Enhancing Livelihoods of Rural Women through Livestock Farming
Agriculture is the major livelihood in semi-arid agro-ecosystems in Reddiarchatram Block, Dindigul district. Sugarcane, banana, paddy and vegetables were the dominant crops cultivated intensively in all three seasons in the past. But in the recent past, it has been shifted to maize, cotton and vegetables and is reduced to just one season rather than two to three seasons. Groundwater levels have been declining drastically as well.
Credits
Coordination & Editing – Sangeetha Rajeesh
Contributing authors – Seenivasan and Rengalakshmi
Editorial support – R Surya