Dr. Debasri Mukherjee, Assistant Director (WASH), SIGMA Foundation Dr. M.N. Roy, Founder President, SIGMA Foundation Ms. Sohini Tarafdar, Program Manager, SIGMA Foundation Introduction Bundelkhand, a semi-arid region straddling Central India, has long been associated with drought cycles, shrinking groundwater reserves, high input-intensive farming, and recurring agrarian distress. Erratic rainfall, crop failure, debt, and the out-migration of working-age youth have shaped the social and economic fabric of the region. This case study presents lived experiences of three smallholder farmers from Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh and Panna district in Madhya Pradesh…
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