read

Modern infrastructure, like this power pylon, now stands over the rice fields, a sign of the pressures facing traditional farming.

Kashmir’s rice fields are disappearing, and so are its farming traditions

08 Nov 2025

9 min read

The land that remained unsubmerged after the dam was built has now transformed into an island, becoming a key tourist attraction of Dumboor Lake.

Dumboor lake: When fields sank and farmers became fishers in Tripura

10 Oct 2025

8 min read

Ziro valley's rice farming

Fish, fields, and feminism: How Apatani women sustain Ziro’s aquaculture in Arunachal Pradesh

22 Aug 2025

5 min read

Mumbai’s Sau Meenatai Thackeray Flower Market loaded with fresh stock of flowers

Before the Flowers Bloom: Climate Stress and Shifting Livelihoods in Maharashtra’s Flower Economy

18 Jul 2025

8 min read

Punjab, part of India's breadbasket is losing water fast, as water-guzzling crops like wheat and paddy continue to suck water at rapid rates.

From India to the USA: The growing water crisis in the breadbaskets of the world

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

09 Apr 2025

8 min read

A field full of marigolds, where Mukesh carefully plucks each flower—blending the essence of the village with hard work.

Marigold farming in Bihar: A blooming alternative for farmers

Sharat Chandra prasad

24 Mar 2025

6 min read

Community wells: A shared groundwater resource

Beyond the boundaries: Reimagining our shared resources

21 Sep 2024

3 min read

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