Our work to empower the small scale and marginal farmers of India first began in 1994 with a simple effort to distribute indigenous seed varieties in and around the village of Thalli, Tamil Nadu. This soon turned into a growing biodiversity conservation programme that has been central to our work ever since.
Conservation of indigenous seed varieties has been at the core of GREEN Foundation’s work since 1994…
A collaborative approach which involves farmers and other stakeholders in verifying the authenticity of organic produce…
Sustainable agriculture is the production of plant and animal products in a way that uses farming techniques to protect the environment…
Research enables us to achieve our goals in Sustainable Agriculture and Agro-biodiversity conservation.
Conserve local seed diversity, promote an increased reliance on biodiversity-based ecological agriculture, and use these as foundations for endogenous growth and development of rural communities.
Create a gender-sensitive environment that enhances women’s leadership skills.
Contribute to livelihoods by creatively marketing “value-added” cultivated and wild agricultural biodiversity.
Connect the natural elements—soil, water, air, sunlight, and seed—to ensure an abundance of nutritious food and other basic community needs.
Conserve local seed diversity, promote an increased reliance on biodiversity-based ecological agriculture, and use these as foundations for endogenous growth and development of rural communities.
Create a gender-sensitive environment that enhances women’s leadership skills.
Contribute to livelihoods by creatively marketing “value-added” cultivated and wild agricultural biodiversity.
Connect the natural elements—soil, water, air, sunlight, and seed—to ensure an abundance of nutritious food and other basic community needs.
The five project sites of GREEN along with the number of farmers it impacts are as follows:
Ramanagara District, Kanakapura Taluk – Community Seed Bank, Regenarative Agriculture and Bio-input Resource Centre
Kalaburagi District, Sedam Block – Community Seed Bank and Bio- input Resource Centre
Chikkabellapur District, Bagepalli Block – Agrobiodiversity Conservation
Pudukkottai District, Tiruvarangulam and Karambakudi block – Community Seed Bank and Bio-Input Resource Centre
Bankhedi District, Hoshangabad – Agrobiodiversity Conservation
Kanker District, Kanker – Community Seed Bank and Bio Input Resource Center
The five project sites of GREEN along with the number of farmers it impacts are as follows:
Ramanagara District, Kanakapura Taluk – Community Seed Bank, Regenarative Agriculture and Bio-input Resource Centre
Kalaburagi District, Sedam Block – Community Seed Bank and Bio- input Resource Centre
Chikkabellapur District, Bagepalli Block – Agrobiodiversity Conservation
Pudukkottai District, Tiruvarangulam and Karambakudi block – Community Seed Bank and Bio-Input Resource Centre
Bankhedi District, Hoshangabad – Agrobiodiversity Conservation
Kanker District, Kanker – Community Seed Bank and Bio Input Resource Center
GREEN Foundation welcomes volunteers, who are committed to contribute substantially in terms of concepts and field work.
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