Shimali Chauhan

3 weeks ago | bizzbuzz.news | Shimali Chauhan |Vibha Varshney

A farmer at a community seed bank in Silpidi village of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. Farmers who take seeds from the bank return double the volume after harvest Photograph: Vikas Choudhary /CSEThere was a time when women farmers in Machnoor village of Telangana faced shortage of good quality seeds. They were forced to borrow seeds from landlords and would often get them too late or find them to be of poor quality. Not anymore.

2 months ago | downtoearth.org.in | Shimali Chauhan

Indigenous Carbon Rights: Study highlights the need to protect Indigenous peoples' carbon rights to ensure their inclusion in forest carbon projects.

Mar 12, 2025 | downtoearth.org.in | Shimali Chauhan

Indigenous and local women, crucial in conserving forests and biodiversity, struggle for land rights due to weak legal protections, as highlighted in the new Resilience and Resistance report by the Rights and Resources Initiative.