Mason in sun
Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India. 17-year-old Aman works as a mason. Taken August 28. 2012.
Sarla Thakur
Chong Village, Himachal Pradesh, India.Farmer Sarla Thakur has just finished weeding her tomato garden. Taken August 30, 2012.
Market in Punjab
Near Ludhiana, Punjab, India. A boy from a market stall poses for a photo. Taken September 1, 2012.
Pesticide spraying
Workers in Mehma Sarja, Punjab, spray pesticides on a rice paddy. Taken on September 2, 2013.
Baldev Singh
Mehma Sarja, Punjab, India. Baldev Signh, a farmer in Mehma Sarja, owns little land and says he cannot afford to take advantage of climate and weather services provided in the area. “Who will work my fields if I go to meetings ? Also, the information is too technical and I am not fully literate.” Taken September 2, 2012.
Weeding Paddy
Hyderabad, India. Workers at Andhra Pradesh’s agriculture university weed a rice paddy. Taken September 4, 2012.
Gorita Village, temple hall
Andhra Pradesh, India. Farmers from Gorita village sit and welcome their visitors. Taken September 5, 2012.
Cell phone advisories
Andhra Pradesh, India. Farmers from Gorita village get weather and agricultural advisories via text messages on their cell phones. Taken September 5, 2012.
Gorita village school children
Andhra Pradesh, India. Children gather outside of the school building for a question and answer session about climate change. Taken on September 5, 2012.
Women of Gorita
Andhra Pradesh, India. Farmers from Gorita village at its main temple. September 5, 2012.
Temple bells
Andhra Pradesh, India. Taken on September 5, 2012.
Cell phone notices
Andhra Pradesh, India. Cell phones are a common way to access agro-met information in many parts of India. Taken September 5, 2012.
Krishna Reddy
Andhra Pradesh, India. Krishna Reddy, 58, says agrometeorological bulletins produced by the local agricultural university are very useful for making decisions. Taken September 5, 2012.
Cell phone notices
Andhra Pradesh, India. Cell phones are a common way to access agro-met information in many parts of India. Taken September 5, 2012.
Elderly woman
Gorita, Andhra Pradesh, India. A woman avoids the summer sun be taking refuge in a village house. Taken September 5, 2012.
Rice threshing
Andhra Pradesh, India. A woman process a recent harvest of rice in the rainfed village of Gorita. Taken September 5, 2012.
Off to goat pastures
Andhra Pradesh, India. A family of goat herders in Gorita village leave to find pasture for the animals. Taken September 4, 2012.
Night Market, Palampur
A fruit and vegetable seller in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. Taken August 28, 2012.
Manorama Devi
Amtrar Village, Himachal Pradesh, India. Manorama Devi, 42, works in her rice paddy field. Taken August 29, 2012.
Manorama Devi in her field
Amtrar Village, Himachal Pradesh, India. Manorama Devi, 42, works in her rice paddy field. Taken August 29, 2012.
Tea harvest, Palampur
Palampar, India. Women harvest tea leaves. Taken August 29, 2012.
Harvesting Tea
Palampar, India. Women harvest tea leaves into yellow mesh bags. Taken August 29, 2012.
Roadside in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh, India. A young woman and her sister wait for the bus. Taken August 29, 2012.
Packing Apples
Bhuntar, Himachal Pradesh, India. Workers load boxes of recently picked apples for shipment via trucks. Taken August 30, 2012.
Vegetable Seller
Punjab, India. Roadside vegetable seller. Taken September 1, 2012.
Onions and Potatoes
Goniana, Punjab, India. A man sells potatoes and onions loaded on a cart. Taken September 1, 2012.
Market, near Bathinda
Goniana, Punjab, Indian. Farmers from Mehma Sarja and other villages negotiate on prices for their produce. Taken September 1, 2012.
Bananas and other fruit
Goniana, Punjab, Indian. Fruit and vegetabel sellers. Taken September 1, 2012.