Enhancement of Smallholder Spice Farmer’s Capacities in Sustainable Farming

OBJECTIVES ‘Enhancement of Smallholder Spice Farmer’s Capacities in Sustainable Farming’ aims to strengthen the production of cardamom, cumin, and turmeric in four states of India - Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rajasthan - to increase the capacities of spice farmers to make production practices more economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable. The project...

Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems in India’s Northeastern Himalay Region

OBJECTIVES Outcome: State and local stakeholders are implementing their improved knowledge and management capacities for the conservation and sustainable, climate-friendly management of wild fish and invertebrate populations in 4 states of the North Eastern Region of India. DESCRIPTION Population growth, increasing intensity of use and the consequences of climate change are increasingly...

Potato Zero Tillage Under Rice Straw Cultivation

Planting of potato after rice harvest without tillage in Assam, India. Thereafter, potato seed will be covered with rice straw. Copyright: Ali Shahid (International Potato Center) Mulching of potato with rice straw. Copyright: Jürgen Kroschel (GIZ) ...

Virtual cold chain assistant for smallholder farmers

OBJECTIVES The measure aims to adapt and test a climate-sensitive virtual cold chain assistant improve access to and use of climate-friendly cooling systems develop gender-sensible business models to increase the income of smallholder farmers and local SMEs reduce post-harvest losses In figures: 15 % more income for producers 10 % more turnover of SMEs 50 % less CO2...

Agripath – Sustainable agriculture through effective and efficient digital pathways

OBJECTIVES Improving access to and scaling digital agricultural extension services Enhancing capacities of stakeholders for the uptake and adoption of digital agricultural extension services DESCRIPTION The project “AgriPath – Empowering smallholder farmers’ transition to sustainable agriculture through effective and efficient digital pathways” aims to bring sustainable agriculture to scale. By providing farmers and...

Protection and management of Aquatic Biodiversity in the North Eastern Region of India

OBJECTIVES State and local stakeholders are implementing their improved knowledge and management capacities for the conservation and sustainable, climate-friendly management of aquatic ecosystems in four states of the North Eastern region - Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Nagaland. DESCRIPTION North Eastern Region of India is home to two of the thirty-four biodiversity hotspots...

Support of Agroecological transformation processes in India

OBJECTIVE transformative agroecological processes are strengthened to sustainable agro- and food systems on national and state level. COUNTRYIndia DURATION01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2025 Commission AgencyBMZ CONTACT PERSON Ms. Sabine Preuss sabine.preuss@giz.de

Sustainability and Value Added in Agricultural Supply Chains

Two cotton farmers using the AI-based Pest Management App based by Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Copyright: © Welspun Foundation For Health And Knowledge. Project farmer Mr. Bhanudas Sarjerao Moharle from Ajgaon village in Wardha district...