Gender Transformative Approach to Livelihoods
This toolkit promotes shared responsibilities, reduced gender bias, and stronger community support for gender equality. It focuses on the four core areas of assets, markets, risk and vulnerability, and knowledge to support inclusive and equitable participation in livelihood and social protection initiatives for vulnerable households. It highlights approaches to enhance women’s decision-making power, income control, and participation in community governance.
Manual for Trainers: Strengthening Behaviour Change Skills to Facilitate Effective Trainings on the Implementation of Community Nutrition Garden (CNGs)
This CNG trainer manual package serves as guide for ensuring high quality and standardised training of involved stakeholders to develop and maintain climate resilient agroecological Community Nutrition Gardens that improve not only livelihoods of involved women and their families but also their dietary diversity.
Indo-German Renewable Energy Partnership: Joint Declaration of Intent
This Joint Declaration of Intent outlines how India and Germany will work together to accelerate the development and deployment of renewable energy solutions like solar and wind as well as advanced energy storage and energy efficiency technologies.
Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development: Joint Declaration of Intent
This Joint Declaration of Intent outlines how India and Germany will work together under the Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development.
Solar Irrigation Pump (SIP) Sizing Tool: User Manual [Beta Version]
The Beta version of the Solar Irrigation Pump (SIP) sizing tool is aimed at assisting farmers, researchers and technical persons involved in adoption and promotion of solar pumping systems across India. The tool has universal applicability in the sense that it uses nationwide datasets on climate, soils and crops, wherein users can fetch the required data for the location of interest.
Expanding Agriculture-Based Livelihood Opportunities Through Mahatma Gandhi NREGA: An Exploration
This study maps agriculture-related activities within the 262 permissible works under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA across four states. It highlights opportunities for convergence with other government schemes to enhance agriculture-based rural livelihoods through scalable, proven practices. It is part of a five-part series on livelihoods in non-farm, livestock, agriculture, aquaculture, and trees and forest sectors.
Expanding Aquaculture-Based Livelihood Opportunities Through Mahatma Gandhi NREGA: An Exploration
This report explores how aquatic livelihoods spanning fisheries, foxnuts, water chestnuts, and value-added wetland products can be expanded through convergence of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS with flagship programmes like the National Rural Livelihood Mission. It emphasizes scalable practices and systemic recommendations for sectoral development under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. The report is part of a five-part series on livelihoods in non-farm, livestock, agriculture, aquaculture, and trees and forest sectors.
Expanding Livestock-Based Livelihood Opportunities Through Mahatma Gandhi NREGA: An Exploration
This report maps livestock-based livelihood opportunities under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, focusing on activities that enhance rural incomes through convergence with related schemes in Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. It highlights how Natural Resource Management (NRM) interventions such as water conservation, pasture development, and animal shelters can directly support livestock productivity through location-specific strategies. It is part of a five-part series on livelihoods in non-farm, livestock, agriculture, aquaculture, and trees and forest sectors.
Expanding Non-farm Livelihood Opportunities through Mahatma Gandhi NREGA: An Exploration
This report maps the potential of Rural Non-Farm Sector (RNFS) to boost livelihoods through integration with Mahatma Gandhi NREGS and other national schemes. It presents a multi-pronged approach to connect skills, enterprises, and local resources, fostering economically sustainable and climate-resilient non-farm employment. It is part of a five-part series on livelihoods in non-farm, livestock, agriculture, aquaculture, and trees and forest sectors.
Expanding Trees and Forest-Based Livelihood Opportunities Through Mahatma Gandhi NREGA: An Exploration
The study explores how existing tree and forest-based livelihood schemes under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act can support the Indo-German project Enhancing Rural Resilience Through Appropriate Development Actions (ERADA), aimed at enhancing rural resilience. It maps current interventions from central and state governments, focusing on identifying scalable and replicable models rather than introducing new ones. It is part of a five-part series on livelihoods in non-farm, livestock, agriculture, aquaculture, and trees and forest sectors.