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Local rainfall fluctuations and their impact on crop production and gender roles in drought-prone Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh

A journal article by Chandra Sekhar G, Adinarayanam, G.V. Ramanjaneyulu and Aditi Kapoor

The paper highlights that in the changing climate scenarios Indian policy makers need to look at adaptation with a gender lens and build support systems for farmers to facilitate it. It also brings out the need to prioritize ecological farming practices and understand the weather variations .The authors have used the case of groundnut crop from Ananthapur district of Andhra Pradesh to highlight the same.

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Hy, I am a french social sciences researcher and head of the social sciences department of the Indo-french research center at French Institute of Pondicherry. I work on gender and agroecology. In september, I am invited to go to Ananthapur par Sateesh the director of DDS. This article is important for me. May a receive it? Best