Reasons to be Cheerful: The Indian state that went 100% organic
Back in 2003, the Indian state of Sikkim set a goal of transitioning to 100 percent organic farming within a decade. It spent the next ten years training and equipping its farmers to replace chemical fertilizers, rotate crops and compost. Today, soil quality and biodiversity have improved, proving the power of collective action. “We have not inherited this earth,” said one official, “but have borrowed it from our future generations.” Will other places follow Sikkim’s example?
How One Indian State Went 100% Organic
By: Geetanjali Krishna
By: Geetanjali Krishna
Fundamentally altering how food is grown is not easy. The state of Sikkim took the slow and pragmatic route — and it has paid off.
Radical Terraces Are Transforming the Hills of Rwanda
By: Geetanjali Krishna
By: Geetanjali Krishna
In the Land of a Thousand Hills, a 50-year-old agricultural technique to curb soil erosion is making a comeback.
Living Well With Diabetes — With Help From a Peer
By: Elizabeth Hewitt
By: Elizabeth Hewitt
So much of managing diabetes takes place outside the doctor’s office. That’s where peer coaches — who can give advice based on experience — step in.
How a Hotel Is Empowering Locals in Cambodia
By: Zanny Merullo Steffgen
By: Zanny Merullo Steffgen
Thanks to a hospitality school just steps from the luxe Shinta Mani Angkor, Cambodia’s next generation of hotel managers might just be Khmer.
The First Nations-Led Reclamation and Rewilding of Oil Wells
See what stories caught our attention this week, from an ecological restoration effort in Canada to the end of coal in the UK. Check out our “What We’re Reading” section.
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By: RTBC Staff
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By: RTBC Staff
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