Rythu Bazar, established with the intention of eliminating middlemen, allows consumer to directly purchase good quality produce from farmers. Rythu Bazars have been established in the major cities of Andhra Pradesh to create direct linkages between farmers and consumers for the sale and purchase of agricultural produce. These bazars are transforming the environment in which Read More …
TIDE, a Karnataka based NGO, disseminates smokeless stoves among rural women in the state using a gender sensitive market driven approach. In 2002, Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE) launched the smokeless stove dissemination programme in Tumkur district of Karnataka to address the concerns of livelihoods and environment preservation. After the initial needs assessment, TIDE Read More …
The Community-based Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation Programme aims to conserve agro-biodiversity, and build self-reliance and livelihood security for communities involved. The debilitating effects of Green revolution-induced high yield variety seeds, chemical fertilisers and pesticides and mechnised farming techniques have been rampant for farming communities in India, particularly in the south. Farmers’ suicides have been directly Read More …
