Aqua Schools Empower Women Farmers in Uttar Pradesh with Fish Farming Integration
Women farmers in rural Uttar Pradesh are embracing a new dimension in agriculture as they integrate fish farming into their traditional crop cultivation, thanks to the innovative initiative called ‘Aqua Schools’ by Transform Rural India (TRI). The initiative, aimed at empowering women farmers, focuses on revolutionising fish farming practices, enhancing productivity, and promoting aquaculture within […]
Sustaining our earth and nourishing our bodies
The women of a self-help group in Khamdorgi village in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, have spared 10 decimals of land for multi-layer farming to mitigate land degradation and under-nutrition, and to secure round-the-year incomes. They created four layers: the root layer to grow radish and beetroot; the surface layer for leafy vegetables; an above-the-surface layer for […]