Tag: crop insurance

Technology’s Impact on Social Change in Rural India: The View from the Grassroots

 
/ May 11, 2013

As the director of an organization working on media reform at the intersection of online and offline activism, people often ask me to speak about what’s working and what’s not working when it comes to media and technology in rural areas. What impact is technology having on grassroots social change...

Change in their hands: Video training for grass-roots activists

 
/ April 15, 2013

(this blog first appeared on the PACS website here) Change in their hands – A twinkle in their eye and a determination in their voice. How a small camera can make all the difference By Namita Srivastav My first impressions, when I met the participants of Community Correspondents Network training...

Government Betrays Insured Farmers

 
/ December 21, 2011

In Chhattisgarh, only 12% of the expected amount of a crop insurance scheme reached farmers.

Government Betrays Insured Farmers

 
/ March 21, 2011

In Chhattisgarh, only 12% of the expected amount of a crop insurance scheme reached farmers.