A Women Farmers Collective Is Hosting Change in Himalayan Villages
‘A Women Farmers Collective Is Hosting Change in Himalayan Villages’ (2026) by Varsha Singh for ‘BehanBox’.
Uttarakhand
Mahila Umang Producers Company
Mahila Umang Producers Company grew out of over a decade of grassroots work by the Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation, which has been working on holistic mountain development in the central and western Himal…
The diversity of gendered adaptation strategies to climate change of Indian farmers: A feminist intersectional approach
‘The Diversity of Gendered Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change of Indian Farmers: A Feminist Intersectional Approach’ (2016) by Federica Ravera, Berta Martín-López, Unai Pascual, and Adam Drucker for Ambio.
How did the Women of Champavat Lead a Silent Revolution of Saving the Forest (Van Saheli)
‘How did the Women of Champavat Lead a Silent Revolution of Saving the Forest (Van Saheli)’ (2025) is a 10-minute Hindi-language documentary by Down to Earth.
When Faced With Water Scarcity, Local Millets and Beans are Hardier Than Peas
Farmers working with Kilmora, a social enterprise in Uttarakhand, tell Yashvi Shah how their harvest has halved over the last five decades, especially as sources of water dry up.
Farm Workers On How Heat Impacts Their Work
We spoke to agricultural workers from The Locavore's community of partner producers to understand how heat intersects with labour, especially for working women, and how they cope with rising temperatures.
A Legacy of Making Preserves and Coolers on a Forest-Farm in Pauri Garhwal
Divya Chowfin, the co-founder of Himalayan Haat, speaks to Throvnica Chandrasekar about farming within a natural ecosystem, running a business from the mountains, and why their bestselling Malta Cooler is also a family f…