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Abstract For over a century, drought-prone deserts and drylands with seasonal grasses have been viewed as desolate, forsaken spaces waiting to be developed into verdant, bountiful landscapes. Since the 1970s, the aim has been to green the grasslands by introducing thorny exotic plants. The focus was on drought relief through small or large irrigation projects … Continue reading “Listening to Women, Reclaiming Drylands for Livestock and Pastoralists”

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This report is based on the presentations and discussions from the Grasslands Reimagined conference, held at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, on 11th – 14th March, 2026. The event was jointly organised by Anthra,Centre for Water Research, the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) – Indian Pastoral Network, Centre … Continue reading “Grasslands Reimagined”

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A poster coproduced with the community on how ticks can make one sick and the best way to address the problem

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Concerns over the ‘feminisation of agrarian distress’ and the multiple challenges that impinge on farming women cannot be addressed without sustained attention from activists, practitioners and researchers, on the one hand, and from administrators and policy-makers, on the other. Working together is necessary to create the synergy to move forward.
Yet, doing ‘gender’ in the field cannot be separated from internalising gender by individuals and within organisations and institutions. Being sensitive to gender issues and insensitive say to caste discrimination cannot be the way forward. Equity cannot be ensured unless the focus shifts from gender to the intersection and aggregation of discriminations, gender with tribe/caste-class etc.
The lives of women farmers and farm labourers are complex. Public attention is drawn by physical acts of violence that women are subjected to, acts of violence that are categorised as crimes under Indian laws. But the systemic violence that is embedded in the structure of rural society is manifested day-in and day-out, every day. Violence against women must not be viewed as a single aberrant act but as a layered continuum through the socio-economic fabric of society, exasperating agrarian distress.
Thirty years on from the stirring Beijing Declaration, we need to reaffirm and redefine our goals and collectively seek strategies for action towards gender equity, sustainable development and peace.

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This book is a collection of case studies that capture the experiences of groups who have made a difference in their work on livestock with marginalized communities. These voices represent various agro-ecological zones in India.

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This book is one of the outputs of ANTHRA’s research efforts spread over a decade.

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This book is the outcome of a research project conducted in the years 1997 to 2000 by Anthra under the “Using Agricultural Diversity Research Award Programme . This book is divided in two parts .The first part describes the method of documentation and the major findings of Anthra’s research on traditional fodders, feeding and grazing … Continue reading “Sahyadrithil Chara Sampathi”

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This book is in two volumes. Volume One guides the reader in participatory approaches to planning and monitoring livestock interventions with the community. It also discusses sound animal management practices essential for good health and production – for animal in the overall context of sustainable natural resource use. The final part of this volume discusses … Continue reading “Bank on Hooves: Your Companion to Holistic Animal Health”

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This book is the outcome of extensive literature review done by ANTHRA in the field of veterinary medicine and is an attempt to trace the history of ethnoveterinary medicine in India.