May 11, 2023
The cost of water: Borewell economy in Rajasthan
A borewell owner explains how she rents water by an hour to smallholder farmers and shares alternatives for a future mired in groundwater crisis.
Daya Devi is a farmer and member of a self-help group supported by Ibtada, a nonprofit based in Alwar, Rajasthan. She works as krishi sakhi and ajeevika sakhi with the organisation.
Livelihoods