Ecologic is here again.. and this time with a story from the badly drought-affected district of Aurangabad. We also bring you an interesting ground-level experience with our weather-based, locale-specific agro-advisories and a nano-report on our training programme on Climate Adaptive Livelihoods held in Madhya Pradesh.
Kachner Tanda is one of the few villages in the heart of the drought-land of Marathwada region of Maharashtra that has water for its people, cattle, and plants. But neighbouring villages a few kilometers away, like Adul and Jodwadi, are dealing with the death of their sweet-lime orchards that are dying due to lack [...]
Summer Freeze
This is the narration of the cold wave experienced in early February of 2012, which crippled crops in Akole area of Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra. This same area has suffered climate erraticism for the 2nd year in a row now. The film indicates the high vulnerability of farmers – a harsh and in this case freezing [...]
“Does it every rain at this time?” is a story of the actual impacts of unexpected and unusually heavy rain that devastated crops in Akole region of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. It narrates what farmers are up against vis-a-vis climate variability.
WOTR held one of its trainings of Climate Adaptive Livelihoods and Local Money Multiplier in Madhya Pradesh. The training’s objective is to help local communities identify and plug the leaks in their local economy.
The training started with the Money Outflow Game. This game helps understanding the concept of money inflows and outflows within a [...]
Food and nutritional security (FNS) is a complex issue given its reliance on climatic as well as non-climatic factors that are intertwined and interdependent. When climate change is superimposed, it further worsens the situation as food production, one of the critical ecosystem services, [...]
We got a message (in reply) from Aravind Ghule of Sawargaon Ghule village, Sangamner taluka who said “Very important information i have received from Wotr through sms. It is useful for recent cropping pattern. And also i would provide this information to other farmers through discussion. Thanks.” …and we knew YES! It works.
WOTR’s Annual Report for the year 2011-2012.
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Andharatun prakashakade (Marathi, 8.16 mins) meaning “Going towards Light” is a short film showcasing WOTR’s Solar Home lights and Solar Street Light interventions and their impacts on rural lives.

