04/06/2026
This World Environment Day, as the world talks about climate action, we are looking to ancestral roots for a solution.
In the dry, sun-baked soil of Kalkudah, Batticaloa, water is everything. We recently joined 23 local cashew farmers at our East Centre - alongside Dilhan - to share a simple, brilliant piece of indigenous technology: the porous clay pitcher.
Buried deep beside the roots of a young cashew tree, these self-watering pots act as a slow, steady heartbeat of moisture. The clay breathes water directly into the arid earth only when the roots ask for it, wasting nothing. It’s quiet, climate-resilient, and deeply connected to the land.
