Capacity building

Blogs

This section contains reflections, and analysis by our team, practitioners, and interns on diverse themes related to sustainability, FPOs, small and marginal farmers and agri-policies. Prospective authors are advised to read through the guidelines (click here) to help with preparing a submission.

Legitimising grassroots efforts: How frontline workers became certified agriculture extensionists

Saswatik Tripathy

Mar 15
4 min

Legitimising grassroots efforts: How frontline workers became certified agriculture extensionists

Krishi Mitras in Odisha have been able to build on their experience to gain certification as agricultural extensionists through newer instit

Walking the path by making it: Learning from a women’s collective in North Bihar

Aditi Khan and Anand Mohan

Dec 27, 2021
4 min

Walking the path by making it: Learning from a women’s collective in North Bihar

An AKRSP supported SHG in North Bihar overcame various odds to empower themselves socially and financially through beekeeping activities...

Swimming against the tides: How a women-led fishing collective became a profitable enterprise

Deepthi Reddy, Sivaram Kandaswamy Pazhanivelan and Sankar Datta

Jun 21, 2021
5 min

Swimming against the tides: How a women-led fishing collective became a profitable enterprise

This article narrates the journey of how women farmers settled near the Brahmaputra river made their living as a fish farming community.