National Resource Management

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Energy Security

Environment Education

Empowerment & Collective Action

Fodder Security & Food Security

Forestry & Tree Farming

	Area of Work

The Moosi River passes through the district and is a major water source for agriculture. However, dumping of industrial and toxic effluents and waste in this river has rendered the fertile soil unfit for cultivation. Therefore, farmers discontinued cultivation of food crops and shifted to fodder cultivation instead. Reduction in food grain farming resulted in migration and shift to menial labour work. MVF’s work started in this context and covers the East Ranga Reddy District.
RANGA REDDY DISTRICT PROFILE Geography The District is located on the Deccan Plateau of the Indian sub continent. The district comprises of plains, but is mostly crisscrossed with some rivers, seasonal rivulets and small streams. The Ananthagiri hill range runs across the district from Mahaboobnagar in South to Dharur mandal in Vikarabad Revenue Division in North. The main river in the district is the Moosi which rises in Ananthagiri hills. It flows form West to East, passes Hyderabad city and flows towards Nalgonda District and joins the Krishna river at Wadepally. Another river, the Kanga, rises in Vikarabad Mandal. Ranga Reddy District also has deposits of quartz, felspar and limestone. Socio-Economic Status The predominant occupation in the district is agriculture. The main crops are cotton, maize, sugar cane, ground nut, red gram etc., In addition, floriculture, dairy farming and vegetable cultivation are being practiced by the farmers in the sub-urban areas .Most of the people in the rural areas of the district are below the poverty line. People from this part of the district migrate to Mumbai in search of work during the off season. The languages spoken are Telugu, Urdu, Hindi and Marathi.