India

In the village of Maharaja, we are building 3 small water retention basins. We are also in the process of creating a check dam as well as another small traditional dam. The ground that we clear from the digging of the dams is used to raise the surrounding of the arable lands in order to contain rain water more easily...Read More

Returning to Bargarh at the beginning of June, I noted that the Indian Rain Drop team has a very good contact with the local population. Ashok, Bablu and Ramesh have undertaken everything they promised. They tested several kinds of vegetables during the dry season to determine which have the most success. Ashok is also very enthusiastic to test SRI, a...Read More

This year, in addition to our efforts to increase water resources (such as water basins and plantation of fruit trees), we are introducing drip irrigation in the region. This technique, unknown by the villagers active in our projects, already proved its efficacy in many Indian regions. We have therefore built 4 water tanks linked to drip irrigation systems in order to improve water...Read More

Arbre fruitier, l’Amla a un fruit ressemblant à une prune avec trois petits noyaux triangulaires à l’intérieur. Il est commercialisé en Inde mais pas à Bargarh. L’équipe France, durant son séjour à Bargarh, a montré comment réaliser de la confiture d’Amla à la population locale. Avec les moyens du bord dans une cuisine plutôt rudimentaire, une confiture ressemblant à la...Read More