agriculture

A growing push for cash crops like rubber and areca nut threatens the bamboo-based livelihoods and traditions of the Ranglongs in North Tripura.

Although the Meghalaya government introduces schemes and disburses funds to village bodies, it spends little time in explaining how they can be used.

The once-bountiful iskut gardens of Sihphir are now battling climate change, fertiliser shortages, and confusing government messaging about organic farming.

For marginalised and landless groups such as the Musahar community, the use of machines in agriculture has meant a loss of livelihoods.

Kavitha Kuruganti and Ireena Vittal discuss why women farmers’ labour, knowledge, and leadership often go unrecognised, and what would change if they were valued.

There are concerns that the expansion of solar energy comes at a cost to the agricultural sector. Agrivoltaics, or APVs, may be the answer.

An integral part of Meitei festivals, pena is now losing popularity among the youth in Tripura and bearing the brunt of the ethnic conflict in Manipur.

Poor transport facilities, limited access to the market, and lack of funding plagues agriculture-based livelihoods in Tripura.

A farmer in Nagaland’s Phek district talks about using YouTube to learn about farming and livestock, challenges around finance and diseases, and his hopes for the future.

In Nagaland’s Sendenyu village, 23 families run a coffee farm together to earn their livelihood. But there are market challenges they need to overcome.