International Agricultural Research

Indian farmer standing in his wheat field Copyright: Wasim Iftikar, CIMMYT Researchers in the International Rice Research Institute Copyright: IRRI OBJECTIVES Innovations of agricultural research provide smallholder farmers with...

Sector Project Agriculture

Two hands holding a bowl of tomatoes. Copyright: Ā© William Moreland, Unsplash A woman in a field with a baby on her back. Copyright: Ā© Annie Spratt, Unsplash ...

Peatland management and rehabilitation

Collecting the Fishes in the end of the Day Copyright: @GIZ/Arif Data Kusuma Fisherman Catch the Fish in Delta Kayan Sembakung North Kalimantan Copyright: @GIZ/Nessy Rosdiana ...

Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains

OBJECTIVES Deforestation-free agricultural supply chains for renewable raw materials with global markets are established DESCRIPTION The GIZ/SASCI project, in collaboration with its main government partners, Directorate General of Estate Crops, Ministry of Agriculture (National), the Estate Crop and Livestock Agency (W. Kalimantan), and the Agriculture and Food Crop Agency (Kapuas Hulu), supports...

Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection

There are over 70 mangrove varieties found in the Bhitarkanika mangroves in Odisha which are also home to the highest density of saltwater crocodiles in India. Copyright: Debojyoti Mukherjee A couple returning with their catch in the...

Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Partnership Project-Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity

OBJECTIVE The ABS Partnership project aims at strengthening the capacities of the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), selected State Biodiversity Boards (SBB) and Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC). It also aims at creating awareness amongst commercial users of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge for the effective implementation of ABS mechanisms under...

Incentive for Sustainable Biodiversity Management (ISBM)

OBJECTIVE The project aims to: improve awareness and appreciation of the values of biodiversity and ecosystem service support two major national initiatives: TII and IBBI PROJECT DESCRIPTION With mere 2.4% of the worldā€™s land area, Indiaā€™s diverse habitats and ecosystems support 7% percent of all globally recorded species, along with second largest human population...