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Cover from The Better India: The Stamp That Changed Everything: How Forest Certification Is Transforming Smallholder Livelihoods in Indiagoogle-newsgoogle-news

This farm manages 0.37 acres of bamboo

Can responsible forestry work at the scale of a small farm? Leelamani H.G. has 60 healthy bamboo clumps on her land.

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Smallholders in India struggle to manage their land and build livelihoods due to limited access to markets and systems. Leelamani H.G.'s 0.37-acre patch of land in Karnataka was once degraded and unproductive.

0.37 acres
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