Experimentation has been done by 10 farmers on 12 acres of land in Attappallam, Palakkad District of Kerala. Mr. Vinod and Girish took the leadership in following up the Package of Practice being developed and shared by Caritas India. All the 10 farmers are now confident in this new package of practice in organic rice cultivation. These farmers were first trained in a virtual platform on the systematic process of rice cultivation, which was done

The share of Agriculture in Gross Domestic Product has reached almost 20% in the last 17 years, making it the sole bright spot in GDP Performance during 2020-2021, according to economic survey 2020-2021. The survey indicated the importance of the Agriculture Sector in the nation’s development. Nowadays we are seeing a paradigm shift in the sector and the emergence of science and technology in the sector (Machines/research on seeds, soil, fertilizers,

"I do not need to go and work as a daily labourer now in road construction site my WADI is promising, and it will give me good income soon," says Sarala Tamang a WADI farmer from Village Mondal gaon of block Gorubathan. Sarala and her family used to do Cardamom cultivation as a cash crop since 2014. The cardamom plants were affected by a new disease in the area and they faced had a great loss for three consecutive years till 2017...  She along with

The World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness on the global water crisis as a core focus of the observance to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. The theme of World Water Day 2021 is valuing water. Caritas India organised an online event (webinar) on “Valuing Water Resources” on March 22, 2021, from 03.30 to 05.30 to commemorate World Water Day 2021. It was attended

“There are three traditional pillars of lent namely, Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. Through these we Christians offer our homage to God with the three principal interests: by prayer with our souls, by fasting with our bodies and by almsgiving with our fellow human beings,” said His Excellency, Most Rev. Albert Hemrom, the Bishop of Dibrugarh Diocese during the regional level launch of the Lenten Campaign. He shared, “The purpose of a

The Syro Malankara Diocese of Gurgaon has launched the Lenten Campaign 2021 – Healthy Life, Healthy India at St Mary’s Syro-Malankara Church, Neb Sarai, Delhi on 14th March 2021. Lent is a season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Caritas India through the Lenten campaign is making an attempt to uplift the most marginalised by uplifting the poor and helping the poor to fight against their adversities. This year, Caritas India is raising awareness

Engaging stakeholders from different communities to volunteer for the development of society and creating changemakers have been the strategic focus of Caritas India. It understands volunteering as a powerful and practical way to reach out to the most marginalized sections and reduce poverty and inequality. It believes that it is only when people step forward – either as local or national citizens – that sustainable change happens. By enabling

Post Covid-19 situation at the Indo-Nepal border is emerging as a threat for those who are easily entrapped for good  Jobs and marriages with the hefty amount in return and with these false promises these vulnerable people are ready to move with the perpetrators putting their lives into peril and becoming the victims of Human Trafficking. Every morning at the Indo-Nepal border interception booth partner staff under the Swaraksha Anti-Human Trafficking