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Zaheerabad, Sangareddy/Medak district, Telangana

India

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Practices in Zaheerabad, Sangareddy/Medak district, Telangana

Deccan Development Society women's sanghams (millet agrobiodiversity)Biodiverse dryland farming movement led by Dalit and Indigenous women's sanghams in Zaheerabad, Telangana. Since 1983 they have recovered and grown traditional millets and dryland crops, with a Community Grain Fund, a community seed bank, community media and their own millet market. Recognized with UNDP's Equator Prize 2019 and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation award (2020).● Active· scale local