Civic & Social Organization - Bundi, Rajasthan, India
"Our mission is to organically conserve 1000 varieties of indigenous seeds, by engaging 100,000 marginalized women farmers in indigenous seed cultivation."We work on conservation and promotion of indigenous millets and seeds with small and marginalized women farmers. We provide holistic support services encompassing on-farm conservation and cultivation, capacity building, popularization of indigenous varieties, market linkages, participatory research and development. Through promotion and conservation of these indigenous varieties the organization is increasing farm productivity and reducing the cost of cultivation. We are helping marginalized farmers to improve the soil quality, creating indigenous multi crop systems to reduce single crop dependency. We are creating awareness among consumers about health benefits of consuming indigenous seeds and millets to tackle the issue of nutrition deficiency.