Nutrient-packed fruits and vegetables native to India have all but disappeared from our food basket

How do we bring plants like kamranga, ambadi or kachnar in vogue?

Sanjiv Phansalkar

· Sep 10, 2018 · 09:30 pm

How India’s traditional wisdom can help it cope with climate change

In areas that are naturally arid, communities have found ways to deal with drought. Could other regions learn from this?

Sanjiv Phansalkar

· Sep 07, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Beyond Narendra Modi’s TOP: There’s more to the farm sector than tomatoes, onions and potatoes

Special attention must be given to smallholder vegetable growers.

Anish Kumar

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Sanjiv Phansalkar

· Mar 15, 2018 · 08:30 pm

From bathroom services to tree protection, micro businesses in rural areas need new ideas

Small business in villages do indeed create livelihoods, but there is an over-saturation in dairy, cattle rearing and the like.

Sanjiv Phansalkar

· Nov 13, 2017 · 09:30 pm

What cow-loving India should actually focus on: Making more fodder available to starving cattle

With forests overrun by weed and other unwanted growth, free-grazing lifestock face a grim situation.

Sanjiv Phansalkar

· Jun 29, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Why just toilets? There must be a focus on building private bathing spaces for women in villages

Women bathing in the open is a common sight in the countryside.

Sanjiv Phansalkar

· Feb 16, 2017 · 08:30 pm