Fish Markets: Role in Increasing Production and Productivity of Fish in Dhar, Jhabua and Alirajpur Districts
Fish Markets: Role in Increasing Production and Productivity of Fish in Dhar, Jhabua and Alirajpur Districts The aim of the paper is to generate a discussion among different institutional stakeholders with the aim of recognizing the role of markets in impacting the levels of production and productivity of small scale fisheries in the three districts […]
Fish Diversity: The Basis for Promotion of Fisheries in Tribal Areas
Fish Diversity: The Basis for Promotion of Fisheries in Tribal Areas The paper is written to generate discussion among the stakeholders n the types of fisheries that needs to be promoted in tribal areas given the degree of existing fish diversity in the area and their preference for local fish variety. 1. Aquaculture Aquaculture refers […]
Planning for Pond Restoration: Adopting a Pond Habitat Approach
Planning for Pond Restoration: Adopting a Pond Habitat Approach Planning for Pond Restoration: Adopting a Pond Habitat Approach Content 1. Context…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 01 2. Project Design……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 02 3. Existing Approach: Catchment Treatment………………………………………………………… 02 4. Pond Habitat Approach………………………………………………………………………………….. 03 5. Pond Restoration Plan……………………………………………………………………………………. 03 6. Impact of Process of Preparation of Pond Habitat Plan………………………………………. 08 7. Annexure […]
Strengthening Nutrition through Indigenous Food Systems in Dhar & Jhabua,
Strengthening Nutrition through Indigenous Food Systems in Dhar & Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh Exploring Traditional Food and Health Practices among the Bhil Community in Dhar & Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh (2014) For generations, the Bhil community lived in close relationship with their forests, farms and seasons. Their meals were shaped by local millets, Mahua flowers, wild leafy […]
Preparing India’s Soybean Sector for a Changing Climate
Preparing India’s Soybean Sector for a Changing Climate in Madhya Pradesh When Climate Reshaped an Entire Value Chain Assessing Climate Adaptation Across India’s Soybean Sector in Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra (2016) Soybean is one of India’s most important agricultural commodities, supporting the livelihoods of millions of farmers while feeding an extensive network of traders, processors […]
Safeguarding Groundwater for Sustainable Livelihoods
Safeguarding Groundwater for Sustainable Livelihoods in Burhanpur & Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh Preparing a Climate-Resilient Groundwater Management Plan for Burhanpur & Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh (2017–2018) Groundwater is invisible—until it begins to disappear. Across parts of Burhanpur and Ratlam, communities had watched wells deepen, pumps work harder and rivers shrink, while agriculture became increasingly dependent on water […]
Protecting Inland Fishers and Strengthening Climate Resilience
Protecting Inland Fishers and Strengthening Climate Resilience in Tribal Madhya Pradesh Building Adaptive Capacities of Small Inland Fishers for Climate Resilience and Livelihood Security in Dhar, Jhabua & Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh (2015–2017) For a small fisher, a pond is never just a pond. It is a source of fish, food and income—and often the foundation […]
Enabling Vulnerable Families to Rebuild Livelihoods after COVID-19
Enabling Vulnerable Families to Rebuild Livelihoods after COVID-19 in Bhopal Supporting Women, Persons with Disabilities and Vulnerable Families to Reclaim Livelihoods after the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Bhopal (2021–2022) Before the pandemic, many families had found a way to make ends meet through tailoring, tea stalls, beauty parlours, grocery shops, catering or small home-based […]
Helping Farmers Earn More from Every Acre in Dhar
Helping Farmers Earn More from Every Acre in the Maan & Jobat Irrigation Projects, Dhar Understanding Why Farmers Produced Less Than They Could in the Maan & Jobat Irrigation Projects, Dhar (2014) Before solutions can transform agriculture, someone has to ask the right questions. Commissioned by the Development Support Centre (DSC), TAAL undertook an in-depth […]
Using Premchand’s Stories to at SRIJAN
Using Premchand’s Stories to Foster Reflection and Organisational Learning at SRIJAN Understanding Water Governance and Equitable Irrigation in the Tawa Command Area, Madhya Pradesh (2008–2010) What has really changed for women in the last hundred years? That was the question sitting beneath an unusual organisational experiment at SRIJAN. Instead of beginning with a presentation on […]
