Notes from the field
These images capture everyday practices and innovations that are shaping rural resilience, a part of Sambodhi’s continuing effort to learn from the ground up.
Among rows of green chillies, women farmers tend to their fields with quiet skill and deep knowledge. With support for improved practices and sustainable methods, their harvests are becoming pathways to stronger livelihoods and greater resilience.
Azolla, a tiny aquatic fern, is quietly transforming how farmers feed their livestock. Grown in shaded, water-lined beds like this one, it’s rich in protein, easy to grow, and remarkably low-cost. For many here, this simple green patch is becoming a steady source of fodder, and a small shift toward adaptive livelihoods.
Protected cultivation is offering farmers greater control over microclimates, enabling more stable crop cycles and reducing exposure to weather-related losses. This is helping shift agriculture toward precision as well as protection.
At a Farmer Producer Company in Madhya Pradesh, this low-cost unit is being used to produce organic fertilizer at scale, transforming traditional knowledge into a systematized and income-generating enterprise.
Greenhouses provided by the Horticulture Department in support year-round cultivation and greater crop control for small farmers in Odisha.
Photo credits
Himanshu Prusty
Field Coordinator
Sabir Ali
Field Coordinator
Note:
The photographs shared here were taken with consent and reflect moments from our work in the field. We share them to honour the people, stories, and partnerships behind each image. We request that these images not be downloaded or reused without prior permission. For any usage requests, please write to us at ankita.valecha@sambodhi.co.in