August 3, 2024 In the Banbasa area of Champawat district, Uttarakhand, heavy rainfall caused severe damage to the traditional forest-dwelling villages. Following the rain, the health of children and women in the villages deteriorated. In response to this situation and the initiative taken by the organization, SSB Banbasa at the […]
Someshwar Pusatkar Memorial Award 2024
August 2, 2024 The Someshwar Pusatkar Memorial Award 2024 was presented to MAKAAM National Facilitation Team member and co-convener of MAKAAM Forest Rights collective, Ms. Shubhada Deshmukh and Dr. Satish Gogulwar for their contributions to social work. The ceremony took place on August 2nd at the Baburao Dhanwate Auditorium in […]
Inauguration of FPO Collection Center and Agroforestry in AP
July 31, 2024 An FPO collection center in Katarupalli, Sathya Sai district, supported by REDS, was inaugurated by Kadiri MLA Sri Kandikunta Venkata Prasad. The MLA praised REDS for its efforts in the region and advocated for enhanced social and agroforestry. During the event, Say Trees distributed 30,000 fruit-bearing plants […]
Postcard Campaign for Tenant Farmers in Andhra Pradesh
July 18, 2024 A campaign was initiated to raise awareness and advocate for the rights of tenant farmers in Andhra Pradesh, highlighting their demands to the state government.
Memorandum to Telangana WCD Minister
Ms. Usha Seethalakshmi and Dr. Rukmini Rao gave a memorandum to Ms. Seethakka, minister for Women and child development on 16th July with recommendations for formulating guidelines for agriculture investment support to farmers in Telangana. The memorandum included the following demands for women farmers: The revenue department needs to be […]
Workshop on MoTA Circulars and Forest Rights Act
MAKAAM was the co-organizer of a one-day consultation on “ Understanding MoTA Circular and FRA Implementation in Telangana – Gender perspective” on 13th July at Hyderabad along with the Centre for People’s Forestry and Dhatri. The focus of the workshop was on understanding various circulars issued by MoTA […]
MAKAAM Sharing Session: Gender Integration Initiatives by WASSAN/OMM
July 10, 2024 When one thinks of gender integration programs within organisations, we often find an add-and-stir approach being adopted where ‘gender’ is added to the mix with no intention of effecting any systemic and potentially transformative changes. The team of WASSAN (Watershed Support Services and Activities Network) and OMM […]
AE Case Studies
In 2020, MAKAAM and organisations from six states conducted three rounds of surveys in eight research sites. The women farmers were from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh (Bundelkhand), Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. The study employed an extensive questionnaire to create detailed profiles of 40 women farmers and documented their […]
MAKAAM’s comments on the Draft National Policy on FPOs
A draft national policy on Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) was circulated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare in June 2024, which was made open to the public for feedback. MAKAAM reviewed the draft policy and submitted recommendations reflecting our priorities and concerns, mainly pointing out the fact that […]