Author: Joanna Kane-Potaka

A watershed moment: dryland farmers adapt to climate change

by Joanna Kane-Potaka | Dec 19, 2016

A pilot project in Kothapally, Telangana, by International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics to build climate resilience has been successfully replicated across Asia and Africa

Around 60% of farms in India are in semi-arid areas. Farmers here are the first victims of climate change, as water supply becomes more erratic. But some have turned themselves into winners…Read More

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