Agriculture
and the population dependent on it is facing a severe crisis in India
today. Two hundred and fifty thousand farmers’ suicides between 1997 to
2007, thousands being forced out of agriculture are but a few symptoms
of the agrarian crisis.
At
the heart of AID’s work in agriculture is its concern with the
livelihood of the small and marginal farmers, the landless; the adverse
effect of chemical farming on health and environment.
AID
works with its partners in low external input sustainable organic
agriculture, reclaiming degraded land, retaining the control of seeds by
the farming communities and making farming remunerative for the
marginal farmer. [Learn more]
Latest News from the Ground
Millet Mela - Apr 13, 15, 2012 @ Bangalore, Karnataka
- Learn all about millets such as jola, sajje, raagi, navane, saame, haaraka, baragu, oodara [Learn more ]
Update from Sundarbans, West Bengal
Where to buy organic produce in India?
- Get your organic produce in these stores in Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Trivandam and Cochin. [Learn more ]
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