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In photos: How Odisha’s Adivasi farmers preserve traditional seeds
Abhijit Mohanty, Scroll.in, April 26, 2026
A Paudi Bhuyan family saves its heritage through seeds
Rajesh Kumar Pradhan, Village Square, April 24, 2026
International Seed Day 2026: The women behind Odisha’s millet revival
Susanta Sekhar Choudhury, Pritesh Sundar Roy, Pulak Ranjan Nayak, Bikash Das, Suresh Kumar Sahoo, Down to Earth, April 24, 2026
International Seed Day 2026: Why red gram matters in Maharashtra’s drylands
Aniket Likhar, Down to Earth. April 23, 2026
International Seed Day 2026: In Bengal’s fragile landscapes, traditional seeds are holding the line against climate stress
Shubhadeep Mondal, M Leelavathi, Abhijit Mohanty, Bhagyalaxmi, Down to Earth, April 23, 2026
International Seed Day 2026: How pastoralism quietly protects India’s seeds
Kavya Chinda, Abhijit Mohanty, Down to Earth, April 23, 2026
Sweet potato may be a neglected crop elsewhere; but its cultivation remains a significant part of agriculture in India’s rainfed and tribal regions
Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo, Down to Earth, 06 Apr 2026
Odisha govt signs Rs 247 cr pact to revive forgotten foods
The Odisha Government signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the WASSAN to revive forgotten foods and neglected crops in Odisha.
The New Indian Express | March 20, 2026
From pounding grain to pressing a switch: How one farmer’s machine changed a Chhattisgarh village’s daily grind
Aniket Likhar, Kalyan Patra and Suryakant Soulakhe, Down to Earth, March 17, 2026
Seeds of Sovereignty: How community-led seed revival is transforming agriculture in India
Jayanta Kumar Padhiary, M Leelavathi, Abhijit Mohanty and Satanik Sil, Down to Earth, March 9, 2026
What Odisha’s Gandhamardan Hills taught me about food and ancient wisdom
Abhisek Hota, Down to Earth, January 27, 2026
Traditional seeds hold answers to climate resilience
Abhijit Mohanty, Down to Earth, December 30, 2025
Once driven by crop failure and migration, Betul’s villages are reclaiming agriculture through farmer-led natural farming
Aniket Likhar, Malyaj Srivastava and Yuvraj Borban, Down to Earth, December 29, 2025
In rural Odisha, Adivasi youth are ensuring traditional produce lives on—in fields and plates
Abhijit Mohanty, Good Food Movement, December 22, 2025
How natural farming turned 10 gunthas into a six-figure harvest for these Marathwada farmers
Aniket Likhar, Gangadhar Kangulwar, Down to Earth, December 1, 2025
The grain that refuses to die: Sorghum and the Santal women of Mayurbhanj
Abhijit Mohanty, Down to Earth, November 17, 2025
Odisha children are reclaiming their roots, taking it global
Abhijit Mohanty, 101reporters, November 28, 2025
How seed banks and nutrition gardens are empowering Adivasi women in Odisha
Abhijit Mohanty, Good Food Movement, November 4, 2025
When women are trusted with responsibility, they don’t just uplift themselves—they become engines of social change
Swatee Misra, Down to Earth, October 30, 2025
Golden harvest: Foxtail millet and the festival of gratitude in Odisha
Partyusa Kumar Panda, Village Square India, October 16, 2025
The Kusum or Ceylon Oak is a hidden treasure from Odisha’s wilds
Abhisekh Hota, Down to Earth, September 26, 2025
The big promise of Little Millet in Odisha and beyond
Abhijit Mohanty, Good Food Movement, September 24, 2025
Parima Muduli, a tribal farmer from Odisha, has created a resilient, biodiverse and self-sustaining farm. Now, she is guiding others
Babulu Bagarti, Down to Earth, September 16, 2025
Reviving Finger Millet: Tribal Women in Odisha Shows the Way
Narsingh Jagat, Village Square India, September 27, 2025
Laet Konda Saag: A Monsoon Staple for Odisha’s Gond Tribe
Abhijit Mohanty, Goya, August 5, 2025
For Odisha’s Chuktia Bhunjias, preservation by drying is tradition—and sustenance
Abhijit Mohanty, Good Food Movement, July 26, 2025
Odisha’s new scheme aims to revive forgotten and neglected crops
Abhijit Mohanty, Down to Earth, July 14, 2025
In rural Odisha, the Juang communitiy’s seeds are gifts from ancestors
Abhijit Mohanty Good Food Movement, July 19, 2025
Little millet, big joy: A harvest celebration
Narsingh Jagat, Village Square India, July 10, 2025
Forgotten grains to golden gains – tribal women and millets
Narasingh Jagat, Village Square India, August 27, 2025
This Odia cafe serves empowerment on every plate
Rajesh Kumar Pradhan, Village Square India, August 19, 2025
Kurumpuri goat market, in Odisha’s Nuapada district, plays a significant role in region’s rain-fed agricultural and livestock economy
Sailaja Prasad Nayak, Akshya Kumar Nag, Sana Datta Vasuki Satyanarayana, Down to Earth, August 11, 2025
There is an urgent need for conservation and genetic registration of Odisha’s Dharamgarh sheep breed
Sana Datta Vasuki Satyanarayana, Sailaja Prasad Nayak, Rinku Giri, Down to Earth, June 26, 2025
Narayanpatna goat is a resilient breed from Odisha’s Eastern Ghats
Sana Datta Vasuki Satyanarayana, Sailaja Prasad Nayak, Mrutyunjay Mahapatra, Down to Earth, May 14, 2025
A focused conservation and genetic improvement strategy will be crucial to preserve the Maraguda goat breed in its native tracts
Sana Datta Vasuki Satyanarayana, Sailaja Prasad Nayak, Down to Earth, April 28, 2025
There is an urgent need for conservation and genetic registration of Odisha’s Dharamgarh sheep breed
Sana Datta Vasuki Satyanarayana, Sailaja Prasad Nayak, Rinku Giri, Down to Earth, June 26, 2025
Pastoral census: After 105 years, India will count its transhumant livestock, communities
Down to Earth, November 4, 2024
Making climate-resilient villages (CRV) people-friendly is key to its success
The HANS India, October 12, 2024
Millets for malnutrition: A women-led initiative
Rajesh Kumar Pradhan, India Water Portal | September 9, 2024
Community governance for groundwater management
India Water Portal
Women SHGs in Odisha champion push for millets
Abhijit Mohanty, Prakash Chandra Mallick, Down to Earth, July 31, 2023
Back to farming roots: Odisha reinforced linkages among traditional grains, nutrition, resilience, food sovereignty
Abhijit Mohanty, Prakash Chandra Mallick, Down to Earth, November 29, 2023
Odisha: Students Wield Mobile Cameras, Pens to save Village History from Extinction
Abhijit Mohanty, NewsClick, April 10, 2024
Farmers in Maharashtra are adopting integrated farming practices for better profits
Aniket Likhar, Down to Earth | November 7, 2024
Back to farming roots: Odisha reinforced linkages among traditional grains, nutrition, resilience, food sovereignty
The Hindu Businessline | March 4, 2023
Official calls for proper classification, certification of desi poultry for inclusion in rural livestock mission
The Hindu, September 27, 2023
It’s millets all the way for these women in Odisha
Suraj Mondal, Village Square India, June 29, 2023
Odisha develops protocol for releasing indigenous millet seeds
Abhijit Mohanty, Down to Earth, June 1, 2023
Hyderabad: Clamour grows to protect endangered indigenous breeds
The HANS India, May 22, 2023
Telangana ahead in adding millets to daily diet for target groups
The HANS India, April 28, 2023
Food security: Climate change is affecting the seeds that India depends on
Down to Earth, April 4, 2023
Restore by use: Regenerative agriculture can help save water; here is how
Down to Earth, November 22, 2022
Millets should be mainstreamed for better nutritional outcomes in children
Bindu Mohanty, Abhijit Mohanty, Down to Earth, February 17, 2023
CSE’s organic experiment: Why we should make organic inputs accessible to farmers
Solar lift irrigation comes to the farmers’ rescue
Tehelka
Antimicrobial resistance: These tribal Andhra districts effectively use ethnoveterinary medicine for poultry care
ML Sanyasi Rao, Down to Earth, November 23, 2022
Reviving the Indigenous Multi-Cropping Systems of India
V Swaran, Prachi D Patil and A Ravindra, Gaon Connection, November 23, 2022
Biodiversity conservation should become a people’s movement: ASCI chief
The Hindu, November 22, 2022
Fish on The Menu: A tale of reverse migration, malnutrition and tribals of Odisha
In Malkangiri’s tribal villages, every drop saved today is an investment for tomorrow
Abhijit Mohanty, 101reporters, November 3, 2022
Desi chicken empowers Odisha’s tribal women
Abhijit Mohant, Village Square India, October 10, 2022
Millet might: Here is how Odisha can succeed in reviving these cereals lost to the Green Revolution
Down to Earth, October 3, 2022
In Malkangiri’s tribal villages, every drop saved today is an investment for tomorrow
Abhijit Mohanty, 101reporters, November 3, 2022
New Jaltol Partnership to Shed Light on Jharkhand’s Water Availability
Medium, September 21, 2022
Telangana Government encourages SHGs to venture into country chicken farming in Asifabad
Telangana Today, September 20, 2022
Climate resilient millets boost livelihood opportunities for Odisha’s tribal women
Aishwarya Mohanty, Mongabay India, August 16, 2022
Millets vs Malnutrition: Reviving The Super Crop Via Nutrient-Rich Meals at Odisha’s Anganwadis
Abhijit Mohanty, News18, August 2, 2022
Andhra Pradesh farmers adopt Guli ragi for enhanced production
Tehelka, August 1, 2022
Ground report from Gurrampanuku: This Andhra village ditched chemical fertilisers for cow urine
Down to Earth, April 4, 2022
Bullish turn: The return of the bullock to India’s farms
Down to Earth, March 4, 2022
From an informal group to a successful business for rainfed farmers – The case of Janajeeevana MACS
Gijivisha Khattry and Siva Muthuprakash K.M., Smallfarm Incomes, December 9, 2021
From a debt-ridden tomato farmer to a profit-making cowpea cultivator, Bharathamma Poreddy is an inspiration to many
Goanconnection
Komaram Bheem Asifabad reviving millet culture to fight malnutrition
Newsmeter, October 20, 2021
Odisha, the first Indian state to include millets, pulses, vegetables in mid day meals and ration scheme
Gaonconnection
Solar energy being tapped to water fallow land in Agency
The Hindu, September 10, 2021
How A Tribal Community In Odisha Is Battling Climate Change With Traditional Farming
Abhijit Mohanty, IndiaSpend, June 29, 2021
Conservation now assured for Thurpu cattle of Amrabad
The Hindu, February 21, 2020
Ragi farmers strike it rich, thanks to ‘Guli’ cultivation practice
The Hindu, December 26, 2019
Move to sell groundnut seeds through Rythu Bharosa Kendras
The Hindu, September 26, 2020
Desilting of wells gives fresh lease of life for vegetable farming in Mutcherla
The Hindu, February 3, 2019
In water-stressed Andhra, farmers sign pact to share ground water
Hindustan Times, June 4, 2016
Forget RO. Hyderabad Man Shares How to Make Your Own Earthen Pot Water Filter
The Better India, September 20, 2020
Fish tank culture in Agency gets a boost as pilot project tastes success
The Hindu, May 3, 2019
‘Seed bags’ to promote indigenous varieties in Agency
The Hindu, May 10, 2018
Return of Migrants to Villages Can be Turned into an Opportunity to Revive Rural Economy
News18.com, May 17, 2020
Telangana to get its own bull a la Ongole
The HANS India, May 23, 2017
Droughts May Be a Thing of the past for 1.65 Lakh Farmer Families in Andhra Pradesh
The Better India, December 28, 2017
Budget 2012: Injecting growth into agriculture
February 16, 2012
100 mn hectares going to waste, govt to bring land & water schemes together to fix problem
The Print, August 7, 2019
IAS officer T Vijay Kumar is champion for any cause
Deccan Chronicle, November 3, 2019
New millet farming enthuses tribal ryots
The Hindu, September 2, 2017
Farmers producing quality seed for groundnut crop
The HANS India, May 15, 2018
Millets farmers need more post-harvest technologies
Down to Earth, April 24, 2018
South Asian farmers are back in the fields despite high costs, labour shortage and a pandemic
Scroll.in, July 14, 2020
Telangana’s first indigenous cattle breed ‘Poda Thurpu’ registered at NBAGR
The NewsMeter, February 20, 2020
Telangana to recognise its first native cattle ‘Thurupu’
Deccan Chronicle, December 7, 2015
Andhra farmers taste success with Zero Budget Natural Farming
Down to Earth, January 8, 2018
Tasty Meat, Children’s choice for Festivals
The Hindu, November 10, 2017
Pooling borewells and opportunities
India Water Portal, February 3, 2014
Groundwater as Commons demonstrated in Mahabubnagar, Telangana
Amita Bhaduri, Bakka Reddy, India Water Portal, July 8, 2015
Indian farmers pool groundwater to protect against drought
Pooling borewells and opportunities
India Water Portal, February 3, 2014
Villages in Andhra Pradesh Innovate to Fight Drought and Climate Change
World Bank Group, April 5, 2010
India: An Innovative Way of Sharing Diminishing Groundwater
World Bank, March 2, 2010
In water-stressed Andhra, farmers sign pact to share ground water
Hindustan Times, June 4, 2016
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