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Tribal farmers reclaiming denuded landscapes
September 15th, 2014

In southern Odisha state, India, the landscape and livelihoods of family farmers are threatened by large dams, changing rainfall patterns and government indifference. But tribal communities have decided how they want to conserve their land for their own benefit. And they are doing it. Podu chaso, as shifting cultivation is called in the tribal regions … Read more